Latham Tiver

Latham Tiver (born July 5, 1973) is an American labor union official and Republican Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey Senate for the 8th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.

[1] A resident of Southampton Township, New Jersey, Tiver is employed as the business representative of Local 825 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

[1] With Jean Stanfield not running for re-election after a single term in the Senate, Tiver stepped in and sought the Republican nomination.

[3] Tiver defeated Democrat Gaye Burton in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.

[4][5] Tiver was one of 10 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the Senate, one quarter of all seats.