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Allison Friedman
Allison Friedman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 13. She lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Friedman was a 2019 Democratic candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 13. Friedman lost in the general election on November 5, 2019. Friedman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Friedman was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 13 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Friedman earned her B.A. in political science and philosophy from Hofstra University in 1995 and her J.D. from Hofstra Law School in 1998.[2] Her professional experience includes working as a Public Defender for the State of New Jersey.
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gerard Scharfenberger and Victoria A. Flynn defeated Allison Friedman and Erin Howard in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gerard Scharfenberger (R) | 30.8 | 53,055 |
| ✔ |  | Victoria A. Flynn (R) | 30.5 | 52,525 |
 | Allison Friedman (D) | 19.4 | 33,509 | |
| Erin Howard (D) | 19.4 | 33,396 | ||
| Total votes: 172,485 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Erin Howard and Allison Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erin Howard | 50.3 | 6,059 | |
| ✔ | | Allison Friedman | 49.7 | 5,983 |
| Total votes: 12,042 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gerard Scharfenberger and Victoria A. Flynn defeated incumbent Serena DiMaso in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerard Scharfenberger | 36.7 | 8,993 |
| ✔ | | Victoria A. Flynn | 35.8 | 8,778 |
 | Serena DiMaso | 27.4 | 6,719 | |
| Total votes: 24,490 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Handlin (R)
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Gerard Scharfenberger and incumbent Serena DiMaso defeated Barbara Singer and Allison Friedman in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerard Scharfenberger (R) | 29.8 | 25,828 |
| ✔ | | Serena DiMaso (R) | 29.2 | 25,297 |
| Barbara Singer (D) | 20.6 | 17,835 | ||
| Allison Friedman (D) | 20.5 | 17,763 | |
| Total votes: 86,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Allison Friedman and Barbara Singer advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Friedman | 51.5 | 3,496 |
| ✔ | Barbara Singer | 48.5 | 3,291 | |
| Total votes: 6,787 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 (2 seats)
Gerard Scharfenberger and incumbent Serena DiMaso advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 13 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerard Scharfenberger | 50.2 | 5,302 |
| ✔ | | Serena DiMaso | 49.8 | 5,270 |
| Total votes: 10,572 | |||
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2013
Friedman ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 13. Friedman is bracketed wtih Matthew Morehead. She was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She was defeated by incumbent Amy Handlin (R) and incumbent Declan O'Scanlon (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3][4][5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Amy Handlin Incumbent |
33.5% | 38,795 | |
| Republican | Declan O'Scanlon Jr. Incumbent |
32.5% | 37,577 | |
| Democratic | Allison Friedman | 17% | 19,623 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Morehead | 16.3% | 18,843 | |
| Green | Karen Anne Zaletel | 0.7% | 796 | |
| Total Votes | 115,634 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Allison Friedman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Allison Friedman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Friedman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Education continued excellence while stabilizing taxes
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2013
On their shared campaign website, Friedman and Matthew Morehead listed the following priorities of their campaign:[7]
- "To advocate for those still homeless after Superstorm Sandy, and are in real fear of losing their homes to red tape and unresponsive insurance companies."
- "To ensure that State contracts are properly vetted as part of a transparent bidding process, ensuring that there is more than one bid for a contract."
- "To revamp the state’s antiquated tax code allowing individuals and small business to claim losses to property and promote capital spending."
- "To create state tax incentives for small businesses equal in proportion to that enjoyed by major corporations."
Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Friedman’s endorsements included the following:[8][9]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
Personal
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Friedman resides in Aberdeen Township, NJ.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ "Allison Friedman for the 13th Legislative District Facebook page," accessed May 8, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Official Campaign website of Allison Friedman and Matthew Morehead,accessed September 5, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
