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Gabriela Mosquera
Gabriela Mosquera (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on January 9, 2024.
Mosquera (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Mosquera was elected in the November 8, 2011, general election. Her candidacy was challenged on the grounds that she had not resided in the district long enough to qualify as a candidate, and the challenge was upheld. At the time this ruling came, Mosquera was eligible for the seat. Local Democrats appointed her as interim representative to serve until a special election on November 6, 2012, which she won.[1][2]
In early 2023, Mosquera announced that she would not seek re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly.[3]
Biography
Mosquera earned her B.A. in political science from the College of New Jersey and her M.B.A in business administration from DeVry University Keller School of Management. Her professional experience includes working as a public policy consultant for Gloucester Township and for the state Assembly local government committee.[4]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Mosquera was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Women and Children Committee, Chair
- Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp Committee
2020-2021
Mosquera was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Women and Children Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Mosquera was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Mosquera served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
|---|
| • Women and Children, Vice-Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Mosquera served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Women and Children, Vice-Chair |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Human Services |
| • Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Mosquera served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
|---|
| • Women and Children, Vice-Chair |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
Gabriela Mosquera did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Patricia Kline, Denise Gonzalez, and Nicholas Magner in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Moriarty (D) | 26.5 | 36,480 |
| ✔ |  | Gabriela Mosquera (D) | 25.8 | 35,561 |
 | Patricia Kline (R) | 23.5 | 32,403 | |
 | Denise Gonzalez (R)  | 23.3 | 32,025 | |
 | Nicholas Magner (L) | 0.9 | 1,218 | |
| Total votes: 137,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 50.2 | 12,448 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera | 49.8 | 12,367 |
| Total votes: 24,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Denise Gonzalez and Patricia Kline advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Gonzalez | 97.8 | 7,095 |
| ✔ | | Patricia Kline (Write-in) | 2.2 | 158 |
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty (D) | 29.9 | 23,179 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera (D) | 29.4 | 22,739 |
 | Paul Dilks (R) | 21.0 | 16,227 | |
 | Stephen Pakradooni Jr. (R) | 19.7 | 15,250 | |
| Total votes: 77,395 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 50.4 | 8,360 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera | 49.6 | 8,220 |
| Total votes: 16,580 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Dilks | 51.1 | 3,177 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Pakradooni Jr. | 48.9 | 3,036 |
| Total votes: 6,213 | |||
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2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[5] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[6] Incumbent Paul Moriarty (D) and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Patricia Jefferson Kline (R), Eduardo Maldonado (R), and William McCauley Jr. (Represent, Not Rule) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 general election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
32.24% | 32,892 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
31.17% | 31,800 | |
| Republican | Patricia Jefferson Kline | 18.02% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Eduardo Maldonado | 17.41% | 17,761 | |
| Represent, Not Rule | William McCauley Jr. | 1.17% | 1,194 | |
| Total Votes | 102,033 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Democratic primary election.[9][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
50.51% | 11,510 |
| Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
49.49% | 11,277 |
| Total Votes | 22,787 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Patricia Jefferson Kline and Eduardo Maldonado were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Republican primary election.[11][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patricia Jefferson Kline |
50.42% | 3,793 |
| Eduardo Maldonado |
49.58% | 3,730 |
| Total Votes | 7,523 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[12] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Murphy and Jack Nicholson were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Moriarty and Mosquera defeated Murphy and Nicholson in the general election.[13][14][15][16][17]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
30.4% | 17,454 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
29.9% | 17,147 | |
| Republican | Kevin Murphy | 20.2% | 11,592 | |
| Republican | Jack Nicholson | 19.4% | 11,131 | |
| Total Votes | 57,324 | |||
2013
Mosquera won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4. Mosquera was bracketed with Paul Moriarty. She was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She and incumbent Paul Moriarty (D) defeated Philip Dieser (R) and Theodore M. Liddell (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[18][19][20][21]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
29% | 28,527 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
27.6% | 27,095 | |
| Republican | Philip Dieser | 22.1% | 21,702 | |
| Republican | Theodore M. Liddell | 21.4% | 20,998 | |
| Total Votes | 98,322 | |||
2012
Mosquera faced a special election for her seat on November 6, 2012. She successfully defeated Shelley Lovett (R) to remain in office.[22][23][24]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera |
60.6% | 55,027 | |
| Republican | Shelley Lovett | 39.4% | 35,835 | |
| Total Votes | 90,862 | |||
2011
Mosquera won election to District 4 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Mosquera and incumbent Paul Moriarty ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. John Caramanna also sought the party nomination but was disqualified in late April. She and Moriarty defeated Shelly Lovett (R), Agnes Gardiner (R), and Tony Celeste (I) in the November 8 general election.[25]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Special Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
30% | 22,734 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera |
28.3% | 21,461 | |
| Republican | Shelley Lovett | 19.9% | 15,106 | |
| Republican | Patricia Fratticcioli | 19.4% | 14,725 | |
| Independent | Tony Celeste | 2.4% | 1,843 | |
| Total Votes | 75,869 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Mosquera’s endorsements included the following:[26] [27]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
2011
In 2011, Mosquera’s endorsements included the following:[28]
Noteworthy events
Residency challenge
Republican candidate Shelley Lovett launched a court challenge, saying that Mosquera did not meet New Jersey's residency requirements and thus was ineligible to represent the 4th District.
Mosquera disqualified
On January 5, 2012, a superior court judge ruled that Mosquera was not qualified for the 2011 ballot. The judge found that Mosquera had not resided in the district for at least one year prior to her election. The judge did decide to let local Democrats select an interim replacement. Lovett asked the judge to allow the local GOP to make the choice since the seat was last held by a Republican.[29]
Supreme Court upholds
On February 16, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld Mosquera's disqualification. The decision against Mosquera came even though federal court deemed the state's candidate residency requirement unconstitutional in 2002. The state Supreme Court ruling opened the door to a federal challenge. In any case, the court ruled that local Democrats could appoint Mosquera to fill the vacancy since she met the residency requirement. However, as an appointee, she had to face a special election in November rather than finishing out a full term.[30]
Mosquera appointed
On February 29, 2012, Mosquera was appointed to the District 4 seat by local Democrats. She served until a special election on November 6, 2012. Her 2011 opponent, Shelley Lovett (R), challenged Mosquera in the special election, which Mosquera won.[31]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Philly.com, "N.J. Supreme Court dismisses assemblywoman's win, citing state's residency rule," February 17, 2012
- ↑ Courier Post Online, "Mosquera appointed to Assembly seat," February 29, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Moriarty will seek Madden’s Senate seat; Mosquera will not run for re-election to State Assembly," March 19, 2023
- ↑ Gloucester County Times, "Dems back Mosquera for 4th District," April 10, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ Philly.com, "Lovett and Mosquera face off again for Assembly seat," October 18, 2012
- ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Assemblywomen secure seats in special election," November 7, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Special election results November 6, 2012," accessed December 19, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
- ↑ Courier Post Online, "Democrat's Assembly win voided; Mosquera could still gain seat," January 5, 2012
- ↑ Philly.com, "N.J. Supreme Court dismisses assemblywoman's win, citing state's residency rule," February 17, 2012
- ↑ Courier Post Online, "Mosquera appointed to Assembly seat," February 29, 2012
