Frank Contella
Frank Contella (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 28. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Contella was a Republican candidate for at-large representative on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in New Jersey. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Contella was also a Republican candidate for the District 28 seat in the New Jersey State Senate in 2013.[1]
Biography
Note: The information below was current as of August 7, 2020.
Contella's experience includes work as the founder of Frankie Rocksalt LLC and as a radio show host for Common Sense NJ Talk Radio.[2] He became the chairman of Common Sense NJ, a political action committee, on July 16, 2020.[3]
Contella is an at-large member of the Nutley Planning Board. He was first elected to that position in 2006. He is also a member of the Nutley Township Committee, which he was first elected to in 2004.[4] Contella also serves as an Essex County committeeman.[5] In 2018, Contella was elected to a three-year term on the Newark Archdiocese School Advisory Board.[6] He also served as an Essex County freeholder at-large from January 11, 2019, to February 20, 2019.[7]
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Incumbent Ronald Rice defeated Frank Contella in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronald Rice (D) | 77.9 | 33,104 |
 | Frank Contella (R) | 22.1 | 9,383 | |
| Total votes: 42,487 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Incumbent Ronald Rice defeated Quadir Selby in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Rice | 91.8 | 8,425 |
 | Quadir Selby | 8.2 | 750 | |
| Total votes: 9,175 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28
Frank Contella advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 28 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Contella | 100.0 | 1,437 |
| Total votes: 1,437 | |||
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2017
Essex County, New Jersey, held a general election for all four at-large seats and all five district seats on the board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was April 3, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for the at-large seats on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[8]
| Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, At-Large General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brendan Gill Incumbent |
20.46% | 103,519 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Sebold Incumbent |
20.44% | 103,424 | |
| Democratic | Rufus Johnson Incumbent |
20.23% | 102,335 | |
| Democratic | Lebby Jones Incumbent |
19.81% | 100,243 | |
| Republican | Frank Contella | 4.95% | 25,024 | |
| Republican | Blanca Lopez | 4.91% | 24,823 | |
| Republican | John Piserchia | 4.80% | 24,283 | |
| Republican | Che Colter | 4.37% | 22,095 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 162 | ||
| Total Votes | 505,908 | |||
| Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018 | ||||
Frank Contella, John Piserchia, Blanca Lopez, and Che Colter were unopposed in the Republican primary for the at-large seats on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[8]
| Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Frank Contella |
26.13% | 4,737 | |
| Republican | John Piserchia |
25.04% | 4,540 | |
| Republican | Blanca Lopez |
24.83% | 4,502 | |
| Republican | Che Colter |
23.83% | 4,320 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 33 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,132 | |||
| Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017 | ||||
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2013
Contella ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 28. Contella was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He was defeated by incumbent Donald L. Rice (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Frank Contella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
"I'm looking to bring fair funding for everybody in Essex County, all the towns and all the cities," Contella told The Record. He said, "I think it is time in Essex County to reevaluate. Our citizens are tired of the same old tax-and-spend mentality that this current freeholder board has continued on."[13]
2013
In an interview with NorthJersey.com, Contella highlighted some of his major campaign issues.
- Roche Property
- Contella labeled the Roche property as his biggest concern.[14] The Roche Property currently houses the 127-acre campus of Swiss drug maker, Hoffman-LaRoche. The company announced in 2012 that it would be winding down operations at the site and closing the campus entirely by 2015. At its peak, the company had 10,000 employees.[15] An environmental remediation of the site is ongoing and the towns of Nutley and Clifton have formed a joint commission looking at the future development of the property.[16] Contella said during the interview that he envisions open space for the Roche site. "An open acre project would be awesome for kids after the [Roche] cleanup," he said.[14]
- Washington Elementary overcrowding
- "We don't need [more apartments]. I think we're at capacity because it's crowding our school," Contella said.[14]
- Vocational programs
- "I think if we can get into more vocational programs, there [will be] more jobs," Contella said.[14]
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Frank Contella," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia from Frank Contella," August 7, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Submission through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia from Frank Contella," May 9, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia from Frank Contella," December 18, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia from Frank Contella," January 4, 2020
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Essex County Board of Elections, "2017 Important Election Dates," accessed July 19, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ The Record, "Essex Resident Declare Bids for Freeholder Board," April 7, 2017
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "NorthJersey.com," "Essex County candidates prepare for state primary," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ "NJ.com," "Roche will close Nutley plant, shed nearly 1,000 jobs," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ "NJ.com," "The long goodbye: As drug giant Roche exits Nutley, what comes next for sprawling site?" accessed September 4, 2013
