George Helmy
2024 - Present
2025
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George Helmy (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from New Jersey. He assumed office on September 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
On August 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced that he selected Helmy to serve as the interim senator for Sen. Bob Menendez's (D) seat effective September 9, 2024, until the winner of the November general election is certified. Murphy indicated he would then appoint the winner to the seat.[1][2]
Education
Helmy received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University and a master's degree in finance and management from Harvard University.[3]
Career
Helmy worked for 12 years as a business operations manager at The UPS Store and for six years as a managing partner at The Helmy Group, a property management firm. In 2011, Helmy joined the office of then-Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), where he worked for two years as an advisor. In 2013, Helmy joined American Express as a senior relationship manager for state and local governments. Helmy joined Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office as deputy chief of staff in 2014 and was promoted to state director in 2016. On January 25, 2019, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced that Helmy would join his administration as chief of staff effective February 4, 2019.[4]
Helmy served as chief of staff for the gubernatorial administration of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D). He began serving in this role in February 2019. He resigned on October 14, 2021, to work full-time on Murphy's re-election campaign. After Gov. Murphy won re-election, Helmy rejoined the governor's administration as chief of staff in November 2021.[5][6]
Helmy resigned as chief of staff for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) in October 2023. [7]
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
- List of United States Senators from New Jersey
Notable endorsements
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ["ABC", "George Helmy, former top aide to NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, to fill Menendez seat," accessed August 16, 2024]
- ↑ AP News, "New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election," August 16, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "George Helmy," accessed July 30, 2019
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Governor Murphy Announces George Helmy as Chief of Staff," January 25, 2019
- ↑ "New Jersey Globe," "Helmy joining Murphy campaign for final stretch, resigning as chief of staff", accessed October 29, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Helmy is back as Murphy chief of staff," November 5, 2021
- ↑ "Politico," "Murphy names DOT Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti next chief of staff", September 25, 2023
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bob Menendez (D) |
U.S. Senate New Jersey 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti (D) |
