Christopher DePhillips

Christopher DePhillips

Republican Party

Candidate, New Jersey General Assembly District 40

New Jersey General Assembly District 40

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Predecessor

David Russo

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1987

Law

Seton Hall University School of Law, 1992

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Christopher DePhillips (Republican Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 40. He assumed office on January 9, 2018. His current term ends on January 13, 2026.

DePhillips (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 40. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.

Biography

DePhillips earned his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1987 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. He served on the Wyckoff Township Committee from 2009 to 2013, as deputy Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2011, and as Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2012. He also served on the Wyckoff Environmental Commission from 2013 to 2017.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
• Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

2020-2021

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

2019-2020

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Regulated Professions Committee
• Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Al Barlas, incumbent Christopher DePhillips, Ron Arnau, and Jeffrey Gates are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Al Barlas (R)
		Christopher DePhillips (R)
		Ron Arnau (D)
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Gates (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Jeffrey Gates and Ron Arnau advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jeffrey Gates	53.4	16,128
✔		Ron Arnau	46.6	14,088

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,216
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Christopher DePhillips and incumbent Al Barlas advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips	54.7	13,757
✔		Al Barlas	45.3	11,411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,168
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Christopher DePhillips and Al Barlas defeated Jennifer Marrinan and Giovanna Irizarry in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	27.9	28,601
✔		Al Barlas (R)	27.0	27,638
	Submit photo	Jennifer Marrinan (D)	22.7	23,202
	Submit photo	Giovanna Irizarry (D)	22.4	22,952

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,393
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Jennifer Marrinan and Giovanna Irizarry advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Marrinan	50.1	6,009
✔	Submit photo	Giovanna Irizarry	49.9	5,990

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,999
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Christopher DePhillips and Al Barlas advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips	50.8	6,137
✔		Al Barlas	49.2	5,953

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,090
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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 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips defeated Nicole McNamara and Genevieve Allard in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney (R)	30.1	46,004
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	29.6	45,246
	Submit photo	Nicole McNamara (D)	20.3	31,066
	Submit photo	Genevieve Allard (D)	20.0	30,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Nicole McNamara and Genevieve Allard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicole McNamara	50.1	5,787
✔	Submit photo	Genevieve Allard	49.9	5,759

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney	50.5	9,560
✔		Christopher DePhillips	49.5	9,356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,916
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips defeated Julie O'Brien and Maria Martini Cordonnier in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney (R)	28.4	22,562
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	27.6	21,955
	Submit photo	Julie O'Brien (D)	22.1	17,557
		Maria Martini Cordonnier (D)	21.8	17,332

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,406
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Sedon (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Maria Martini Cordonnier and Michael Sedon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Martini Cordonnier	50.4	3,683
✔	Submit photo	Michael Sedon	49.6	3,622

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney	50.7	5,038
✔		Christopher DePhillips	49.3	4,901

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,939
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly 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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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

Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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2021

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2019

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2017

DePhillips and Kevin Rooney's shared campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Property Taxes We will work to reduce property taxes by: Cutting state spending; not just slowing increases in spending Fighting to create a fair school funding formula that recognizes that all school children are important and increases state education aid to suburban school districts — and making sure that added school aid MUST go directly to property tax reduction. Reduce excess aid to over-funded school districts, such as Jersey City and Newark — which together receive $1 billion in school aid. Creating a municipal property tax cap that does not have loopholes. End the practice of increasing property taxes for homeowners who upgrade their homes. Make the interest on student loans tax deductible. Grow Jobs We will: Cut needless regulations that raise the cost of business expansion or business investment in New Jersey. Cut red tape that delays projects and forces developers to appear before multiple jurisdictions to get construction and expansion approvals. Reduce the state’s top corporate income tax, which is 9 % and makes New Jersey noncompetitive with its neighbors. Upgrade the NJ Treasury Department to end backlogs in tax collection and make the Department more business friendly. Pensions We will: Overhaul the pension system and make it fair to taxpayers. Oppose any pension “sweeteners” that give public employees greater pension benefits than people in the private sector receive. Stop giving free health benefits for life to retirees whose total retirement income exceeds $75,000 per year. Help Our Veterans We will: Create a special Veterans Court for our U.S. Military Veterans who encounter criminal justice problems — often as the result of combat related injuries. These courts can provide alternatives to incarceration for those who put their lives on the line for our nation.	”
—Christopher DePhillips and Kevin Rooney

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Christopher DePhillips campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2023	New Jersey General Assembly District 40	Won general	$119,252	$0
2021	New Jersey General Assembly District 40	Won general	$139,070	$0
Grand total			$258,322	$0
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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

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