Al Barlas is a Republican Assembly Member representing District 40 in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has served since 2024. A Muslim American who immigrated from Pakistan at a young age, he resides in Cedar Grove with his wife, Sukaina, and their two children. Barlas also serves as co-administrator and director of marketing for the New Jersey Intergovernmental Insurance Fund, and he chairs the Essex County Republican Committee since 2011.

Notable achievements include his role as Chair of the Republican delegation on the 2020 New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission, bipartisan crisis management during Hurricanes Sandy and Irene, and key involvement in legislation such as enhanced penalties for child predators, the Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act, and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduate of Thomas Edison State University.
• Political Experience: Began career in 2008 as legislative director for Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon; chief of staff to Senator Kevin O’Toole and Senator Kristin Corrado. Previously chaired Essex County Young Republicans and New Jersey Young Republican Federation; ran legislative and county campaigns. Ranked on NJ Globe Political Power List for consecutive years.