Assemblyman Antwan L. McClellan is the appointed Assembly Republican member on the Amistad Commission.

Assemblyman McClellan is the first African American Republican in the legislature since 2002 and the first African American elected to the General Assembly to represent the southernmost New Jersey counties Antwan McClellan - Wikipedia. He took his seat in Trenton in 2020 and currently serves as the Minority Whip – and represents Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties (Avalon, Cape May, Cape May Point, Commercial, Corbin City, Dennis, Downe, Estell Manor, Fairfield (Cumberland), Greenwich (Cumberland), Hopewell (Cumberland), Lawrence (Cumberland), Lower, Maurice River, Middle, Millville, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Shiloh, Stone Harbor, Stow Creek, Upper, Vineland, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Weymouth, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine)

Assemblyman Antwan L. McClellan is the prime sponsor and the spiritual force behind of the Heritage Trail Assembly bill A2677 (P.L. 2022, c. 102) 102_.PDF (state.nj.us). His bill passed both Houses unanimously.

In his statement, Assemblyman McClellan said, “This trail will highlight Black abolitionists, veterans, artists, entertainers and other leaders who have made their indelible marks on New Jersey’s history and deserve to be recognized and celebrated.”

It was signed into law by Governor Murphy Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Signs Bipartisan Bill Establishing Black Heritage Trail in New Jersey (nj.gov)