Mr. Mukherji was elected to the Senate to represent the 32nd District in November 2023. He previously served in the Assembly, representing the 33rd District from 2014-2024. He was Deputy Speaker and Deputy Parliamentarian from 2022-2024, Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore from 2020-2021, and Majority Whip from 2018-2019.

The son of Indian immigrants, the senator is a resident of Jersey City, where he served as Deputy Mayor from 2012-2013, and as the Housing Advisory Chairman since 2008.

He is a lawyer, former healthcare and information technology CEO, former municipal prosecutor, and political science professor. He is also a retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, having enlisted two weeks following the September 11th attacks.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College, a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law.