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Bruce Alston

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Bruce Alston
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Owner of a private real estate investment & consulting firm

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:

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]

—Alston 31st District (2015)[2]

Elections

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly 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 Green check mark transparent.pngAngela McKnight 35.3% 9,597
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas 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
Green check mark transparent.pngAngela McKnight 35.2% 5,623
Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas 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
Green check mark transparent.pngSandra 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

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