80 Democrats and 19 Republicans endorsed for Legislature
NJEA’s 125-member political action committee has voted to endorse 99 legislative candidates for election this Nov. 7. Those endorsements include 30 Senate candidates and 69 Assembly candidates, with 80 endorsements for Democratic candidates and 19 for Republican candidates.
NJEA PAC voted on the recommendations of local interview teams from each legislative district (LD). There were no endorsements in LDs 23, 24, 26 and 29.
The endorsements are:
LD 1: Erik Simonsen (R) for Assembly
LD 2: Vincent J. Polistina (R) for Senate and Donald A. Guardian (R) for Assembly; Claire Swift (R) and Alphonso Harrell (D) are Your Choice Assembly candidates
LD 3: John J. Burzichelli (D) for Senate and Heather Simmons (D) and Dave Bailey (D) for Assembly
LD 4: Paul D. Moriarty (D) for Senate and Cody Miller (D) and Dan Hutchison (D) for Assembly
LD 5: Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D) for Senate and William W. Spearman (D) and William F. Moen Jr. (D) for Assembly
LD 6: James Beach (D) for Senate and Pamela R. Lampitt (D) and Louis D. Greenwald (D) for Assembly
LD 7: Troy Singleton (D) for Senate and Herb Conaway Jr. (D) and Carol A. Murphy (D) for Assembly
LD 8: Latham Tiver (R) for Senate and Anthony Angelozzi (D) and Brandon E. Umba (R) for Assembly
LD 9: Brian E. Rumpf (R) for Assembly
LD 10: Emma Mammano (D) for Assembly
LD 11: Vin Gopal (D) for Senate and Margie Donlon (D) and Luanne Peterpaul (D) for Assembly
LD 12: Robert D. Clifton (R) and Alex Sauickie (R) for Assembly
LD 13: Victoria A. Flynn (R) and Paul Eschelbach (D) for Assembly
LD 14: Linda R. Greenstein (D) for Senate and Wayne P. DeAngelo (D) and Tennille McCoy (D) for Assembly
LD 15: Shirley K. Turner (D) for Senate and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) and Anthony S. Verrelli (D) for Assembly
LD 16: Andrew Zwicker (D) for Senate and Roy Freiman (D) and Mitchelle Drulis (D) for Assembly
LD 17: Bob Smith (D) for Senate and Joe Danielsen (D) and Kevin Egan (D) for Assembly
LD 18: Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D) for Senate Robert J. Karabinchak (D) and Sterley S. Stanley (D) for Assembly
LD 19: Joseph F. Vitale (D) for Senate Craig J. Coughlin (D) and Yvonne Lopez (D) for Assembly
LD 20: Joseph P. Cryan (D) for Senate and Annette Quijano (D) and Reginald W. Atkins (D) for Assembly
LD 21: Jon M. Bramnick (R) for Senate and Michele Matsikoudis (R) for Assembly; Elizabeth Graner (D) and Nancy F. Munoz (R) are Your Choice Assembly candidates
LD 22: Nicholas P. Scutari (D) for Senate and Linda S. Carter (D) and James J. Kennedy (D) for Assembly
LD 23: No Endorsements
LD 24: No Endorsements
LD 25: Anthony M. Bucco (R) for Senate and Aura K. Dunn (R) for Assembly
LD 27: John F. McKeon (D) for Senate and Alixon Collazos-Gill (D) and Rosy Bagolie (D) for Assembly
LD 28: Renee C. Burgess (D) for Senate and Cleopatra G. Tucker (D) and Garnet R. Hall (D) for Assembly
LD 29: No Endorsements
LD 30: Ned Thomson (R) for Assembly
LD 31: Angela V. McKnight (D) for Senate and Barbara McCann Stamato (D) and William B. Sampson IV (D) for Assembly
LD 32: Raj Mukherji (D) for Senate and John Allen (D) and Jessica Ramirez (D) for Assembly
LD 33: Brian P. Stack (D) for Senate and Gabriel Rodriguez (D) and Julio Marenco (D) for Assembly
LD 34: Britnee N. Timberlake (D) for Senate and Carmen Morales (D) and Michael Venezia (D) for Assembly
LD 35: Nellie Pou (D) for Senate and Benjie Wimberly (D) and Shavonda E. Sumter (D) for Assembly
LD 36: Paul A. Sarlo (D) for Senate and Gary S. Schaer (D) and Clinton Calabrese (D) for Assembly
LD 37: Gordon M. Johnson (D) for Senate and Ellen J. Park (D) and Shama A. Haider (D) for Assembly
LD 38: Joseph A. Lagana (D) for Senate and P. Christopher Tully (D) and Lisa Swain (D) for Assembly
LD 39: Jodi Murphy (D) for Senate and John Vitale (D) and Damon Englese (D) for Assembly
LD 40: Kristin M. Corrado (R) for Senate and Christopher P. DePhillips (R) and Al Barlas (R) for Assembly
Important election dates
Oct. 17
Voter registration deadline for general election
Online registration and printable registrations forms can be found at vote.nj.gov. Not sure if you’re already registered? Visit vote.nj.gov to find out.
Oct. 28-Nov. 5
Early voting period
This new option enables all registered voters to cast their ballot in person, using a voting machine, during in-person early voting period prior to Election Day. Find your county’s early voting locations at vote.nj.gov.
Oct. 31
Deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot by mail for general election
For a vote-by-mail application, go to vote.nj.gov. Complete and mail the application as early as possible, ideally well before Nov. 1.
Nov. 6 – by 3 p.m.
Deadline for in-person mail-in ballot applications for general election
Visit vote.nj.gov for details on how to apply in person for a vote-by-mail ballot.
Nov. 7
General election
To find your polling location check the sample ballot you received from your county board of elections or visit vote.nj.gov. This is also the deadline by which the post office must receive mail-in ballots for the general election. It is also the deadline for in-person submission of general election mail-in ballots to county boards of election.
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