Heather Fenyk
Heather Fenyk was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 17 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography
Fenyk's professional experience includes working as a nonprofit director, small business owner, and community organizer. She is a founding member of the New Brunswick Community Food Alliance and New Brunswick Green Team. She also founded the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Fenyk's profile from the Central Jersey Progressive Democrats website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Heather is running for Assembly because she believes that restoring American democracy requires a shift from “business as usual” local politics to direct and active engagement by the Democratic Party’s progressive base. She sees the opportunities that have made prior generations of residents proud to call New Jersey home – great public schools, good local jobs and neighborhoods with a sense of place – slipping away from too many people in the 17th District. She is running because she sees career politicians working on behalf of land developers and entities that have no sense of the true character of the towns we call home. In the Assembly, Heather will fight to let residents have a voice in how we build our communities in deep and meaningful ways that include: Sanctuary State status, school funding reform, environmental restoration, business incubation and creative economies.[2] |
” |
| —Heather Fenyk[1] | ||
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 Joseph Egan (D) and incumbent Joseph Danielsen (D) defeated Robert Quinn (R), Nadine Wilkins (R), and Michael Habib (It's Our Time) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 17 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 17 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joseph Egan Incumbent |
36.03% | 29,149 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Danielsen Incumbent |
35.14% | 28,425 | |
| Republican | Robert Quinn | 13.99% | 11,317 | |
| Republican | Nadine Wilkins | 13.76% | 11,131 | |
| It's Our Time | Michael Habib | 1.08% | 875 | |
| Total Votes | 80,897 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Joseph Egan and incumbent Joseph Danielsen defeated Heather Fenyk and Ralph Johnson in the New Jersey General Assembly District 17 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joseph Egan Incumbent |
34.87% | 9,605 |
| Joseph Danielsen Incumbent |
32.70% | 9,007 |
| Heather Fenyk | 16.39% | 4,513 |
| Ralph Johnson | 16.04% | 4,418 |
| Total Votes | 27,543 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Robert Quinn and Nadine Wilkins were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 17 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 17 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert Quinn |
51.00% | 2,035 |
| Nadine Wilkins |
49.00% | 1,955 |
| Total Votes | 3,990 | |
| 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
- Profile from the Central Jersey Progressive Democrats
- Heather Fenyk on LinkedIn
- Heather Fenyk on Facebook
- Heather Fenyk on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Central Jersey Progressive Democrats, "Heather M. Fenyk," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
