Shanique Davis Speight (born November 14, 1978) is an American Democratic Party politicians who represents the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018,[2] succeeding Blonnie R. Watson, who chose not to run for reelection.[3] Speight has served in the Assembly as the Deputy Parliamentarian since 2022.[2]
Speight served briefly on the Municipal Council of Newark after being nominated by then-Mayor Cory Booker in November 2012 to fill a vacant seat, but was forced to vacate the seat the following month after a judge ruled that Booker lacked the authority to cast a vote given the circumstances.
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^Johnson, Brent. "Meet your brand-new state Legislature taking office today, Jersey", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 9, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Blonnie Watson, a Democratic member of the Assembly from Essex County who did not seek re-election after less than a year... Shanique Speight, a Democrat who will succeed Watson in north Jersey's 29th District"
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