Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.
LeRoy J. Jones Jr. was elected as NJDSC Chairman on June 17, 2021. He also serves as the Chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee, where he has helped grow the party in New Jersey’s most Democratic county. A former State Assemblyman, Chairman Jones wrote the state’s landmark ban on racial profiling and he has a distinguished record of standing up for racial, social and economic justice for everyone. A former Essex County Freeholder and Council member, Chairman Jones is a lifelong resident of East Orange where he lives with his wife Jaqueline.