LaMonica McIver

LaMONICA McIVER, Democrat, of Newark, NJ; born in Newark, NJ, June 20, 1986; education: B.A., english literature, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ, 2008; M.A., educational leadership and policy, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2011; professional history: staff, Newark Public Schools, Newark, NJ, 2006-13; human resources manager; non-profit executive; member, Newark City Council, 2018-24 (president 2022-24); election history: elected to the 118th Congress, by special election, on September 18, 2024, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Donald Payne, Jr.; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.