Dentists in the Senate

On November 6th, three general practice dentists were elected to the New Jersey state senate. This is the first time that three dentists have served on the New Jersey Senate at the same time. This means that 8% of the NJ senate will be represented by dentists.

Dr. S. Gerald Cardinale is the longest-serving member of the New Jersey senate, and Dr. Jefferson Van Drew and Dr. Joseph Pennacchio will sit as first time members. They will all be able to keep their practices full time while serving on the part time legislature.

California has at least one senate member who owns his own dental practice, which means, there is plenty of room for more!