Annette Chaparro

{{Short description|American politician (born 1967)}} {{COI|date=April 2020}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Annette Chaparro | office = Member of the New Jersey State Parole Board | term_start = January 7, 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = Carmen M. Garcia | state_assembly1 = New Jersey | district1 = 33rd | term_start1 = January 12, 2016 | term_end1 = January 9, 2024 | alongside1 = Raj Mukherji | preceded1 = Carmelo Garcia | succeeded1 = John Allen Jessica Ramirez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|08}} | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Hoboken High School | spouse = | children = | website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/385/assemblywoman-chaparro Legislative web page] }} '''Annette Chaparro''' (born October 8, 1967) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. Chapparo has served in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore since 2022. A resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, Chaparro graduated from Hoboken High School and works as a clerk for the City of Hoboken.<ref name=NJLEG/>

== New Jersey Assembly == After the local Democratic Party decided to keep Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia off the primary ballot, a deal was reached in March 2015 between Senator Brian P. Stack, who is the mayor of Union City, and Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer to nominate Chaparro to replace Garcia on the ballot.<ref>Brush, Chase. [http://observer.com/2015/03/democratic-leaders-find-a-suitable-replacement-for-garcia-in-ld33/ "Democratic leaders said to have found a suitable replacement for Garcia in LD33"], ''The New York Observer'', March 4, 2015. Accessed August 23, 2016. "But in the last several weeks, those familiar with the backroom deliberations say Stack and Zimmer have reached an agreement. Annette Chaparro, a longtime Hoboken resident and employee of city hall, is in line as Zimmer's choice to fill Garcia's Assembly seat in the party's June Democratic primary."</ref>

=== Legislation === In the 2018-2019 legislative session, Chaparro was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law:

* A-1428 Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.<ref name="Bill View">{{Cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp|title=Bill View|website=New Jersey State Legislature|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assemblydems.com/mcknight-chaparro-chiaravalloti-vainieri-huttle-bill-to-help-combat-child-trafficking-signed-into-law/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812053503/https://www.assemblydems.com/mcknight-chaparro-chiaravalloti-vainieri-huttle-bill-to-help-combat-child-trafficking-signed-into-law/ |archive-date=2022-08-12 |title=McKnight, Chaparro, Chiaravalloti & Vainieri Huttle Bill to Help Combat Child Trafficking Signed Into Law |website=New Jersey Assembly Democrats |language=en-US |access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> * A-5002 Permits certain planned real estate developments to file certain liens; concerns limited priority of certain liens.<ref name="Bill View"/> * AJR-122 Designates September 20 of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride Day.<ref name="Bill View"/>

=== Committees === Committee assignments for the current session are:<ref name=NJLEG>{{cite web |url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/385/assemblywoman-chaparro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130230429/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/385/assemblywoman-chaparro |archive-date=2022-01-30 |access-date=2022-01-30 |publisher=New Jersey Legislature |title=Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro }}</ref> *Law and Public Safety, Vice-Chair *Tourism, Gaming and the Arts, Vice-Chair *Budget

=== District 33 === 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.<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.</ref> The representatives from the 33rd District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=33 Legislative Roster for District 33], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.</ref> * Senator Brian P. Stack (D) * Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D) * Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D)

== Post-Assembly Career == On June 28, 2024, Chaparro was nominated by the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee to succeed Carmen M. Garcia as member of the New Jersey State Parole Board on the expiration of her term on January 7, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ Legislature |url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/live-proceedings/2024-06-28-11:30:00/SJU/Meeting |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=New Jersey Legislature |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/385/assemblywoman-chaparro Assemblywoman Chaparro's legislative web page], New Jersey Legislature *[https://www.assemblydems.com/annette-chaparro/ Assemblywoman Chaparro's Assembly Democrats web page] *''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms'' **[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ChaparroA2018.pdf 2018] [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ChaparroA2017.pdf 2017] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ChaparroA2016.pdf 2016] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ChaparroA2015.pdf 2015]

{{S-start}} {{s-par|us-nj-hs}} {{succession box |before=Carmelo Garcia |title=Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 33rd District |with=Raj Mukherji |years=January 12, 2016 – present |after=Incumbent}} {{s-end}}

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