ASSEMBLYMAN, the official who is elected to serve as a member of the more numerous branch of the State legislature in New Jersey and New York, where he is elected for a term of one year. In most of the other States such official is called a "representative" and serves for a term of either one or two years, generally the latter. There is no constitutional prohibition against the re-election of such official and the office is frequently used as a stepping-stone in a man's political career to some higher position, such as State senator, district or circuit judge or repre sentative in Congress.