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Ellen Park
2022 - Present
2026
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Ellen Park (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 37. She assumed office on January 11, 2022. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Park (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 37. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Biography
Ellen Park was born in South Korea and lives in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Park graduated from Bronx High School of Science. She earned a degree in political science from New York University. Park's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Park was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Incumbent Shama Haider, incumbent Ellen Park, Andrew Meehan, and Marco Navarro are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Shama Haider (D) | |
 | Ellen Park (D) | |
| Andrew Meehan (R) | ||
| Marco Navarro (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Park | 25.9 | 11,198 |
| ✔ | | Shama Haider | 22.3 | 9,647 |
| Rosemary Hernandez-Carroll | 14.8 | 6,404 | ||
| Emil Stern | 14.4 | 6,247 | ||
| Tamar Warburg | 11.5 | 4,973 | ||
| Daniel Park | 11.2 | 4,846 | ||
| Total votes: 43,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Marco Navarro and Andrew Meehan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marco Navarro | 51.0 | 3,538 | |
| ✔ | Andrew Meehan | 49.0 | 3,402 | |
| Total votes: 6,940 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ellen Park and incumbent Shama Haider defeated Robert Bedoya and Katherine Lebovics in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Park (D) | 36.4 | 26,942 |
| ✔ | | Shama Haider (D) | 35.0 | 25,943 |
| Robert Bedoya (R) | 14.4 | 10,673 | ||
| Katherine Lebovics (R) | 14.2 | 10,526 | ||
| Total votes: 74,084 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ellen Park and incumbent Shama Haider advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Park | 50.9 | 8,493 |
| ✔ | | Shama Haider | 49.1 | 8,178 |
| Total votes: 16,671 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Katherine Lebovics and Robert Bedoya advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Lebovics | 51.2 | 1,810 | |
| ✔ | Robert Bedoya | 48.8 | 1,727 | |
| Total votes: 3,537 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Park in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Ellen Park and Shama Haider defeated Edward Durfee Jr., Perley Patrick, and Natacha Pannell in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Park (D) | 33.8 | 33,532 |
| ✔ | | Shama Haider (D) | 33.0 | 32,797 |
 | Edward Durfee Jr. (R) | 16.3 | 16,193 | |
 | Perley Patrick (R) | 16.0 | 15,863 | |
| Natacha Pannell (Children and Seniors First Party) | 0.9 | 923 | ||
| Total votes: 99,308 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Ellen Park and Shama Haider defeated Gervonn Romney-Rice and Lauren Dayton in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Park | 36.7 | 9,755 |
| ✔ | | Shama Haider | 35.8 | 9,502 |
| Gervonn Romney-Rice | 14.8 | 3,921 | ||
 | Lauren Dayton | 12.7 | 3,373 | |
| Total votes: 26,551 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Edward Durfee Jr. and Perley Patrick advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Durfee Jr. | 50.8 | 2,583 |
| ✔ | | Perley Patrick | 49.2 | 2,497 |
| Total votes: 5,080 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Jersey General Assembly District 37 |
Officeholder New Jersey General Assembly District 37 |
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