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Steve Sweeney decided to enter public life after his daughter Lauren was born with Down Syndrome. As a Freeholder Director, Sweeney helped build schools and established parks that catered to children with disabilities. And as senator, Steve sponsored laws that removed references to “retardation” in state statutes and created a statewide registry of offenders who abused individuals with developmental disabilities. A union ironworker by trade, Senator Sweeney has sponsored and supported measures to protect the rights of workers and support organized labor. Seeing firsthand the challenge of caring for a loved one without losing your job, Steve Sweeney sponsored the NJ Paid Family Medical Leave Act. A fighter for hard-working New Jerseyans, Sweeney led the effort to raise NJ's minimum wage and continues to champion fair and equitable wages. His father, also a union ironworker, taught Steve the value of loyalty and commitment. As a boy, Steve Sweeney's father impressed upon him the importance of standing by your friends even when the going gets tough. It's a lesson that remains with Steve today and is the reason why he has been a die hard Green Bay Packers fan for his entire life. Senator Sweeney was born in Camden, NJ in 1959, and currently serves as General Vice President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union. Senator Sweeney and his wife, Patti, were married in 1986 and have two children, Stephen and Lauren.

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