Eliot Colon
Eliot Colon was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 30 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Campaign themes
2017
Colon's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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I am someone who has a deep debt of gratitude to many people in my life who have helped me and ‘paid it forward’ to me. I wish to return the favor to those in need. Through Education, Arts, Elderly Support, Community, Charity, Volunteering, and more, I believe we can simultaneously help our community to be a better and more inclusive place for all. My lifelong purpose is to help my community. This is the focus of my campaign. I will always be volunteering and supporting those in need, so why the New Jersey Assembly? Well, as only ‘one person’ with limited resources, time, and money, I can only do so much. But I have determined that if we can take a bipartisan, community-first, charity-driven approach to the office of Assembly and bring with it a clear conscience of wanting to do good by our fellow man, we can make a very big impact. One issue at a time; one family at a time; one child at a time, through grace, charity, transparency, and honesty, we can make an impact that will positively change lives.[1] |
” |
| —Eliot Colon[2] | ||
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 David Rible (R) resigned his seat on July 17, 2017.[5] Incumbent Sean Kean (R) and incumbent Edward Thomson III (R) defeated Kevin Scott (D) and Eliot Colon (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 30 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sean Kean Incumbent |
33.26% | 33,672 | |
| Republican | Edward Thomson Incumbent |
30.30% | 30,680 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Scott | 18.51% | 18,737 | |
| Democratic | Eliot Colon | 17.94% | 18,160 | |
| Total Votes | 101,249 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Kevin Scott and Eliot Colon were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 30 Democratic primary election.[8][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Scott |
50.70% | 4,957 |
| Eliot Colon |
49.30% | 4,820 |
| Total Votes | 9,777 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Sean Kean and incumbent David Rible were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 30 Republican primary election.[10][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 30 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sean Kean Incumbent |
50.97% | 9,269 |
| David Rible Incumbent |
49.03% | 8,916 |
| Total Votes | 18,185 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Eliot Colon 2017 campaign website, "Main page," accessed August 22, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Daily Record, "Bucco elevated to Assembly conference leader," July 19, 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
