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Line 1: − [[Image:New Jersey Counties.svg.png|right]]+ − {{USState − |name=New Jersey − |flag=New_Jersey_State_Flag.gif − |motto="Liberty and Prosperity" − |nick=The Garden State − |capital=Trenton − |language=None − |governor=Christopher Christie − |gparty=Republican − |senator1=Frank Lautenberg − |s1party=Democrat − |s1phone=(202) 224-3224 − |s1email=http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/ Contact − |senator2=Bob Menendez − |s2party=Democrat − |s2phone=(202) 224-4744 − |s2email=http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact − |population= − |date=December 18, 1787 (3rd) − }} − '''New Jersey''' is one of the thirteen original colonies that formed the [[United States]]. It was the third state to enter into the Union. Its population has the highest overall density of any State, featuring 566 municipalities.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/nj/govinfo/county/localgov.html (list of municipalities, which links to each one).</ref> − New Jersey is nicknamed "the Garden State." It has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as [[Atlantic City]], Asbury Park, and Cape May, some with beautiful and historic [[Victorian]] [[architecture]]. Its capital city is [[Trenton]].+ − − It is home to two famous old universities: [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]. They are both ''colonial colleges,'' the nine colleges chartered in the colonies before the [[American Revolution]]. Princeton traditionally claims 1740 as its year of founding<!--have to put in this qualification because of a longstanding dispute between Princeton and Penn-->, making it the fourth oldest university in the United States; Rutgers, founded in 1766, is the eighth oldest. Princeton is a member of the [[Ivy League]]. There are numerous other colleges and universities in the state. − − New Jersey legalized [[domestic partnership]]s (for same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples over 62 years of age) in 2004<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states</ref> and [[civil union]]s for same-sex couples, which are similiar to [[same sex marriage]], in 2007.<ref>http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/772.pdf</ref> − − The current Governor of New Jersey is [[Chris Christie]], a [[Republican]] elected in 2009. − − ==History== − [[File:Col-nj.jpg|thumb|300px|The colony was rural and was dominated by New York City to the east and Philadelphia to the west]] − − ===Conservapedia=== − [[Conservapedia]] was founded in New Jersey on November 22, 2006. It was started by a class of 56 homeschooled children, ranging from 11 years old to 18, as a project for homework. − − ==Politics== − New Jersey is a mostly [[liberal]] state. It has consistently favored [[Democrats]] in presidential elections since 1992. It was last won by a [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1988 when it favored [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. It currently has a Republican governor, Chris Christie, as mentioned above; the last Republican governor before him was [[Christine Whitman]]. − − ==Elected Officials== − − ===Federal=== − *Sen. [[Frank Lautenberg]] (D) − *Sen. [[Bob Menendez]] (D) − *Rep. [[Robert Andrews]] [D, NJ-01] − *Rep. [[Frank LoBiondo]] [R, NJ-02] − *Rep. [[Jon Runyan]] [R, NJ-03] − *Rep. [[Chris Smith]] [R, NJ-04] − *Rep. [[Scott Garrett]] [R, NJ-05] − *Rep. [[Frank Pallone]] [D, NJ-06] − *Rep. [[Leonard Lance]] [R, NJ-07] − *Rep. [[William J. Pascrell, Jr]] [D, NJ-08] − *Rep. [[Steven R. Rothman]] [D, NJ-09] − *Rep. [[Donald M. Payne]] [D, NJ-10] − *Rep. [[Rodney Frelinghuysen]] [R, NJ-11] − *Rep. [[Rush Holt, Jr.]] [D, NJ-12] − *Rep. [[Albio Sires]] [D, NJ-13] − − ===Statewide=== − *Governor [[Chris Christie]] (R) − *Lt. Governor [[Kim Guadagno]] (R) − − ==References== − − <References/> − − {{USstates}} − − [[Category:States of the United States]] − [[Category:New Jersey]]
Replaced content with "The shittiest state in the USA. So glad I'm not from NJ."
The shittiest state in the USA.
So glad I'm not from NJ.