Shanique Speight's Biography
- State Assembly (NJ) - District 29, Democratic Deputy Speaker
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey General Assembly
Post Office Box 098
Trenton, NJ 08625-0098
59 Lincoln Park, Suite 375
Newark, NJ 07102
Office of Legislative Services
Office of Public Information
State House Annex
Room B50
Post Office Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Full Name:
Shanique Speight
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
11/14/1978
Birth Place:
Newark, NJ
Home City:
Newark, NJ, NJ
MHS, Human Services, Lincoln University
Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2024-present
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 29, 2018-present
Candidate, New Jersey State Assembly, District 29, 2025
Deputy Parliamentarian, New Jersey State Assembly, 2022-2023
Chair, Aging and Human Services Committee
Member, Health Committee
Member, Legislative Services Commission
Vice Chair, Regulated Professions Committee
Former Member, Health and Senior Services Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Chair, Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Housing and Community Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Women and Children Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Officer, Office of Essex County Sheriff, New Jersey, present
Aide, Office of New Jersey State Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, 2009-2010
Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Newark Public Schools, 2007-2012