State Assembly District 23

John DiMaio

John DiMaio has been an assemblyman since 2009, serving as minority leader since January 2022. Previously he was co-conference leader from 2019 to 2021 and budget officer from 2018 to 2019.

First elected to public office at age 23, DiMaio was a Hackettstown councilman from 1980 to 1990, mayor from 1991 to 1999, and president of the N.J. Conference of Mayors in 1999. He was also a Warren County freeholder from 2000 to 2009, serving as director twice. He is also the owner of A. DiMaio and Son Inc., a general contracting business.

A life-long resident of Hackettstown, DiMaio and his wife have two daughters.

Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson has been an assemblyman since 2009, and Republican assistant whip since 2014.

Peterson earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from North Carolina State University in 1988. He went on to get his law degree from Temple University Law School in 1996, and was admitted to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania state bars that same year. He is an attorney specializing in business transactions, real estate, and trust and estate law.

Previously, he was a Hunterdon County freeholder from 2006 to 2009, serving as deputy director in 2007 and director in 2008.

Peterson and his wife reside in Franklin with their four children.