McClellan started his bid for Assembly in early 2019. He ran as a team alongside
Mike Testa and
Erik Simonsen. McClellan alongside Simonsen ousted incumbents
Bruce Land and
Matt Milam. He was also the first
African American Republican in the legislature since 2002. Republicans attacked the Democratic-supporting General Majority PAC for darkening McClellan's face in a mailer, accusing them of racism and demanding the mailer be withdrawn. McClellan commented on the mailer, "The Democratic Party claims to be the party of inclusion. However, the moment a person of color like me disagrees with their narrative, they launch an
ad hominem attack, whip out their best '
Aunt Jemima' photograph, and purposefully darken my complexion in order to suppress dissent."
Tenure McClellan was sworn into the Assembly on January 14, 2020, when the
219th New Jersey Legislature convened.
Committee assignments • Appropriations • Homeland Security and State Preparedness • Tourism Gaming and the Arts
District 1 New Jersey's 1st Legislative District encompasses parts of
Atlantic County, New Jersey,
Cumberland County, New Jersey, and all of
Cape May County, New Jersey. Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
New Jersey Senate and two members in the
New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 1st District for the
2024—2025 Legislative Session are: • Senator
Mike Testa (R) • Assemblyman Antwan McClellan (R) • Assemblyman
Erik Simonsen (R) == Electoral history ==