Joe Roberts is the current Assembly Majority Leader and has been elected the next Speaker. He has previously served as a director for the Camden NJ United Way and a board president for Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Camden County. He began his record in public service as a member of the Bellmawr Board of Education, and later as a councilman. Roberts was a Camden County Freeholder for seven years. In 1987, he ran in a special election to fill the vacant seat left by Francis Gorman. Since then, he has been reelected nine times. Roberts has been a strong advocate of campaign finance and ethics laws. He has pushed legislation aimed at curbing medical malpractice costs and fair access to healthcare. He cosponsored legislation that made NJ the 5th state to recognize domestic partnerships. Roberts has also authored legislation that would revitalize distressed urban areas in the state. He has also advocated for property tax reform.