Raj Mukherji is NJ Assembly whip |
Raj Mukherji, an Indian American state assemblyman in New Jersey`s 33rd Legislative District, was named by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin as majority whip of the General Assembly. The appointment is expected to help shepherd Coughlin`s agenda through in the current legislative session. Mukherji is a partner in the Jersey City-based law firm Mukherji Wolf LLC and co-owns several healthcare businesses. A former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who previously served as deputy mayor of Jersey City, Mukherji was appointed at 24 years old as commissioner and chairman of the Jersey City Housing Authority, the youngest in city history, where he earned nationwide acclaim for various reforms at the state`s second largest housing authority, the news release said. Mukherji becomes the first Asian American in state history to serve in this role. He is presently the only former Marine and the only Asian American serving in the New Jersey General Assembly.
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