STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
In January 2009, Beach was appointed to fill the New Jersey State Senate seat vacated by former State Senator and late Congressman John Adler. Upon his swearing in, Senator Beach was assigned to the Senate Environment and Labor Committees. For the current Senate session, he is Chair of the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee and serves as an Assistant Majority Leader. He also sits on the Senate Education Committee.
Mr. Gopal was born May 18, 1985, in Neptune. He is a 2007 graduate of Penn State University. The senator is a marketing and business development professional. He is the owner and operator of Direct Development L.L.C. and Community Magazine. He also created a nonprofit civic association to help groups affected by the high cost of living maintain their economic independence.