Jon Bramnick | |
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Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
Assumed office January 10, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Alex DeCroce |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 21st district |
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Assumed office February 24, 2003 Serving with Nancy Munoz |
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Preceded by | Thomas Kean Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
February 24, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Patricia Brentano (1981–present) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater |
Syracuse University (BA) Hofstra University (JD) |
Website | jonbramnick |
Jon M. Bramnick (born February 24, 1953) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003, representing the 21st legislative district. He has served as the Assembly Republican Leader since January 2012. He was appointed to the Assembly in 2003 to fill the unexpired term of the vacancy created upon the selection of Thomas Kean, Jr. to fill an unexpired New Jersey Senate term. He was elected to a full two-year term later that year and was re-elected in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Bramnick was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey as the son of Plainfield business owners (Lazaar's Stationers). He graduated from Plainfield High School, received a B.A. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and was awarded a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law.
Before becoming an Assemblyman, Bramnick served two terms as a City Councilman in Plainfield, New Jersey from 1984-1991. He is the Republican Municipal Chairman in Westfield, where he resides with his family. Bramnick is a former professor at both Rutgers University and Rider University. Following his graduation from law school, he served as an assistant corporation counsel in New York City. He is an attorney with a private practice in Scotch Plains, New Jersey with the firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan.