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Bruce Alston
Bruce D. Alston is a former 2015 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Alston was a 2011 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the New Jersey State Senate. He was defeated in the June 7 Democratic primary.
Campaign themes
2015
Alston's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
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Bruce Alston is a progressive Democrat focused on grassroots community growth through important issues such as lowered property taxes, public pension reform, job initiatives, lowering college tuition, and better health care benefits for seniors. He also wants to eradict homelessness and provide more affordable housing and is committed to protecting public education. Bruce understands that a cultural poverty is taking a hold of many right now, but he is committed to bringing back the American middle class by placing the initiatives on career training, [sic] and affordable education.[1] |
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| —Alston 31st District (2015)[2] | ||
Elections
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.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Joseph Conte and Ramon Regalado were bracketed together, Angela McKnight and Nicholas Chiaravalloti were bracketed together, Bruce Alston and Washington Flores were bracketed together and in the Democratic primary. Matthew Kopko and Herminio Mendoza were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Dejon Morris withdrew from the race before the Democratic primary. McKnight and Chiaravalloti defeated Kopko, Mendoza, Tony Zanowic (Your Independent Leadership) and Alejandro Rodriguez (Your Independent Leadership) in the general election.[4][5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Angela McKnight |
35.3% | 9,597 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Chiaravalloti |
33.9% | 9,212 | |
| Republican | Matthew Kopko | 14.2% | 3,872 | |
| Republican | Herminio Mendoza | 9.6% | 2,603 | |
| Your Independent Leadership | Tony Zanowic | 3.5% | 958 | |
| Your Independent Leadership | Alejandro Rodriguez | 3.4% | 934 | |
| Total Votes | 27,176 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Angela McKnight |
35.2% | 5,623 |
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti |
32.6% | 5,207 |
| Joseph Conte | 10.9% | 1,748 |
| Ramon Regalado | 8.9% | 1,419 |
| Bruce Alston | 6.2% | 988 |
| Washington Flores | 5.1% | 822 |
| DeJon Morris | 1% | 157 |
| Total Votes | 15,964 | |
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Alston ran in the 2011 election for New Jersey Senate District 31. He was defeated by Democratic incumbent Sandra Cunningham in the primary on June 7, 2011. Republican candidate Donnamarie James ran unopposed in the June 7 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[9]
| New Jersey State Senate District 31 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sandra Cunningham Incumbent |
85.1% | 7,489 |
| Bruce Alston | 14.9% | 1,312 |
| Total Votes | 8,801 | |
Noteworthy events
Arrest
On April 14, 2011, Alston was arrested by Jersey City police for three outstanding warrants.[10] Alston said the warrants were for fines amounting to $1,950 and were more than a dozen years old. He blamed the arrests on a political ploy to smear his campaign.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bruce + Alston + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 31
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Facebook Page
- Vote NJ profile for Bruce Alston
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Alston 31st District," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ 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 State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Jersey Journal, "State senate candidate Bruce Alston picked up on outstanding warrants, Jersey City cops say," April 14, 2011
- ↑ Jersey Journal, "Senate candidate Bruce Alston of Jersey City arrested on three warrants more than a dozen years old, pays $1,950 in fines, and blame for the incident on "the machine," April 15, 2011
