New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District
Senator Leonard Lance
Born: June 25, 1952
Education:
B.A. Lehigh University
J.D. Vanderbilt University Law School
M.P.A. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University
Legislative Service:
Senate 2002-present, Republican Budget Officer 2008-present, Minority Leader 2004-07
General Assembly 1991-2001, Budget Chair 2000-01
Leonard Lance was elected to the Senate in November 2001 and reelected in November 2003 and 2007. He currently serves as the Senate Budget Officer. He was a member of the General Assembly from February 1991 until entering the Senate.
Mr. Lance was born in 1952 and was raised in Hunterdon County, where he attended public schools. He holds a bachelor's degree from Lehigh University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; a law degree from Vanderbilt University; and a master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University.
The Senator served as the law clerk to the Warren County Court in 1977 and 1978. He was assistant counsel for county and municipal matters to Governor Thomas H. Kean from 1983 to 1990.
Mr. Lance is married to Heidi A. Rohrbach. He is a trustee of the Newark Museum and of Centenary College in Hackettstown, and he is a member of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
Senator Lance is the third generation of his family to serve in the Legislature, following his great-uncle, H. Kiefer Lance, and his father, Wesley L. Lance.
