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Ed Rodriguez (New Jersey)
Ed Rodriguez (Democratic Party) is a member-elect of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 20. He assumes office on January 13, 2026.
Rodriguez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Ed Rodriguez earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, an M.B.A. from New York University, and a law degree from Rutgers University School of Law - Newark. His career experience includes working as the director of planning and community development for Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and Ed Rodriguez defeated Carmen Bucco in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Annette Quijano (D) | 43.1 | 32,286 |
| ✔ |  | Ed Rodriguez (D) | 42.5 | 31,821 |
 | Carmen Bucco (R) | 14.5 | 10,833 | |
| Total votes: 74,940 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and Ed Rodriguez defeated Sergio Granados and Walter Wimbush in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Quijano | 31.5 | 8,741 |
| ✔ | | Ed Rodriguez | 24.3 | 6,733 |
| Sergio Granados | 23.9 | 6,635 | ||
| Walter Wimbush | 20.4 | 5,654 | ||
| Total votes: 27,763 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Carmen Bucco advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carmen Bucco | 95.2 | 2,664 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.8 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 2,798 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rich Tabor (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rodriguez in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ed Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
