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| predecessor1 = Kathleen Frangione (acting)
| predecessor1 = Kathleen Frangione (acting)
| successor1 = [[Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti]]
| successor1 = [[Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti]]
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|44|2024|08|23}}
| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1979|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S.
| education = [[Rutgers University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Arts in Liberal Studies|ALM]])
| education = [[Rutgers University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Arts in Liberal Studies|ALM]])

Revision as of 13:55, 26 August 2024

George Helmy
Helmy in 2016
United States Senator-designate
from New Jersey
Assuming office
September 9, 2024
Appointed byPhil Murphy
SucceedingBob Menendez
Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey
In office
February 4, 2019 – September 30, 2023
Preceded byKathleen Frangione (acting)
Succeeded byDiane Gutierrez-Scaccetti
Personal details
Born (1979-10-27) October 27, 1979 (age 45)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (2018; since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Children2
EducationRutgers University (BA)
Harvard University (ALM)

George Samir Helmy (born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American politician serving as a board member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and is the U.S. senator-designate from New Jersey. He served as New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's chief of staff from 2019 to 2023. On August 16, 2024, Murphy announced Helmy's appointment to the United States Senate seat that Bob Menendez vacated on August 20, 2024.[2]

Early life and education

Helmy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 27, 1979. He attended Glen Ridge High School. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University and a master's degree in finance and management from the Harvard Extension School. Helmy is Coptic American.[3][4]

Career

Helmy worked for UPS as a business operations manager from 2001 to 2013, and as staff assistant and constituent advocate for Senator Frank Lautenberg from 2012 to 2013.[3] He then served as deputy and later state director for Senator Cory Booker before being hired as Governor Phil Murphy's chief of staff in January 2019.[5] He resigned in October of 2021 to join Murphy's reelection campaign[6] before returning to the role 18 days later, after the election.[7] Helmy left the governor's office at the end of September 2023 and was succeeded by NJDOT commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.[8] After departing the governor's office, he served as executive vice president and chief external affairs and policy officer at RWJBarnabas Health and as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[4]

Helmy was a registered Republican until 2011, when he became an unaffiliated voter.[1] He briefly registered as a Democrat in 2018, to vote in the party's primary for U.S. Representative in New Jersey's 11th congressional district for that year's election.[1] However, he left the party at the end of the year, and remained an independent until March 2024, when he affiliated as a Democrat again.[1]

U.S. Senate

The New Jersey Globe reported on August 13, 2024, that Helmy would be appointed to the United States Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Bob Menendez. He is expected to take office on September 9. He is expected to be a caretaker and is not a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey.[4] Murphy announced Helmy's appointment on August 16.[2] Murphy announced that Helmy would resign in late November, after the 2024 election is certified, to be replaced by the election's winner, in order to give New Jersey's new senator an advantage in seniority over that of the other newly elected senators, who would not take office until January.[9]

Personal life

As of 2024, Helmy lives in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. He and his wife have two children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tully, Tracey (August 23, 2024). "Menendez's Senate Replacement Has Been a Democrat for Just 5 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Fox, Joey (August 16, 2024). "Statements on George Helmy's appointment to the U.S. Senate". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved August 16, 2024. It is an honor to appoint George Helmy, a proven public servant who deeply understands the complexities of Congress, to the United States Senate.
  3. ^ a b "George Helmy - Previously held position: New Jersey Office of the Governor (Nov. 2021-Sept. 2023) Philip Dunton Murphy (Phil), Chief of Staff". LegiStorm. Retrieved August 15, 2024. (registration required)
  4. ^ a b c Wildstein, David (August 15, 2024). "George Helmy will be new U.S. Senator from New Jersey". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Governor Murphy Announces George Helmy as Chief of Staff". State of New Jersey. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Wildstein, David (October 13, 2021). "Helmy joining Murphy campaign for final stretch, resigning as chief of staff". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Wildstein, David (November 5, 2021). "Helmy is back as Murphy chief of staff". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Governor Murphy Announces Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti As Chief of Staff". NJ.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Eyewitness News ABC7NY (August 16, 2024). LIVE | NJ Gov. Phil Murphy announces replacement for Sen. Bob Menendez. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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