New Jersey’s 38th Legislative District is in Bergen County. Its boundaries changed slightly after last year’s redistricting. It now encompasses Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford, Oradell, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack and Teterboro.
Since 2004, the 38th has been represented by Democrats in all seats, a change that followed the 2001 reapportionment. About 38% of all registered voters in the district are Democrats, 22% are Republicans and most of the rest are unaffiliated.
All three incumbent Democrats are seeking reelection.
Sen. Joseph Lagana, an attorney who moved to the Senate in 2018 following a stint in the Assembly, is running to retain his seat. He faces GOP candidate Micheline Attieh, a Lebanese immigrant and founder of 4 Diamond Transportation. Both candidates live in Paramus.
The Assembly incumbents are Lisa Swain, a former mayor of Fair Lawn, and P. Christopher Tully, a former Bergenfield councilman who is a deputy majority leader. The incumbents will battle Republican candidates Barry Wilkes, a former Glen Rock GOP municipal chairman and small business owner, and Gail Horton of Paramus.