Aaron Hyndman

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Aaron Hyndman
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Education

Bachelor's

Rutgers University

Personal
Profession
Public relations and communications consultant

Aaron Hyndman was a 2017 Green candidate for District 24 of the New Jersey General Assembly.

Biography

Hyndman earned his B.A. in communication from Rutgers University. His professional experience includes working as a public relations and communications consultant.[1]

Campaign themes

2017

On their shared Facebook page, Aaron Hyndman and Kenny Collins highlighted the following issue:

The goal of our grassroots people-powered campaign is to advance our shared values and principles, based on Ecology, Equality, and Prosperity.

Our policy initiatives will align with the Four Pillars of the Green Party (Peace & Non-Violence, Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, and Grassroots Democracy). In all that we do, we will seek to make our district and state a better place for all, through the advancement of the Green Party's 10 Key Values as described below:

1) FACILITATE true Grassroots Democracy by speaking truth to power and giving everyone the opportunity to be a part of this movement for change.

2) ADVANCE Social Justice so that everyone gets fair treatment under the law, giving every New Jerseyan the opportunity to fulfill their potential.

3) EMBRACE Non-Violence on an operational and policy level so that we can work toward lasting peace in our local and global communities.

4) DEFEND our Ecology, knowing that it is our obligation to be good stewards of the resources that we all must share.

5) PROMOTE Sustainability so that New Jersey will have an economic system that is not dependent on continual expansion for survival.

6) INCORPORATE fundamental principles of Economic Justice into our policy alternatives so that every New Jerseyan has the opportunity for meaningful work with dignity, paying a living wage that reflects the real value of a person’s work, with broad citizen participation in economic decision-making to assure protection of the environment and workers’ rights.

7) REFORM a corrupt structure dominated by the elites so that a more decentralized, democratic, and egalitarian system can yield a better quality of life for all of us.

8) RESPECT Gender Equality so that a more cooperative model, without typecasting, will encourage respectful, positive, and responsible relationships that free all members of society to live up to their full potential.

9) ENSURE that there is appropriate Diversity in everything we do, because only then can we be greater than the sum of our parts. That way, true popular democracy can become the status quo, guaranteeing the dignity of the individual, and liberty and justice for all.

10) ENCOURAGE individuals to take responsibility for the well-being of their households and their communities.[2]

—Aaron Hyndman and Kenny Collins[3]

Elections

2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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.[4] 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.[5] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 general election.[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Parker Space Incumbent 30.67% 33,873
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Harold Wirths 27.91% 30,820
     Democratic Kate Matteson 20.33% 22,456
     Democratic Gina Trish 18.29% 20,200
     Green Aaron Hyndman 1.42% 1,568
     Green Kenny Collins 1.37% 1,518
Total Votes 110,435
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Kate Matteson and Gina Trish defeated Michael Pirog in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Democratic primary election.[8][9]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kate Matteson 46.49% 5,997
Green check mark transparent.png Gina Trish 41.97% 5,414
Michael Pirog 11.54% 1,489
Total Votes 12,900
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Parker Space and Harold Wirths defeated Nathan Orr and David Atwood in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Republican primary election.[10][9]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Parker Space Incumbent 40.16% 11,149
Green check mark transparent.png Harold Wirths 35.45% 9,842
Nathan Orr 13.64% 3,787
David Atwood 10.75% 2,983
Total Votes 27,761
Source: New Jersey Department of State

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