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Christine Ordway
Christine Ordway was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Ordway was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography
Ordway earned her B.S. in accounting from Fairfield University and her MBA in finance from Pace University. Her professional experience includes working as an auditor for Ernst and Young, as a teacher, and in auditing, accounting, and analysis for many brand name companies.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
On their shared campaign website, Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Pension Reform
Area and State Issues
Fundamental Rights
Flooding
Fiscal Reform
|
” |
| —Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway[3] | ||
Elections
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.[4] 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.[5] Incumbent Kevin Rooney (R) and Christopher DePhillips (R) defeated Christine Ordway (D), Paul Vagianos (D), and Anthony J. Pellechia (You Tell Me) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin Rooney Incumbent |
26.79% | 31,170 | |
| Republican | Christopher DePhillips |
26.31% | 30,610 | |
| Democratic | Christine Ordway | 23.28% | 27,092 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vagianos | 22.98% | 26,737 | |
| You Tell Me | Anthony J. Pellechia | 0.64% | 748 | |
| Total Votes | 116,357 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Democratic primary election.[8][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Christine Ordway |
50.39% | 7,299 |
| Paul Vagianos |
49.61% | 7,187 |
| Total Votes | 14,486 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips defeated Norman Robertson and Joseph Bubba in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Republican primary election.[10][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Rooney Incumbent |
35.92% | 8,251 |
| Christopher DePhillips |
33.29% | 7,647 |
| Norman Robertson | 15.45% | 3,548 |
| Joseph Bubba | 15.33% | 3,522 |
| Total Votes | 22,968 | |
| 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.[11] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Paul Vagianos and Christine Ordway were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Russo and incumbent Scott Rumana were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Russo and Rumana defeated Vagianos and Ordway in the general election.[12][13][14][15][16]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Russo Incumbent |
28% | 19,675 | |
| Republican | Scott Rumana Incumbent |
27.6% | 19,357 | |
| Democratic | Christine Ordway | 22.3% | 15,629 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vagianos | 22.2% | 15,573 | |
| Total Votes | 70,234 | |||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Christine Ordway on Facebook
- Christine Ordway on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Flip the 40th 2017 campaign website, "Christine Ordway," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Flip the 40th 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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 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 primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
