Peter Christopher Tully (born March 31, 1982), is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New JerseyAssembly since 2018. For the 2022-23 legislative session he serves as the Deputy Majority Leader.[1]
Tully served on the Borough of Bergenfield council from 2009 to 2017, and was Council President in 2011 and 2014.[1] Tully also previously served as an aide to U.S. RepresentativeJosh Gottheimer.[3]
New Jersey General Assembly
Tully and Lisa Swain were appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly's 38th District seats in May 2018 after Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace both resigned from their seats to move on to other positions.[4] In the November 6, 2018, special election to complete the unexpired Assembly terms, Swain and Tully defeated Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellete.[5][6]
In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[7]
^"Election Roundup: Bergenfield Council", Twin-Boro News, October 29, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Chris Tully... I am a lifelong resident of Bergenfield, a graduate of Bergenfield High School and a cum laude graduate of Northeastern University."
^Wildstein, David. "Swain and Tully seated in State Assembly", New Jersey Globe, May 24, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2024. "Two new members of the State Assembly from the 38th district were sworn in today: Democrats Linda Swain, a former mayor of Fair Lawn, and Christopher Tully, a former Bergenfield council president and district director to Rep. Josh Gottheimer. Swain and Tully replace Joseph Lagana and Timothy Eustace. Lagana (D-Paramus) moved up to the State Senate after Robert Gordon was appointed to the state Board of Public Utilities, and Eustace – after getting passed over for the Senate seat – resigned to become deputy executive director of the North Jersey District Water Commission."
^Biryukov, Nikita. "Lagana, Swain, Tully Win", New Jersey Globe, November 6, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2024. "State Sen. Joseph Lagana, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain and Assemblyman Chris Tully won in the 38th legislative district and will serve the remaining year of their terms.... Swain and Tully defeat Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellette. Swain secured 38,372 votes while Tully received 37,188. They took 30% and 29% of the vote, respectively."
