
Meet Mike
Mike Inganamort represents New Jersey's 24th Legislative District, including all of Sussex County and parts of Morris and Warren counties, in the State Assembly. He serves on the Oversight Committee, the Environment Committee, and the Transportation Committee, as well as the Legislative Manufacturing Caucus.
Mike is the former mayor of Chester Township, where he and his wife Lauren are raising three daughters. He served a combined six years on the Chester Township Council, including three years as Council President and two years as a member of the Planning Board.
While in local government, Mike co-founded a working group of municipalities that forged new, cost-saving shared service agreements. He was later recognized by the New Jersey League of Municipalities as a Municipal Pioneer . In the Legislature, Mike introduced the Small Town Rescue Plan, a series of bills to restore local decision-making.
Mike works with area Scouts on the citizenship merit badges and often talks to students of all ages about civic duty. He was inducted into the Patriot's Path Council's Eagle Scout Hall of Fame in 2025.
Earlier in his career, Mike held staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives and at the Department of Interior, and he managed two successful Congressional campaigns. He is a former trustee of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and participated in bipartisan delegations to El Salvador, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, and Tunisia. He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute's Leadership Network and was named to NJBIZ's Forty Under 40 List.
Mike graduated magna cum laude from American University and earned a masters degree from Georgetown University.
Mike Inganamort represents New Jersey's 24th Legislative District, including all of Sussex County and parts of Morris and Warren counties, in the State Assembly. He serves on the Oversight Committee, the Environment Committee, and the Transportation Committee, as well as the Legislative Manufacturing Caucus.
Mike is the former mayor of Chester Township, where he and his wife Lauren are raising three daughters. He served a combined six years on the Chester Township Council, including three years as Council President and two years as a member of the Planning Board.
While in local government, Mike co-founded a working group of municipalities that forged new, cost-saving shared service agreements. He was later recognized by the New Jersey League of Municipalities as a Municipal Pioneer . In the Legislature, Mike introduced the Small Town Rescue Plan, a series of bills to restore local decision-making.
Mike works with area Scouts on the citizenship merit badges and often talks to students of all ages about civic duty. He was inducted into the Patriot's Path Council's Eagle Scout Hall of Fame in 2025.
Earlier in his career, Mike held staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives and at the Department of Interior, and he managed two successful Congressional campaigns. He is a former trustee of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and participated in bipartisan delegations to El Salvador, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, and Tunisia. He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute's Leadership Network and was named to NJBIZ's Forty Under 40 List.
Mike graduated magna cum laude from American University and earned a masters degree from Georgetown University.