Before taking office in the Assembly in June 2018, Spearman had served on the Camden city council from 2006 to 2011 and had been employed for a decade with the
South Jersey Transportation Authority, serving for five years as the agency's ethics liaison officer. He was chosen by the county Democratic Party committee on June 27, 2018 to succeed
Arthur Barclay, who had resigned from office earlier that month after being arrested for assault.
Committees Committee assignments for the current session are: • Law and Public Safety, Chair • Agriculture and Food Security, Vice-chair • Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources • Transportation and Independent Authorities
District 5 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 5th District for the
2024—2025 Legislative Session are: • Senator
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) • Assemblyman
Bill Moen (D) , and • Assemblyman William Spearman (D) == Electoral history ==