Mitchelle Drulis

Mitchelle Drulis is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 16th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.

Biography Mitchelle A. Everest attended Santana High School in Santee, California, and graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in political science. She has been a resident of Raritan Township, New Jersey, and has worked on the staff of politicians Bob Smith and Joseph V. Egan in the General Assembly.

In 2018, Drulis served as the political director for Tom Malinowski's congressional campaign. She then served as his district director in his office, where she developed and managed a constituent services program that assisted roughly 12,000 individual constituents across the district.

New Jersey General Assembly 2023 Drulis and her incumbent running mate Roy Freiman defeated Republicans Ross Traphagen and Grace Zhang in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.

2025 Drulis and Roy Freiman both won new terms in the 2025 election, by one of their largest margins yet, beating Republican candidates Catherine Payne and Scott Sipos by more than 17,000 votes each.

Tenure Drulis was sworn in January 9, 2024, becoming the first Democrat from Hunterdon County to be elected to the State Legislature in more than 40 years. The representatives from the 16th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: Senator Andrew Zwicker (D) Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis (D) Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D)

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