| Mitchelle Drulis | |
| State Assembly: | New Jersey |
| District: | 16th |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Sadaf Jaffer |
| Alongside: | Roy Freiman |
| Education: | Rutgers University |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Residence: | Raritan Township, New Jersey |
| Website: | Legislative webpage |
Mitchelle Drulis is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 16th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
Drulis has been a resident of Raritan Township, New Jersey, and attended Rutgers University. She has worked on the staff of politicians Bob Smith and Joseph V. Egan in the General Assembly.[1]
In 2018, Drulis served as the Political Director for Tom Malinowski's congressional campaign. She then served as his district director in his office, where she developed and managed a constituent services program that assisted roughly 12,000 individual constituents across the district.[2]
Drulis and her incumbent running mate Roy Freiman defeated Republicans Ross Traphagen and Grace Zhang in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[3] [4]
Drulis was sworn in January 9, 2024, becoming the first Democrat from Hunterdon County to be elected to the State Legislature in more than 40 years.[2]
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.[5] The representatives from the 16th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[6]
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