Costantino Rozzo

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Costantino Rozzo

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2016

Costantino Rozzo was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey. Rozzo was defeated by David Cole in the Democratic primary.

Rozzo was a 2014 American Labor Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey. He was defeated by incumbent Frank LoBiondo (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2016

See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Frank LoBiondo (R) defeated David Cole (D) and several third party candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. LoBiondo faced no challenger in the Republican primary, while Cole defeated Costantino Rozzo in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. LoBiondo won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo Incumbent	59.2%	176,338
	Democratic	David Cole	37.2%	110,838
	Libertarian	John Ordille	1.3%	3,773
	Make Government Work	James Keenan	0.9%	2,653
	Representing the 99%	Steven Fenichel	0.5%	1,574
	People's Independent Progressive	Eric Beechwood	0.5%	1,387
	For Political Revolution	Gabriel Brian Franco	0.4%	1,232
Total Votes				297,795
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

U.S. House, New Jersey District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Cole	81.1%	33,961
Constantino Rozzo	18.9%	7,932
Total Votes		41,893
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Frank LoBiondo (R) defeated Bill Hughes, Jr. (D), Gary Stein (I), Bayode Olabisi (I), Costantino Rozzo (American Labor Party) and Alexander Spano (Democratic-Republican). LoBiondo defeated Mike Assad in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014, while Hughes defeated Dave Cole for the Democratic nomination.

New Jersey's 2nd was considered a battleground district in 2014. Although LoBiondo won re-election in 2012 by a safe 17.4 percent margin of victory, the 2012 presidential race went Democratic, with Barack Obama winning the district by an 8.1 percent margin of victory.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo Incumbent	61.5%	108,875
	Democratic	Bill Hughes, Jr.	37.3%	66,026
	Independent	Gary Stein	0.3%	612
	Independent	Bayode Olabisi	0.3%	471
	American Labor Party	Costantino Rozzo	0.3%	501
	Democratic-Republican	Alexander Spano	0.4%	663
Total Votes				177,148
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2014

Rozzo listed the following issues, among others, on his campaign website:

“	Healthcare: We need a National, single-payer healthcare program. All hospitals in the state must be publicly owned or run as not-for-profits. We also need small community-based health clinics in schools, large businesses and residential areas. Reproductive rights and sex education should be part of our heathcare system.Including veterinarian services Education: We need to invest in public education with equalized, per-pupil funding to insure quality education for all. We need to provide free post-secondary education for all US residents, funded through a progressive income tax. Jobs: We must create jobs through public works projects and by supporting small businesses and encouraging the growth of cooperatives. Taxes: Recent tax-cuts have victimized the working and middle classes while rewarding the rich. We need a progressive income tax that equitably distributes the tax burden so that the wealthy pay their share. Regressive taxes, such as sales and property taxes, only further burden those least able to pay and must be done away with. Environment: US industries must be forced to abide by clean air, clean water and toxic cleanup statutes. Citizens must have the right to know what, how much and where pesticides are being used. We need to support massive public transit programs to cut down congestion and auto pollution. Animal protection initiatives. Equality: Equal rights for all persons under the law, regardless of gender, race, creed, or sexual orientation. I support issues of tolerance and Anti-hate. Also, All people, no matter who they are, should be equal and have equal opportunities in an all inclusive umbrella. Workers Rights: Workers must have the right to organize and to force employers into binding arbitration. We need a National "family leave" act which guarantees paid leave for the birth of a child and for medical or personal emergencies. Install Bill or Workers and Union Rights. Public Services: There is a now a right-wing attack on our Federal social safety net, we must re-affirm our commitment to a great public society on National level. We must increase the funding for community aid centers build food and service programs and create social welfare boards with recipient representation. Sustainable and Livable Communities: Giving power back to the States and Communities. They must find ways to be accountable to the Federal Government on expenditures. Eliminating Slums and Ghettos, ending rural poverty, improved education, and more. Democracy: Freedom of Choice. Candidates should be elected through a system of proportional representation, and all candidates for office should be allotted free television and radio time. Many of today's social problems can be traced to economic inequality. Crime, poverty, homelessness and unemployment all have social causes. The Socialist Party of New Jersey is dedicated to addressing these problems at their root. We need radical solutions to today's problems	”
—Costantino Rozzo, Campaign website

See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
• New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District

Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (3)