The War Memorial: An InsiderNJ Pictorial Retrospective of Coughlin’s First Day as Speaker
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Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-19) takes the oath of office as the replacement for retired Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19) and slate mate of Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19).
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Assemblyman Vincent Prieto (D-32) is all smiles on his way in to the War Memorial and the Coughlin denouement.
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Newark East Ward icon Joe Parlavecchio (center) arrives with an Ironbound retinue.
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Middlesex County Democratic Committee Chairman Kevin McCabe was the prime Central JErsey mover behind securing the speakership for Coughlin of Woodbridge.
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A powerful moment for Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-6).
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Bipartisan fun.
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Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-30) and Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker (D-28) enter the auditorium behind the fife and drum corps.
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Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-16) of Hillsborough assumes the oath of office.
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Morris County Freeholder Tom Mastrangelo, second from right, joins the party.
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The towering figure of Mercer County Democratic Party politics: County Executive Brian Hughes.
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