Chris Tully

Peter Christopher Tully (born March 31, 1982) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since 2018. For the 2022–23 legislative session he serves as the Deputy Majority Leader.^[1]

Chris Tully
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office May 24, 2018 Serving with Lisa Swain
Preceded by	Tim Eustace Joseph Lagana
Personal details
Born	Peter Christopher Tully[1] (1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 43)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Bergenfield, New Jersey
Alma mater	Northeastern University (BA)
Website	Legislative web page

Raised in Bergenfield, Tully graduated from Bergenfield High School and Northeastern University.^[2]

Political career

Tully served on the Borough of Bergenfield council from 2009 to 2017, and was Council President in 2011 and 2014.^[1] Tully also previously served as an aide to U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer.^[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

Tully and Lisa Swain were appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly's 38th District seats in May 2018 after Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace both resigned from their seats to move on to other positions.^[4] In the November 6, 2018, special election to complete the unexpired Assembly terms, Swain and Tully defeated Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellete.^[5][6]

In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.^[7]

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the 2024–2025 Legislative Session are:^[1]

• Science, Innovation and Technology (as chair)
• Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture (as vice-chair)
• Health

District 38

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.^[8] The representatives from the 38th District for the 2024–2025 Legislative Session are:^[9]

• Senator Joseph Lagana (D)
• Assemblywoman Lisa Swain (D)
• Assemblyman Chris Tully (D)

Electoral history

38th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Swain (incumbent)	27,717	28.3
	Democratic	Chris Tully (incumbent)	27,304	27.9
	Republican	Gail Horton	21,517	22.0
	Republican	Barry Wilkes	21,490	21.9
Total votes			98,028	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

38th legislative district general election, 2021^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Swain (incumbent)	34,226	26.52%
	Democratic	Chris Tully (incumbent)	33,444	25.92%
	Republican	Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr.	30,777	23.85%
	Republican	Gerard "Jerry" Taylor	30,597	23.71%
Total votes			129,044	100.0
	Democratic hold

38th Legislative District General Election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Swain (incumbent)	19,887	27.22%
	Democratic	P. Christopher Tully (incumbent)	19,571	26.79%
	Republican	Christopher DiPiazza	16,872	23.1%
	Republican	Michael Kazimir	16,724	22.89%
Total votes			72,851	100%
	Democratic hold

38th Legislative District Special Election, 2018^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Tully (incumbent)	46,406	59.3%
	Republican	Jayme Ouellette	31,833	40.7%
Total votes			78,239	100%
	Democratic hold