Andrew Zwicker

Andrew Zwicker
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 16th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Preceded byKip Bateman
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 12, 2016 – January 11, 2022
Serving with Jack Ciattarelli (2016–2018)
Roy Freiman (2018–2022)
Preceded byDonna Simon
Succeeded bySadaf Jaffer
Personal details
Born (1964-05-17) May 17, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBarbara Golden
ResidencePrinceton, New Jersey
Alma materBard College (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD)
OccupationHead of science education department, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
WebsiteLegislative Website

Andrew P. Zwicker (born May 17, 1964) is an American physicist and politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate from the 16th Legislative District since 2022. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 16th District from 2016 to 2022. Zwicker was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in New Jersey's 12th congressional district in 2014.

He is a member of the Democratic Party as well as the head of the Science Education Department of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He has been described as a protégé of former Representative Rush Holt Jr.[1]

  1. ^ "In Democratic underperformance, Zwicker shines bright". The Princetonian. Retrieved August 1, 2022.