Clinton Calabrese

Clinton Calabrese

Democratic Party

New Jersey General Assembly District 36

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 4, 2025

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Clinton Calabrese (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 36. He assumed office on February 8, 2018.

Calabrese (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Calabrese earned a B.S. in Finance and Management from St. Joseph’s University and an M.S. in Real Estate from New York University.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Calabrese was assigned to the following committees:

• Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, Vice Chair
• Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, Vice Chair

2020-2021

Calabrese was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Solid Waste Committee
• Housing Committee
• Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, Vice-chair

2019-2020

Calabrese was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
• Commerce and Economic Development Committee
• Higher Education 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 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer defeated Christopher Musto and Diane DeBiase in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clinton Calabrese (D)	29.1	27,517
✔		Gary Schaer (D)	29.0	27,404
		Christopher Musto (R)	21.4	20,252
		Diane DeBiase (R)	20.5	19,440

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 94,613
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Schaer	50.3	10,557
✔		Clinton Calabrese	49.7	10,449

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,006
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Christopher Musto and Diane DeBiase defeated Chris Auriemma and Craig Auriemma in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Musto	32.9	3,090
✔		Diane DeBiase	30.5	2,863
		Chris Auriemma	20.3	1,901
	Submit photo	Craig Auriemma	16.3	1,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,380
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Endorsements

Calabrese received the following endorsements.

• Bergen County (NJ) Democrats
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU) New Jersey State Council

2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer defeated Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clinton Calabrese (D)	30.6	18,228
✔		Gary Schaer (D)	30.3	18,072
	Submit photo	Craig Auriemma (R)	19.7	11,761
	Submit photo	Joseph Viso (R)	19.4	11,546

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,607
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clinton Calabrese	50.3	4,328
✔		Gary Schaer	49.7	4,272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,600
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Craig Auriemma	50.3	2,234
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Viso	49.7	2,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,443
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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 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese defeated Joseph Viso and Craig Auriemma in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Schaer (D)	28.4	24,654
✔		Clinton Calabrese (D)	27.8	24,137
	Submit photo	Joseph Viso (R)	21.9	19,025
	Submit photo	Craig Auriemma (R)	21.9	19,008

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,824
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Schaer	50.5	4,502
✔		Clinton Calabrese	49.5	4,407

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,909
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Craig Auriemma (Write-in)	50.2	113
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Viso (Write-in)	49.8	112

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 225
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ana Castillo (R)

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese defeated Foster Lowe and Khaldoun Androwis in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Schaer (D)	30.8	16,747
✔		Clinton Calabrese (D)	30.5	16,622
		Foster Lowe (R)	19.4	10,561
		Khaldoun Androwis (R)	19.3	10,496

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,426
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer defeated Edward Tolga Gonca in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clinton Calabrese	47.3	3,879
✔		Gary Schaer	47.3	3,878
		Edward Tolga Gonca	5.3	437

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,194
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)

Khaldoun Androwis and Foster Lowe advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Khaldoun Androwis	50.0	1,447
✔		Foster Lowe	50.0	1,445

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,892
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2018

General election

Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36

Incumbent Clinton Calabrese defeated Marc Marsi in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clinton Calabrese (D)	63.8	36,914
	Submit photo	Marc Marsi (R)	36.2	20,946

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,860
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Campaign themes

2025

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2023

Clinton Calabrese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Clinton Calabrese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Clinton Calabrese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Clinton Calabrese campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2023	New Jersey General Assembly District 36	Won general	$359,106	$0
2021	New Jersey General Assembly District 36	Won general	$178,957	$0
Grand total			$538,063	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus

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On March 21, 2020, Clinton Calabrese announced he tested positive for coronavirus.

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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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Jersey Clean Water Action Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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2019

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2018

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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)

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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)

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Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

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Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

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William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

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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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