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Annette Quijano
2008 - Present
2026
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Annette Quijano (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 20. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Quijano (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 20. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Quijano currently serves as deputy majority leader.
Biography
Quijano earned her B.S. in management from Rutgers and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. Her professional experience includes serving as an assistant counsel to Governor's McGreevy, Codey, and Corzine, as an adjunct professor at Kean University, and as a per diem prosecutor for the City of Elizabeth.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Quijano was assigned to the following committees:
- Consumer Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
- Housing Committee
2020-2021
Quijano was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Quijano was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Quijano served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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• Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Chair |
• Appropriations |
• Consumer Affairs |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Quijano served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Chair |
• Labor |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Quijano served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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• Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Chair |
• Labor |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Quijano served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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• Judiciary, Vice-Chair |
• Regulatory Oversight and Gaming, Vice-Chair |
• Telecommunications and Utilities |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
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General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano, Ed Rodriguez, and Carmen Bucco are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Annette Quijano (D) | |
Ed Rodriguez (D) | ||
![]() | Carmen Bucco (R) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and Ed Rodriguez defeated Sergio Granados and Walter Wimbush in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano | 31.5 | 8,741 |
✔ | Ed Rodriguez | 24.3 | 6,733 | |
Sergio Granados | 23.9 | 6,635 | ||
Walter Wimbush | 20.4 | 5,654 |
Total votes: 27,763 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Carmen Bucco advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Carmen Bucco | 95.2 | 2,664 |
Other/Write-in votes | 4.8 | 134 |
Total votes: 2,798 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rich Tabor (R)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Reginald W. Atkins defeated Ramon Hernandez in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano (D) | 42.7 | 12,280 |
✔ | ![]() | Reginald W. Atkins (D) | 42.1 | 12,104 |
![]() | Ramon Hernandez (R) | 15.2 | 4,380 |
Total votes: 28,764 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Reginald W. Atkins defeated Myrlene M.A. Thelot and Charles E. Mitchell Sr in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano | 39.1 | 7,014 |
✔ | ![]() | Reginald W. Atkins | 37.4 | 6,711 |
![]() | Myrlene M.A. Thelot | 11.8 | 2,119 | |
Charles E. Mitchell Sr | 11.7 | 2,106 |
Total votes: 17,950 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Ramon Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ramon Hernandez | 100.0 | 996 |
Total votes: 996 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and Reginald W. Atkins won election in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano (D) | 50.8 | 26,276 |
✔ | ![]() | Reginald W. Atkins (D) | 49.2 | 25,477 |
Total votes: 51,753 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano | 36.8 | 8,785 |
✔ | ![]() | Reginald W. Atkins | 34.0 | 8,105 |
Diane Murray-Clements | 12.6 | 3,015 | ||
Christian Veliz | 11.6 | 2,778 | ||
![]() | Ricky Castaneda (Unofficially withdrew) | 2.6 | 615 | |
Aissa Heath (Unofficially withdrew) ![]() | 2.4 | 563 |
Total votes: 23,861 | ||||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley defeated Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano (D) | 40.9 | 14,373 |
✔ | ![]() | Jamel Holley (D) | 38.7 | 13,612 |
![]() | Charles Donnelly (R) | 10.6 | 3,727 | |
![]() | Ashraf Hanna (R) | 9.8 | 3,441 |
Total votes: 35,153 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano defeated Kenneth Jones in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jamel Holley | 45.4 | 8,917 |
✔ | ![]() | Annette Quijano | 43.9 | 8,616 |
Kenneth Jones ![]() | 10.7 | 2,111 |
Total votes: 19,644 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Charles Donnelly | 51.7 | 822 |
✔ | ![]() | Ashraf Hanna | 48.3 | 767 |
Total votes: 1,589 | ||||
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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.[2] 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.[3] Incumbent Annette Quijano (D) and incumbent Jamel Holley (D) defeated Joseph Aubourg (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 general election.[4][5]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
45.38% | 24,221 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
44.57% | 23,790 | |
Republican | Joseph Aubourg | 10.04% | 5,361 | |
Total Votes | 53,372 | |||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.23% | 9,435 |
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49.77% | 9,348 |
Total Votes | 18,783 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Republican primary election
Joseph Aubourg ran unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Republican primary election.[8][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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100.00% | 706 |
Total Votes | 706 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley were bracketed together, Jorge Batista and Vivian Bell were bracketed together and Tony Monteiro and Giuliano Farina were bracketed together and faced off in the Democratic primary. Stephen Kozlovich and Roger Stryeski were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Quijano and Holley defeated Kozlovich and Stryeski in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
2013
Quijano won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20. Quijano was bracketed with Joseph Cryan. She was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She and incumbent Joseph Cryan (D) defeated Charles Donnelly (R) and Christopher Hackett (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
2011
Quijano won re-election for District 20 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Quijano and fellow incumbent Joseph Cryan ran bracketed together and defeated Tony Monteiro and Carlos Cedeno in the June 7 Democratic Primary. They then defeated John Donoso (R) in the November 8 general election.[19]
2009
Quijano won re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2009. Quijano, bracketed with Joseph Cryan (D), was unopposed in the November 3, 2009, general election. [20]
New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twentieth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
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20,607 | |||
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20,054 |
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Quijano’s endorsements included the following:[21][22]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
2011
In 2011, Quijano’s endorsements included the following:[23]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Jersey General Assembly District 20 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Annette Quijano Official Campaign Website," accessed May 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011