Shanique Speight

Shanique Speight
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Serving with Eliana Pintor Marin
Preceded byBlonnie R. Watson
Personal details
Born (1978-11-14) November 14, 1978 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndre Speight[1]
Children4[1]
Residence(s)Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materLincoln University
WebsiteLegislative web page

Shanique Davis Speight (born November 14, 1978) is an American Democratic Party politicians who represents the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018,[2] succeeding Blonnie R. Watson, who chose not to run for reelection.[3] Speight has served in the Assembly as the Deputy Parliamentarian since 2022.[2]

Speight served briefly on the Municipal Council of Newark after being nominated by then-Mayor Cory Booker in November 2012 to fill a vacant seat, but was forced to vacate the seat the following month after a judge ruled that Booker lacked the authority to cast a vote given the circumstances.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AssemblyDemocrats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet your brand-new state Legislature taking office today, Jersey", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 9, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Blonnie Watson, a Democratic member of the Assembly from Essex County who did not seek re-election after less than a year... Shanique Speight, a Democrat who will succeed Watson in north Jersey's 29th District"