Denise Gonzalez
Denise Gonzalez (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 4. She lost in the Republican primary on June 6, 2023.
Biography
Denise Gonzalez was born in New York, New York and lives in Gloucester Township, New Jersey. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Her career experience includes working as an electrician.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Dan Hutchison and Cody Miller defeated Amanda Esposito, Matthew Walker, and Maureen Dukes Penrose in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Hutchison (D) | 26.5 | 30,116 |
| ✔ |  | Cody Miller (D) | 26.2 | 29,770 |
 | Amanda Esposito (R) | 23.5 | 26,653 | |
| Matthew Walker (R) | 22.8 | 25,881 | ||
| Maureen Dukes Penrose (Conservatives South Jersey Party) | 1.0 | 1,145 | ||
| Total votes: 113,565 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Dan Hutchison and Cody Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Hutchison | 50.2 | 11,696 |
| ✔ | | Cody Miller | 49.8 | 11,615 |
| Total votes: 23,311 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Amanda Esposito and Matthew Walker defeated Michael Clark, Denise Gonzalez, and John M. Keating in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Esposito | 30.3 | 5,199 |
| ✔ | Matthew Walker | 29.8 | 5,110 | |
 | Michael Clark | 17.8 | 3,053 | |
 | Denise Gonzalez | 17.1 | 2,940 | |
| John M. Keating | 5.0 | 854 | ||
| Total votes: 17,156 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gonzalez in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Patricia Kline, Denise Gonzalez, and Nicholas Magner in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Moriarty (D) | 26.5 | 36,480 |
| ✔ |  | Gabriela Mosquera (D) | 25.8 | 35,561 |
 | Patricia Kline (R) | 23.5 | 32,403 | |
| Denise Gonzalez (R) | 23.3 | 32,025 | |
 | Nicholas Magner (L) | 0.9 | 1,218 | |
| Total votes: 137,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 50.2 | 12,448 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera | 49.8 | 12,367 |
| Total votes: 24,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Denise Gonzalez and Patricia Kline advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Gonzalez | 97.8 | 7,095 |
| ✔ | | Patricia Kline (Write-in) | 2.2 | 158 |
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Denise Gonzalez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Denise Gonzalez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gonzalez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I strive for economic advancement and growth for all
- I will re-establish Veterans’ tax benefits and lower/ abolish taxes for seniors
- Uphold my oath to support our natural born rights as they are enshrined in The Bill of Rights and enumerated in our US and NJ Constitutions
I will ensure health choice is protected.
I will fight for the right to assemble in houses of worship.
Establish faith and transparency in state government.
Protect parental rights.
Protect our natural born rights and our rights under the US Constitution.
Public Safety —
I will provide more funding for the safety of officers, bring back police dogs and community outreach programs like DARE and PALS.
Eliminate civilian review boards.
Ensure local police can easily work with all government law enforcement agencies.
Protect pensions and restore COLA payments
Ensure equality of recruitment based on the quality of the candidate.
I will always stand with law enforcement and never defund the police.
Economic Growth and Development—
Review and remove unnecessary regulation that hinders business growth.
Make NJ a tax friendly climate for all businesses and for others wanting to move here.
Consolidate bureaucracies to eliminate red tape to facilitate new entrepreneurship.
Promote and fund vocational trades in schools.
Enhance business growth by providing tax incentives.
Education—
I am for school choice.
I am for school funding that follows the child.
Fight for Seniors and Retirees—
Eliminate taxes for all seniors.
Eliminate Inheritance tax
Eliminate all taxes on pensions.
Protect our most vulnerable in our long term care facilities.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 4, 2021
- ↑ Denise Gonzalez for NJ State Assembly, "Meet Denise Gonzalez," accessed October 7, 2021
