Fred Madden

Fred Madden

Democratic Party

Prior offices

New Jersey State Senate District 4

Successor: Paul Moriarty

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Education

Associate

Camden County Community College

Bachelor's

Glassboro State College

Graduate

Saint Joseph's University

Personal

Profession

Professor

Fred Madden (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 4. He assumed office in 2004. He left office on January 9, 2024.

Madden (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

Madden earned his A.S. in law enforcement from Camden County Community College, his B.A. in law and justice from Glassboro State College, and his M.S. in criminal justice administration from St. Joseph's University. His professional experience includes serving as the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, as the chief of investigations for the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office from 2002 to 2003, and as the dean of the Gloucester County Police Academy.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Madden was assigned to the following committees:

• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Labor Committee, Chair

2020-2021

Madden was assigned to the following committees:

• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, Vice-chair
• Senate Labor Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Madden was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Labor Committee, Chair
• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, Vice-Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Madden served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Labor, Chair
• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens, Vice-Chair

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Madden served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2014
• Labor, Chair
• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens, Vice-Chair

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Madden served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2012
• Labor, Chair
• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens, Vice-Chair

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Madden served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2010
• Labor, Chair
• Transportation, Vice-Chair

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

Fred Madden did not file to run for re-election.

2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 4

Incumbent Fred Madden defeated Stephen Pakradooni Jr. in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Madden (D)	54.4	38,062
		Stephen Pakradooni Jr. (R)	45.6	31,878

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,940
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4

Incumbent Fred Madden advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Madden	100.0	12,428

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4

Stephen Pakradooni Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Pakradooni Jr.	100.0	6,981

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,981
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2017

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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. Incumbent Fred Madden (D) ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 4 general election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Fred Madden Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	38,790
Total Votes				38,790
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Fred Madden ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 4 Democratic primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Fred Madden Incumbent
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Michael Pascetta ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 4 Republican primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Michael Pascetta
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2013

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Madden won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 4. Madden was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated Giancarlo D'orazio (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.

New Jersey State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Fred Madden Incumbent	57.9%	29,439
	Republican	Giancarlo D'orazio	42.1%	21,376
Total Votes				50,815

2011

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Madden won re-election to the District 4 State Senate seat in the 2011 election. He was unopposed for the June 7 Democratic primary. He defeated Giancarlo D'Orazio (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.

New Jersey State Senate District 4 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Fred Madden Incumbent	62.1%	23,868
	Republican	Giancarlo D'Orazio	37.9%	14,569
Total Votes				38,437

2007

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007

In 2007, Madden was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 4. Madden (D) finished with 21,395 votes, while his opponent Shelley Lovett (R) finished with 14,364 votes. Madden raised $232,008 for his campaign fund.

New Jersey State Senate District 4
Candidates		Votes
Fred Madden (D)		21,395
Shelley Lovett (R)		14,364

Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign finance summary

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Fred Madden campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2021	New Jersey State Senate District 4	Won general	$178,050	$0
2017	New Jersey State Senate District 4	Won general	$243,561	N/A**
2013	New Jersey State Senate, District 4	Won	$258,837	N/A**
2011	New Jersey State Senate, District 4	Won	$503,933	N/A**
2007	New Jersey State Senate, District 4	Won	$355,394	N/A**
2003	New Jersey State Senate, District 4	Won	$473,455	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Madden’s endorsements included the following:

• The New Jersey AFL-CIO

Personal

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Madden and his wife, Patti, have four children. They currently reside in Washington Township, New Jersey.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	New Jersey State Senate District 4 2004-2024	Succeeded by Paul Moriarty (D)

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Current members of the New Jersey State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Nicholas Scutari

Majority Leader:Teresa Ruiz

Minority Leader:Anthony Bucco

Senators

District 1

Mike Testa (R)

District 2

Vincent Polistina (R)

District 3

John Burzichelli (D)

District 4

Paul Moriarty (D)

District 5

Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)

District 6

James Beach (D)

District 7

Troy Singleton (D)

District 8

Latham Tiver (R)

District 9

Carmen Amato (R)

District 10

James Holzapfel (R)

District 11

Vin Gopal (D)

District 12

Owen Henry (R)

District 13

Declan O'Scanlon (R)

District 14

Linda Greenstein (D)

District 15

Shirley Turner (D)

District 16

Andrew Zwicker (D)

District 17

Bob Smith (D)

District 18

Patrick Diegnan (D)

District 19

Joseph Vitale (D)

District 20

Joseph Cryan (D)

District 21

Jon Bramnick (R)

District 22

Nicholas Scutari (D)

District 23

Doug Steinhardt (R)

District 24

Parker Space (R)

District 25

Anthony Bucco (R)

District 26

Joseph Pennacchio (R)

District 27

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Renee Burgess (D)

District 29

Teresa Ruiz (D)

District 30

Robert Singer (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

District 32

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 33

Brian Stack (D)

District 34

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Paul Sarlo (D)

District 37

Gordon Johnson (D)

District 38

Joseph Lagana (D)

District 39

Holly Schepisi (R)

District 40

Kristin Corrado (R)

Democratic Party (25)

Republican Party (15)