New Jersey: U.S. senators, representatives, governor and capital

New Jersey's answers to the citizenship test questions that depend on where you live.

Updated October 6, 2026. There's an election on November 3, 2026: the new Congress starts January 3, 2027, and several states get a new governor in January. At the interview, answer with whoever holds the office that day; check back here (we update it) or senate.gov ↗ and house.gov ↗.

Question	Answer for New Jersey
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now? 2025 #23 · 2008 #20	Either one: Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim.
Name your U.S. representative. 2025 #29 · 2008 #23	It depends on your district: find it in the table below or by ZIP code on house.gov.
Who is the governor of your state now? 2025 #61 · 2008 #43	Mikie Sherrill
What is the capital of your state? 2025 #62 · 2008 #44	Trenton

U.S. senators

Cory A. Booker · Andy Kim

Governor

Mikie Sherrill

Capital

Trenton

U.S. representatives (12)

Your representative depends on your district. Not sure which one? Look it up by ZIP code at house.gov ↗ (or in the app, which finds it by ZIP code).

District	Name	Party
1	Donald Norcross	Democrat
2	Jefferson Van Drew	Republican
3	Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.	Democrat
4	Christopher H. Smith	Republican
5	Josh Gottheimer	Democrat
6	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Democrat
7	Thomas H. Kean, Jr.	Republican
8	Robert Menendez	Democrat
9	Nellie Pou	Democrat
10	LaMonica McIver	Democrat
11	Analilia Mejia	Democrat
12	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Democrat

Other places

Official sources:

USCIS · Civics Test Updates ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
U.S. Senate · senators list ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
Clerk of the U.S. House · Member data (October 1, 2026) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
USA.gov · States and territories ↗ · checked October 6, 2026

We are not USCIS or any government agency. This is an educational course built on the official USCIS lists; it is not legal advice. For your case, talk to an immigration attorney or a Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representative.