Senate Democrats pick Scutari as leader after Sweeney's loss
Democrats in the New Jersey Senate have picked state Sen. Nicholas Scutari to be their new leader.
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Democrats in the New Jersey
Senate have picked state Sen. Nicholas Scutari to be their new leader.
The vote Friday means he
will take over after current Senate President Steve Sweeney lost reelection to
a Republican newcomer.
The selection Friday is the
first changing of the guard at the second most powerful spot in state
government since Sweeney assumed the post more than a decade ago.
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Scutari’s election as
Senate leader was made official Friday after Democratic lawmakers met behind
closed doors at the statehouse.
He will assume the post at
the start of the new legislative session. Sweeney’s loss shook New Jersey’s
political order.
By MIKE CATALINI, the Associated Press.
