Brian Bergen

Brian Bergen (born July 8, 1979) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 26th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2024. He had represented the 25th district when he took office on January 14, 2020. where he served on the township council.

Bergen was a member of the cross country running team at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, which led to interest in joining the team at the United States Military Academy. After attending West Point, Bergen served from 1997 to 2008 in the United States Army as a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot and earned graduate degrees from the University of Phoenix and Rutgers University. After the death of State Senator Anthony R. Bucco in September 2019, his son was appointed to fill the senate seat, and Aura K. Dunn was appointed to fill the vacant Assembly seat.

In the November 2021 general election, Bergen and his Republican running mate, Aura K. Dunn, defeated Democratic Party challengers Lauren Barnett and Patricia Veres.

In the 2021 reapportionment, many municipalities in Morris County were shuffled between districts. As a result, Bergen relocated from the 25th legislative district to the 26th district, while Christian Barranco shifted from the 26th District into the 25th.

Committees Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Labor

District 26 Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 26th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: Senator Joseph Pennacchio (R) Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R) Assemblyman Jay Webber (R)

Electoral history