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Amber Gesslein
Amber Gesslein was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Gesslein earned her A.S. in Liberal Arts from Ocean Country College in 2008, her B.S. in Government from Suffolk University in 2010 and her M.A. in political science from Kean University in 2012. Her professional experience includes working as and Adjunct Professor of Politics and Government at Ocean County College.[2]
Campaign themes
2013
Gesslein's campaign website stated that she "will continue the fight to restore and revive the towns affected by Sandy and will represent the interests and needs of Ocean County making it her top priority."[2]
Elections
2013
Gesslein ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10. Gesslein was bracketed with Susan Kane. She was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She was defeated by incumbent Dave Wolfe (R) and incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[3][4][5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Wolfe Incumbent |
35% | 44,627 | |
| Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin Incumbent |
33.4% | 42,586 | |
| Democratic | Susan Kane | 16.2% | 20,647 | |
| Democratic | Amber Gesslein | 15.4% | 19,658 | |
| Total Votes | 127,518 | |||
Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Gesslein’s endorsements included the following:[7]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
Personal
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Gesslein currently resides in Brick, NJ.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Amber + Gesslein + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
External links
- Amber Gesslein Official Campaign Website
- Kane and Gesslein campaign on twitter
- Gesslein about me biography
- Gesslein on Project vote smart
- Amber Gesslein's LinkedIn profile
- New Jersey Department of State, Official Primary Results
- New Jersey Department of State, Unofficial general election candidates (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Amber Gesslein Official Campaign Website," accessed May 7, 2013
- ↑ 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 9, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
