Renee C. BurgessNEW JERSEY STATE SENATOR
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New Jersey · District 28

Renee C.
Burgess

From the community.
In service to New Jersey.

Representing District 28 in Essex and Union counties.

Meet Renee Contact the office
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Meet Senator Burgess

An Irvington story.
A New Jersey voice.

Renee C. Burgess represents New Jersey’s 28th Legislative District in the State Senate, where she has served since 2022.

A lifelong Irvington resident, her public service includes the Irvington Board of Education and the Township Council. She served on the council from 2014 to 2022, including as council president from 2019 to 2022.

More about Renee

Priorities

People at the center.

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Women’s health
& reproductive choice

Burgess supports women’s ability to make their own health care decisions and describes health care as a human right.

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Economic
opportunity

Her stated priorities include good-paying jobs, fair wages, dignity at work, and equitable employment practices for New Jersey residents.

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Community
& public leadership

Her approach emphasizes collaboration, representative government, and encouraging people to take an active role in their communities.

Read her positions in full

At the State House

Legislative work.

Explore sponsored legislation, committee activity, and the public record through the New Jersey Legislature.

Official legislative profile
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Sponsored legislationBrowse bills and their recorded progress.
Committee voting recordReview Senator Burgess’s Judiciary Committee votes.
Your District 28 delegationSee current legislators and office information.

News & updates.

More legislative news
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· NJ Senate Democrats

Senate passes bill addressing time limits in human trafficking cases

The Senate Democratic Office reported Senate passage of legislation sponsored by Senators Greenstein, Burgess, and Gopal to remove time limits for certain trafficking cases.

Read the release
Press archive

In the community.

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Renee Burgess with a guest at an indoor reception Community members posing together indoors A group posing outdoors at a recognition event A group holding a framed presentation Community group wearing coordinated yellow shirts Guests posing at an indoor event Guests seated together in a living room A group seated around a restaurant table Community members gathered outdoors Three guests posing at an indoor gathering A group walking together at an outdoor event Guests posing together at an indoor event Historical community photograph from the original gallery A guest beside two people holding Imagine signs A group posing on the steps of a house Two graduates holding their diplomas Three guests posing at a reception A document being signed at an indoor gathering Two guests dressed for an evening reception A guest in a red dress at an indoor reception Community members seated at tables in a gymnasium A speaker at an Irvington podium A group posing inside a council chamber Guests wearing hats at an indoor reception A group gathered inside a restaurant Two guests posing in front of a Mayor Tony Vauss backdrop Three guests at an outdoor community event A group gathered at a restaurant counter A speaker holding a microphone at an indoor event A group posing together at an evening event Community members seated around an outdoor picnic table A large group assembled inside a church Guests seated together at a restaurant table Adults and children gathered in a school corridor Community members with certificates and flags at an outdoor event Guests beside a pink bicycle at an outdoor event Renee Burgess standing in a bright hallway in a gray suit Renee Burgess standing in a library Renee Burgess in a yellow dress in a library Renee Burgess standing beneath an arched doorway Renee Burgess seated on a sofa in a bright room Renee Burgess smiling in a white jacket Close-up portrait of Renee Burgess Renee Burgess speaking into a microphone Renee Burgess seated at a table with microphones at Bloomfield College Renee Burgess in conversation at an indoor gathering Renee Burgess standing beside speakers at a gathering Studio portrait of Renee Burgess in a white jacket

Connect with District 28

Your questions.
Your community.

Contact the district office with questions about state government or to share your views on legislation.

District office

660 Stuyvesant Avenue
Irvington, New Jersey 07111
(862) 231-6577Contact Senator Burgess
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