State Senator John Adler is a five-term senator from the 6th legislative district. While being an ardent member of both the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards and the Enviormental Committee, he is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Ccommittee. One of his many clames to fame is his determination to hold a state constitutional converntion on NJ's tax system. For this, he's recieved support from both parties, residents and endorcements from many newspapers. Adler's sponsored a verity of legislation focusing on a myrad of areas. These areas include the enviorment, healthcare and ethics reform. He also authored legislation to ban smoking in all public buildings. A strong advocate for the enviorment, he founded the Smart Growth Caucus, which studies the long term impact of urban sprawl in the Garden State. The Senator has sponsored vital legislation designed to address key environmental and health related issues, homeland security, ethics reform, reducing auto insurance rates and eliminating municipal school mandates; reducing corporate tax on small business, and strengthening penalties for tobacco sales to minors. He is also sponsoring legislation to ban smoking in all public buildings. As founder of the smart growth caucus, he advocates smart growth enhancements and is focusing attention on the long term impact of sprawl throughout the Garden State.