New Jersey State Prison housed the death chamber, and the first death by electrocution occurred on December 11, 1907. In 1999 death row inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, who was convicted of killing a police officer, died during a fight. The lethal injection chamber at the prison was never used, and the New Jersey Governor repealed the death penalty in December 2007. Therefore, the final execution to take place at the prison was a January 22, 1963 electrocution. The former lethal injection room now serves as an office. New Jersey State Prison The New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), formerly known as Trenton State Prison, is
New Jersey Republican State Committee New Jersey Republican State Committee The New Jersey Republican State Committee (NJGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in New Jersey. The Committee was founded in 1880. The party is currently led by Doug Steinhardt, who replaced Michael B. Lavery. Lavery replaced Sam Raia of Saddle River, New Jersey. According to the New Jersey Republican State Committee's Constitution and By-Laws the State Committee shall be composed of one male and one female registered Republican from each of the 21 counties of New Jersey elected at the primary election in the year in which the Governor is to be elected.