Connie Wagner
Concetta "Connie" Wagner (b. July 7, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 38 from 2007 to October 1, 2013. Wagner resigned from the Assembly on October 1, 2013, to spend more time with her family.[1]
Prior to her election to the Assembly, Wagner served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders during 2007, and on the Borough of Paramus Council from 2002-2007.[2]
Biography
Wagner earned her B.A. in Social Studies Sducation from Trenton State College and her M.A. in Student Personnel Services from Montclair State University. Her professional experience includes working as a guidance counselor at Paramus High School from 1997 to 2007 and at Bogota High School from 1970 to 1997.[2]
Committee assignments
2010-2012
- Health and Senior Services (Vice-Chair)
- Human Services
- Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- A1068 Requires NJT to purchase alternative fuel vehicles.
- A1325 Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
- A2362 The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
- A3374 Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."[3]
Elections
2013
Wagner ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38. Wagner was bracketed with Timothy Eustace and defeated Zachary Schrieber in the June 4 Democratic primary.[4] She withdrew from the race on June 11th, citing family reasons.
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 38, Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Connie Wagner Incumbent |
48.7% | 2,866 |
| Timothy Eustace Incumbent |
45.9% | 2,702 |
| Zachary Schrieber | 5.5% | 321 |
| Total Votes | 5,889 | |
2011
Wagner won re-election in 2011. She and Timothy Eustace ran unopposed in the June 7 Democratic primary. They then defeated Richard Goldberg, Fernando Alonso and Vinko Grskovic in the November 8 general election.[5]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 38 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Concetta Wagner Incumbent |
27.2% | 22,258 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Eustace |
25.7% | 21,097 | |
| Republican | Richard Goldberg | 23.3% | 19,091 | |
| Republican | Fernando Alonso | 23% | 18,820 | |
| Libertarian | Vinko Grskovic | 0.9% | 707 | |
| Total Votes | 81,973 | |||
Speculation
Asbury Park Press
District 38 was one of only three districts that the Asbury Park Press identified as competitive in 2011. The other two were Districts 2 and 14. Districts 2 and 38 may lean more Republican after 2011 redistricting, and District 14 could still favor Democrats. As evidence, they cited a drop in registered Democrats in Districts 2 and 38, and only a small decrease in registered Democrats in District 14. History has shown, argued APP, that districts where Democrats hold less than a 10,000 registered voter advantage typically favor the GOP. The Democratic registration advantage in District 38 is roughly 12,000, (down from 22,000).[6]
NJ Spotlight
NJ Spotlight identified District 38 as one of the most competitive districts in the state, with potential for the GOP to pickup a seat in the Assembly.[7]
2009
Wagner won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. She was bracketed with Joan Voss and defeated Republican challengers Nicholas Lonzisero and Judith Fisher.[8][9][10]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Eighth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Concetta Wagner (D)
|
28,618 | |||
| Joan M. Voss (D)
|
28,078 | |||
| Judith Fisher (R) | 23,132 | |||
| Nicholas Lonzisero (R) | 22,808 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2011
In 2011, Wagner's endorsements included the following:[11]
Personal
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Wagner and her husband, Richard, have three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Connie + Wagner + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
External links
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2011, 2009, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ nj.com, "Bergen County Assemblywoman Connie Wagner resigns," accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Connie Wagner," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Asbury Park Press, "Race for Legislature is on," September 23, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
