LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th district | |
| Assumed office September 23, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Payne Jr. |
| President of the Newark Municipal Council | |
| In office July 1, 2022 – September 17, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Luis A. Quintana |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Crump |
| Member of the Newark Municipal Council from the Central Ward | |
| In office July 1, 2018 – September 23, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gayle Cheneyfield-Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1986 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Bloomfield College (BA) Seton Hall University (MA) Kean University (EdD) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
LaMonica R. McIver (born June 20, 1986) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she served on the Newark municipal council from 2018 to 2024. McIver was first elected to Congress in a September 2024 special election to succeed Donald Payne Jr. in Congress, who died in office in April.
McIver was one of a number of politicians who attempted a legal Congressional oversight visit to a Newark ICE detention facility. McIver was indicted by a grand jury for "forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers" during the visit, which carries a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison. She has disputed the charges, claiming that they are political in nature.