Colin Bell
Colin Bell is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 2 from 2017 to 2018.
Biography
Bell's professional experience includes working as an assistant Atlantic County prosecutor and as a private practice attorney. He also served on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Bell's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
In the Senate, Colin will fight for real property tax relief by closing Governor Christie’s tax loopholes for millionaires to fund $1,000 property tax credit to families making under $200,000, to restore full funding of women’s healthcare that has been stripped by the Christie Administration, and for the full and fair funding of our public education system. Colin will also work to help local governments function more efficiency by making it easier for them to enter shared service and cost-sharing agreements.[2] |
” |
| —Colin Bell[3] | ||
Elections
2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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][5] Chris Brown (R) defeated incumbent Colin Bell (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 2 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Brown |
53.52% | 26,950 | |
| Democratic | Colin Bell Incumbent | 46.48% | 23,406 | |
| Total Votes | 50,356 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Colin Bell ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 2 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Colin Bell | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Chris Brown ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 2 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Chris Brown | ||
| 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.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and Colin Bell were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Chris Brown and Will Pauls were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Mazzeo and Brown defeated Bell and Pauls in the general election.[10][11][12][13]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Brown Incumbent |
26.5% | 18,959 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
25.5% | 18,279 | |
| Democratic | Colin Bell | 24.4% | 17,433 | |
| Republican | Will Pauls | 23.6% | 16,907 | |
| Total Votes | 71,578 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Senate
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Profile from the New Jersey State Senate
- Colin Bell on Facebook
- Colin Bell on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Colin Bell for Senate," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Colin Bell for Senate," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 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, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jim Whelan (D) |
New Jersey State Senate District 2 2017-2018 |
Succeeded by Chris Brown (R) |
