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Andrew Ciesla
Prior offices:
New Jersey State Senate District 10
Years in office: 1992 - 2012
Education
Bachelor's
Montclair State University, 1975
Graduate
Syracuse University, 1976
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Area Manager for the Atlantic Region, Ferguson Enterprises, Incorporated

Andrew Ciesla is a former Republican member of the New Jersey Senate, representing District 10 from 1992 to 2012. Bills sponsored by Senator Ciesla included Senate Bill 341 and Senate Bill 342.[1][2]

Ciesla was a former member of the Brick Township Council and a former board member of the New Jersey Builders Association.[3]

Biography

Ciesla earned his B.A. in political science from Montclair State University and his M.P.A in Public Administration from Syracuse University. His professional experience includes working as an Area Manager for Ferguson Enterprises, Inc in the Atlantic Region.[3]

Committee assignments

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Ciesla was appointed to these committees:

Elections

2011

See Also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Ciesla did not run for re-election in 2011.[4]

2007

See Also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007

In 2007, Ciesla was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 10. Ciesla (R) finished with 387,721 votes and was followed by Britta Wenzel (D) with 15,712 votes and Jim Miller (L) with 2,042 votes.[5] Ciesla raised $387,721 for his campaign fund.[6][7]

New Jersey State Senate District 10
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Andre Ciesla (R) 30,164
Britta Wenzel (D) 15,712
Jim Miller (L) 2,042

Campaign finance summary

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

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

Andrew Ciesla endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[8]

Personal

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Ciesla was born on July 24, 1953, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. He and his wife, Debra, have three children: Alex, Andrew and Adam.[3]

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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New Jersey State Senate District 10
1992–2012
Succeeded by
James Holzapfel (R)


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