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Donna Simon
Donna M. Simon (b. March 25, 1960) was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 16 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Simon is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 16 from 2012 to 2016. She was first appointed to the chamber in February 2012 to replace the late Peter Biondi (R).[1]
Biography
Simon studied at Union County Technical Institute, School of Cardiac Technology. Her professional experience includes working as a Registered Cardiovascular Specialist in the medical, pharmaceutical and corporate industries.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Telecommunications and Utilities |
| • Public Schools |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Simon served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Education |
| • Telecommunications and Utilities |
Campaign themes
2013
Simon's campaign website listed three campaign themes:[2]
- Fiscal Conservative
- Excerpt: In Trenton, Simon’s committed to reducing the size and cost of government and growing our economy.
- Independent Reformer
- Excerpt: In Trenton, Simon’ll expose special interests and career politicians responsible for the state’s tax, spend and borrow culture.
- Real World Experience
- Excerpt: Simon has years of private sector experience in operations and financial management, served on boards for two nonprofits supporting disadvantaged children and seniors and, prior to that, was proud to be a stay-at-home Mom for her two children.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. 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.[3] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[4] Incumbent Andrew Zwicker (D) and Roy Freiman (D) defeated Donna Simon (R) and Mark Caliguire (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andrew Zwicker Incumbent |
27.24% | 34,233 | |
| Democratic | Roy Freiman |
26.03% | 32,714 | |
| Republican | Donna Simon | 23.61% | 29,674 | |
| Republican | Mark Caliguire | 23.11% | 29,041 | |
| Total Votes | 125,662 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the district was split between the parties following the 2015 elections, both incumbents had margins of victory that were less than five percent, and an incumbent from the opposite party of the 2016 presidential winner did not file for re-election In the 2015 elections, all four candidates for District 16 were within five points of each other. Incumbents Jack Ciattarelli (R) and Andrew Zwicker (D) received 25.4 percent of the vote and 25.5 percent, respectively. Republican incumbent Donna Simon (R) and Maureen Vella (D) received 24.9 percent and 24.6 percent, respectively. Ciattarelli was first appointed to the chamber in 2011 and Zwicker was first elected in 2015 when he defeated Simon. District 16 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 16 by 14.3 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 16 by 7.7 points. As of 2017, District 16 overlapped with the following counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker and Roy Freiman were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Andrew Zwicker Incumbent |
51.32% | 10,918 |
| Roy Freiman |
48.68% | 10,358 |
| Total Votes | 21,276 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Donna Simon and Mark Caliguire were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna Simon |
50.43% | 8,048 |
| Mark Caliguire |
49.57% | 7,912 |
| Total Votes | 15,960 | |
| 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.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jack Ciattarelli and incumbent Donna Simon were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. The four candidates faced off in the general election. Zwicker (D) and Ciattarelli (R) defeated Vella (D) and Simon (R) in the general election. After all provisional ballots were counted on November 9, 2015, Zwicker led Simon by 78 votes.[11] Simon had until November 18 to concede the race or to file for a recount. Simon decided not to pursue a recount.[12][13][14][15][16]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jack Ciattarelli Incumbent |
25.4% | 16,577 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Zwicker |
25% | 16,308 | |
| Republican | Donna Simon Incumbent | 24.9% | 16,230 | |
| Democratic | Maureen Vella | 24.6% | 16,043 | |
| Total Votes | 65,158 | |||
2013
Simon won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16. Simon was bracketed with Jack Ciattarelli. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She and incumbent Jack Ciattarelli (R) defeated Marie Corfield (D), Ida Ochoteco (D) and Patrick McKnight (L) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[17][18][19][20]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jack Ciattarelli Incumbent |
28.3% | 32,125 | |
| Republican | Donna Simon Incumbent |
27.8% | 31,543 | |
| Democratic | Marie Corfield | 22.1% | 25,112 | |
| Democratic | Ida Ochoteco | 20.8% | 23,682 | |
| Libertarian | Patrick McKnight | 1.1% | 1,202 | |
| Total Votes | 113,664 | |||
2012
Simon faced a special election on November 6, 2012 as she attempted to hold on to her seat. She faced Marie Corfield (D).[21] While Simon initially declared victory on November 6, Corfield refused to concede as many ballots remained outstanding and unofficial results showed Simon leading Corfield by about 1,700 votes.[22] Finally, on December 2, Simon affirmed her victory in the race.[23][24]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donna Simon |
50.5% | 46,206 | |
| Democratic | Marie Corfield | 49.5% | 45,226 | |
| Total Votes | 91,432 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
- ACLU-NJ: 2014-2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties.
- Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2014-2015
- Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters: 2015 Legislative Environmental Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes concerning environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Simon and her husband, Michael, have a son and a daughter.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Donna + Simon + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ Assembly Republicans, "Led by DeCroce & Simon, women members of NJ Legislature surge," March 5, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Donna Simon Official Campaign Website," accessed May 8, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly 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
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ My Central Jersey, "Final count gives Democrat win over GOP assemblywoman," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Patch.com, "Donna Simon Will Not Pursue Recount in 16th Legislative Assembly Race," accessed November 18, 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Blue Jersey, "DLCC: Marie Corfield has the top grassroots powered state race in the country," October 7, 2012
- ↑ Lehigh Valley Live, "New Jersey Assembly race - Donna Simon-Marie Corfield - remains too close to call," November 7, 2012
- ↑ NJ.com, "Assemblywoman Donna Simon affirms victory in 16th District," December 2, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Special election results November 6, 2012," accessed December 19, 2012
