Employer Legislative Committees
There is no better way to meet with your legislators, network with your colleagues, and learn about issues affecting your business than to attend your local Employer Legislative Committee (ELC) meetings.
The ELCs, established by NJBIA in 1959, are independent, local organizations representing all 21 counties. ELCs meet regularly for breakfast or lunch. These meetings take no longer than 90 minutes. At each meeting, legislators, cabinet members or local officials will discuss important issues pertinent to business. You will also receive a briefing from one of NJBIA’s government affairs experts on legislative and regulatory issues affecting employers.
Atlantic
County Leader: Michael Chait
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Seaview, 401 South New York Rd., Galloway, NJ 08205
Speaker: TBD
Cost: $45 members; $65 non-members
Register: Information coming soon
Bergen
County Leader: Jim Kirkos / Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D.
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost: TBD
Register: Info coming soon
Burlington
County Leader: Kristi M. Howell
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Location: Zoom video conferencing
Speaker: TBD
Cost: free
Register: Information coming soon
Camden
County Leaders: Vacant
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost:
Register: Information coming coon
Cape May
County Leader: Vacant
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost: TBD
Register: Information Coming Soon
Cumberland
County Leader: Nick Scardino
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost: $45 (includes full course luncheon)
Register: Information coming soon
Essex
County Leader: Vacant
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location:
Speaker: TBD
Cost:
Register: Information coming soon
Gloucester/Salem
County Leaders: Ben Dworkin, Ph.D. / Lisa Morina
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost:
Register: Info coming soon
Hudson
County Leaders: Christian Bailey / Emory Edwards
Meeting Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Location: Hudson Golf, 16 Hudson Place, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Speaker: Hoboken Mayor Emily Jabbour
Cost: $55 members ($90 nonmembers). Lunch included.
Register: here.
Hunterdon/Warren
County Leaders: Jim Robinson / Chris Phelan
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Location: Copper Hill Country Club, 100 Copper Hill Road, Ringoes, NJ 08551
Speaker: TBD
Cost: $40 in person
Register: Information coming soon
Mercer
County Leaders: Gretchen DiMarco / Hal English
Meeting Date: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
New Location: Marsilio’s Kitchen, 71 West Upper Ferry Rd., Ewing, NJ 08628
Speakers: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
Cost: $55 for members; $75 for nonmembers. Luncheon included.
Register: here
Middlesex
County Leaders: Lina Llona
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Online via Zoom video-conferencing platform
Speaker: TBD
Cost: free
Register: Information coming soon
Morris
County Leader: Alan Zakin
Meeting Date: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Tilcon New York, Inc., 9 Entin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Speaker: Morris County Commissioner Tayfun Selen
Cost: free (lunch included)
Register: here
Ocean
County Leader: Ian Singer
Meeting Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
New Location: OceanFirst Bank, 975 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753 [Map]
Speaker: Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy
Cost: $20
Register: here
Passaic
County Leaders: Deborah Hoffman / Michael Cerone Jr., Esq.
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Online Zoom meeting
Speaker: TBD
Cost: Free
Register: Information coming soon
Somerset
County Leaders: Carol Bianchi / Chris Edwards / Kathryn Mantell
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Somerset County Business Hub, 50 Division St., Suite 400, Somerville, NJ 08876
Speaker: TBD
Cost: $20
Register: Information coming soon
Sussex
County Leaders: Jacqueline Espinoza / Tammy Horsfield
Meeting Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Cost: TBD
To Register: Information coming soon
Union
County Leaders: Adam Farrah / Joe Steiner
Meeting Date: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Clark, 36 Valley Road, Clark, NJ 07066
Speaker: Union County Board of Commissioners Chairman Joseph C. Bodek
Cost: $25 (breakfast included)
Register: here
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