Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) just conceded the speakership.

Statement:

“Serving as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly for the last four years has been the greatest honor of my professional life, and I am so proud of what we accomplished over that time. We reached a historic agreement to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund, worked to expand the middle class and support the most vulnerable in our state and re-established the Assembly as a co-equal branch of our state government, which was my stated intention from the beginning. Now as we enter a new era with the Christie administration coming to an end and Phil Murphy soon to become our next Governor, it is vital that the Democratic Party comes together to pass progressive legislation that will provide the help our working families so desperately need, from increased education funding and property tax relief, to expanded anti-poverty programs, a higher minimum wage and so much more.