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Indian American senator of the state of New Jersey is all set to chair the Senate Education Committee in the new 2022-2023 State Legislature.
On January 13, Vin Gopal, said, “I am looking forward to the new session and my new Senate Committee assignments.”
“While my committee assignments have changed, I remain as committed as always to the mission of making Monmouth County and all of New Jersey safer and more affordable for families, seniors, taxpayers, and small businesses,” Gopal said.
The 36-year-old Monmouth County Democrat has enjoyed a meteoric rise since ousting three-term GOP State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Red Bank) in 2017.
As a freshman senator, he chaired the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, and joined the leadership team as Majority Conference Leader. He will remain in the latter position next year.
Gopal is a staunch ally of Scutari.
In addition to chairing the Education Committee, Gopal, will serve on the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
“While my committee assignments have changed, I remain as committed as always to the mission of making Monmouth County and all of New Jersey safer and more affordable for families, seniors, taxpayers, and small businesses,” Gopal said.
“I’m excited about chairing the Senate Education Committee and I come to that task having gained good experience as a legislator supporting educators and successfully fighting for an additional $100 million to be included in the FY2022 State Budget for extraordinary special education funding. The funding included an additional $3.4 million for LD11 school districts, bringing the total amount of extraordinary special education for all Monmouth County schools to $13.4 million.”
While chairing the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee during the legislative session that ended January 11, 2022, Gopal sponsored many pieces of legislation that became law and are assisting veterans in finding employment, health care and other benefits.
Most recently he advanced a package of bills in the Senate to improve conditions in State Veterans’ Memorial Nursing Homes, including requirements for better communication with veterans’ guardians and creating the position of resident advocate at each nursing home.
Gopal also announced that he will be moving from his current office in Tinton Falls to the former Legislative District 11 Assembly office at 802 West Park Avenue, Suite 302, in Ocean Township, where the district’s Constituent Services Team is located.
