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Jennifer Beck
Republican Party
Prior offices:
New Jersey State Senate District 11
Years in office: 2011 - 2018
New Jersey State Senate District 12
Years in office: 2008 - 2011
New Jersey General Assembly District 12
Years in office: 2006 - 2008
Education
Bachelor's
Boston College
Graduate
University of Pennsylvania
Personal
Profession
President, JAB Marketing LLC
Contact
Personal website

Jennifer Beck (b. January 3, 1967) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 11 from 2008 to 2018. Beck was moved from District 12 into District 11 by the 2011 redistricting process.

Beck served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2005 to 2007.

Biography

Beck earned her B.A. in physics and mathematics from Boston College and her M.A. in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Her professional experience includes serving as the president of JAB Marketing, LLC. Beck was a member of the Red Bank Borough Council from 1999 to 2005.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beck served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp
• Budget and Appropriations
• Community and Urban Affairs

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Beck served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Beck served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2017

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[1][2] Vin Gopal (D) defeated incumbent Jennifer Beck (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 11 general election.[3][4]

New Jersey State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Vin Gopal 53.56% 31,308
     Republican Jennifer Beck Incumbent 46.44% 27,150
Total Votes 58,458
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Vin Gopal ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 11 Democratic primary election.[5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
New Jersey State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Vin Gopal
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Jennifer Beck ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 11 Republican primary election.[5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
New Jersey State Senate, District 11 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Beck Incumbent
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2013

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Beck won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 11. Beck was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary and defeated Michael Brantley (D) and Marie Amato-Juckiewicz (I) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[6][7][8][9]

New Jersey State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Beck Incumbent 60% 30,531
     Democratic Michael Brantley 38.8% 19,735
     Independent Marie Amato-Juckiewicz 1.2% 599
Total Votes 50,865

2011

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Beck won election to the District 11 seat in 2011. She did not run for re-election to District 12. Beck ran unopposed in the June 7 Republican primary election. She defeated Raymond Santiago (D) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[10]

New Jersey State Senate District 11 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Beck 56.6% 20,226
     Democratic Raymond Santiago 43.4% 15,487
Total Votes 35,713

First female legislative team

District 11 featured the state's first all-female legislative team. In addition to Beck, Caroline Casagrande (R) and Mary Pat Angelini (R) won seats in District 11 during the 2011 New Jersey General Assembly race.[11]

2007

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007

In 2007, Beck was elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 12. Beck (R) finished with 26,743 votes while her opponent Ellen Karcher (D) finished with 22,4844 votes.[12] Beck raised $599,822 for her campaign fund.[13]

New Jersey State Senate District 12
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Beck (R) 26,743
Ellen Karcher (D) 22,844

Campaign finance summary

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Jennifer Beck campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2013New Jersey State Senate, District 11Won $371,691 N/A**
2011New Jersey State Senate, District 11Won $519,322 N/A**
2007New Jersey State Senate, District 12Won $599,822 N/A**
2005New Jersey General Assembly, District 12Won $110,369 N/A**
Grand total$1,601,204 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Beck’s endorsements included the following:[14]

  • The Sierra Club

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jennifer Beck endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[15]

Personal

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Beck currently resides with her fiance, Dan Shields, in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Additional reading

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term ""Jennifer + Beck" + New Jersey + Senate"

Jennifer Beck News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  2. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  3. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  4. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
  6. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  7. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  8. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  9. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
  10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  11. ↑ Atlanticville, "GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District," June 30, 2011
  12. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Jersey State Senate 2007 general election results," accessed April 10, 2014
  13. ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign funds," accessed April 10, 2014
  14. ↑ Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter, "NJ Chapter's State Legislative Endorsements," accessed September 3, 2013
  15. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)
Political offices
Preceded by
Sean Kean 		New Jersey State Senate District 11
2012–present 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
- 		New Jersey State Senate District 12
2008–2012 		Succeeded by
Samuel Thompson


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