Brian Bergen
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2020
Serving with Aura K. Dunn
Preceded byMichael Patrick Carroll
Denville Township Councillor
Personal details
Born (1979-07-08) July 8, 1979
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Denville, U.S.
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Brian Bergen (born July 8, 1979) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 25th district in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 14, 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Bergen is from Denville,[2] where he served on the township council.[3]

Bergen was a member of the cross country running team at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, which led to interest to join the team at the United States Military Academy.[4] After attending West Point, Bergen served from 1997 to 2008 in the United States Army as a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot and earned graduate degrees from the University of Phoenix and Rutgers University.[1]

New Jersey General Assembly

Bergen entered the race for Assembly after incumbent Republican Michael Patrick Carroll announced that he would run for Morris County Surrogate. In the June 2019 Republican primary, Bergen and Anthony M. Bucco won the nomination for the two Assembly seats in the 25th district.[5] After the death of state senator Anthony R. Bucco in September 2019, his son was appointed to fill the senate seat and Aura K. Dunn was appointed to fill the vacant Assembly seat.

In the November 2021 general election, Bergen and his Republican running mate Aura K. Dunn defeated Democratic Party challengers Lauren Barnett and Patricia Veres.[6]

Committee assignments

Committee assignments as of 2022:[1]

  • Appropriations

District 25

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[7] The representatives from the 25th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Denville's Brian Bergen Wins General Assembly Bid". TAPinto.
  3. ↑ "Morris County Assembly race heats up as historically red district becomes more blue". NJTV News.
  4. ↑ "Duty, Honor, Country, Still Prevalent for West Point Grad Turned Denville Councilman", My Life Publications, May 7, 2019. Accessed January 14, 2021. "New Jersey native Brian Bergen was a standout on the cross-country team at James Caldwell High School when he attracted the interest of a recruiter at the United States Military Academy at West Point."
  5. ↑ Biryukov, Nikita. "Bergen, Bucco win in LD25; Denville Councilman defeats former Frelinghuysen aide", New Jersey Globe, June 4, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2022. "Assemblyman Tony Bucco and Denville Councilman [Brian Bergen] have won the Republican nod in the 25th legislative district, defeating Aura Dunn, an aide to former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and attorney John Barbarula."
  6. ↑ Fox, Joey. "Bucco, Bergen, Dunn win in the 25th district", New Jersey Globe, November 2, 2021. Accessed May 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 25, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2022.
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