Elizabeth Maher Muoio
2018 - Present
2026
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Elizabeth Maher Muoio is the New Jersey Treasurer. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on January 20, 2026.
Muoio (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 15. She won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Governor-elect Phil Murphy (D) nominated Muoio as the New Jersey treasurer on December 13, 2017. Her appointment was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate.[1]
Muoio is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 15 from 2015 to 2018. Muoio was appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly on January 24, 2015, to replace Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), who resigned following her election to New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.[2] She won election to the chamber on November 3, 2015. She was re-elected to a new term in 2017.
As a member of the state legislature, Muoio focused her attention on women’s health care, climate policy, literacy, and prisoner re-entry services. Her committee assignments were Assembly Budget, Judiciary and Commerce and Economic Development. [3]
Biography
Maher Muoio's professional career includes working as an attorney. In addition to her positions in New Jersey state government, she has been a legislative aide in the Washington, D.C., office of former-U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (Democrat) of Texas. She moved from Washington, D.C., to New Jersey in 1995, and from 1997 to 2002 was a member of the Pennington Borough Council for Pennington, New Jersey, from 1997 to 2002. From 2000 to 2008 she was a member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders for Mercer County, New Jersey, from 2000-2008, and was the director of the Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability from 2008 to January 2018.[4][5]
Maher Muoio grew up and attended high school in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At 18 she attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where she earned a bachelor’s degree. As a senior in 1984, she was captain of Wesleyan’s NCAA women’s volleyball team. She later received a law degree from Georgetown University.[6][7]
Maher Muoio has been a board member of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce (Princeton, New Jersey), the Pennington Public Library (Pennington, New Jersey), and the League of Women Voters. She has also been a troop leader for the Girl Scouts and coached youth basketball. She is married to Joseph Muoio, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. They have three children and live in Pennington.[8][9]
Political career
New Jersey Treasurer (2018 - Present)
Muoio was nominated to serve as treasurer of New Jersey by then-Governor-elect Phil Murphy (D) on December 13, 2017. Her nomination is subject to confirmation by the New Jersey State Senate.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] Incumbent Reed Gusciora (D) and incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) defeated Emily Rich (R) and Rimma Yakobovich (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 general election.[13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Reed Gusciora Incumbent |
36.99% | 35,481 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent |
36.42% | 34,937 | |
| Republican | Emily Rich | 13.63% | 13,077 | |
| Republican | Rimma Yakobovich | 12.96% | 12,428 | |
| Total Votes | 95,923 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio and incumbent Reed Gusciora defeated Gail Boyland in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 Democratic primary election.[15][16]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent |
47.79% | 12,221 |
| Reed Gusciora Incumbent |
47.71% | 12,199 |
| Gail Boyland | 4.50% | 1,151 |
| Total Votes | 25,571 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Emily Rich and Rimma Yakobovich were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 Republican primary election.[17][16]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Emily Rich |
50.18% | 2,225 |
| Rimma Yakobovich |
49.82% | 2,209 |
| Total Votes | 4,434 | |
| 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.[18] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries will advance to the general election. Incumbent Reed Gusciora and incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio were bracketed together and faced Dan Toto in the Democratic primary. Peter Mendonez and Anthony Giordano were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gusciora and Maher Muoio defeated Mendonez and Giordano in the general election.[19][20][21][22][23]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Reed Gusciora Incumbent |
35.8% | 17,657 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent |
34.1% | 16,845 | |
| Republican | Anthony Giordano | 15.2% | 7,502 | |
| Republican | Peter Mendonez | 14.9% | 7,345 | |
| Total Votes | 49,349 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Reed Gusciora Incumbent |
45.1% | 4,767 |
| Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent |
42.8% | 4,518 |
| Dan Toto | 12.1% | 1,280 |
| Total Votes | 10,565 | |
Personal
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Muoio and her husband, Joe, have three children.[24]
State legislative tenure
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2017
In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Muoio served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Budget |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Muoio served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Regulated Professions |
| • Women and Children |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Murphy takes swipe at Christie with vow to give you 'honest' state budgets," December 13, 2017
- ↑ NJ.com, "Mercer County Democratic chairwoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio named new assemblywoman in 15th District," January 24, 2015
- ↑ Department of Treasury (New Jersey), “Biography of Elizabeth Maher Muoio,” accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Community News, “Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio: from Pennington to the state house,” May 2, 2019
- ↑ Department of Treasury (New Jersey), “Biography of Elizabeth Maher Muoio,” accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Department of Treasury (New Jersey), “Biography of Elizabeth Maher Muoio,” accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Wesleyan University Athletics, "Women’s Volleyball, 1984 Women’s Volleyball Roster," accessed July 20, 2023
- ↑ Department of Treasury (New Jersey), “Biography of Elizabeth Maher Muoio,” accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Community News, “Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio: from Pennington to the state house,” May 2, 2019
- ↑ NJ.com, "Murphy takes swipe at Christie with vow to give you 'honest' state budgets," December 13, 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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New Jersey Treasurer 2018-Present |
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| Preceded by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
New Jersey General Assembly District 15 2015-2018 |
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