Herb Tarbous
Herb Tarbous (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Tarbous completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Herb Tarbous was born in Summit, New Jersey. He graduated from North Plainfield High School. He attended Rutgers and earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1981. His career experience includes working as an engineering consultant and political activist. He has been affiliated with Voter Choice New Jersey.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
New Jersey's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. defeated Scott Fegler, Fahad Akhtar, Herb Tarbous, and Matthew Amitrano in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Pallone Jr. (D) | 56.1 | 170,275 |
 | Scott Fegler (R) | 40.3 | 122,519 | |
 | Fahad Akhtar (Common Sense Independent Party)  | 1.6 | 4,871 | |
 | Herb Tarbous (G) | 1.4 | 4,246 | |
 | Matthew Amitrano (L) | 0.6 | 1,770 | |
| Total votes: 303,681 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Maldonado (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. defeated John Hsu in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Pallone Jr. | 84.0 | 36,649 |
 | John Hsu | 16.0 | 6,992 | |
| Total votes: 43,641 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Scott Fegler defeated Gregg Mele in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Fegler | 81.6 | 15,215 |
 | Gregg Mele | 18.4 | 3,440 | |
| Total votes: 18,655 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Largey (R)
Endorsements
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2012
Tarbous ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 6th District. Tarbous was defeated by Frank Pallone Jr. in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Frank Pallone Incumbent |
63.3% | 151,782 | |
| Republican | Anna Little | 35.2% | 84,360 | |
| Libertarian | Len Flynn | 0.6% | 1,392 | |
| Independent | Mac Dara Lyden | 0.3% | 830 | |
| Independent | Herbert Tarbous | 0.2% | 406 | |
| Independent | Karen Zaletel | 0.4% | 868 | |
| Total Votes | 239,638 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Herb Tarbous completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tarbous' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Seeing that Ranked-Choice Voting is the way to reverse toxic political polarization I helped co-found Voter Choice NJ, an organization focused on bring Ranked-Choice Voting to the Garden State.
This year, I am fortunate enough to be part of the "Green 13". Thirteen activists running in the Green Party for the 12 Congressional seats plus the US Senate.
We must continue to form organizations and coalitions of activists committed to transforming our political system into a robust and sustainable democracy. To this I am committed and am using my candidacy to amplify and spread this message.
Bio: I was born in Summit, NJ and raised in North Plainfield, graduating from North Plainfield High School. I went on to major in Operations Research at Columbia University where I earned a Bachelor's degree.
My professional career spanned four decades working as a contractor in the telecom industry for AT&T/Bell Labs and Ericsson/Telcordia Technologies. My work on complex socio-technical systems led me to develop an interest in politics.
Upon retiring, I became an activist, joining the Piscataway Progressive Democratic Organization where I ran for Middlesex County Clerk.
Now, having grown disillusioned with the Democratic Party, I have joined forces with the Green Party.- Rein in the Military-Industrial Complex: The United States cannot be a beacon of peace and prosperity while simultaneously manufacturing, using, and exporting the amount of offensive military weapons it does.
Our foreign policy is biased towards military violence as a solution to political problems.
A prime example is in Gaza where US weapons are destroying Gazan families by the thousands. We must opt for a political solution which recognizes the fundamental equal human right of Palestinians to live peacefully in their homeland free of Israeli Apartheid.
Additionally, the enormous military budget adversely affects our own society as the trillions of dollars spent trickle down creating a society dependent on military violence to prosper. - Enact Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV): RCV is a simple upgrade to our electoral system which will bring outsized benefits, eventually ending political polarization and the associated toxicity. Our current method of "first past the post" voting, where candidates can win without a majority (over 50%) of the votes is what gives rise to the two-party system, as minor candidates are incented to join the two major parties to have a chance at winning. RCV encourages multiple candidates to run and also encourages positive campaigning rather than mud-slinging. RCV is the way out of the darkness of our current political system. Learn more at www.VoterChoiceNJ.org
- Enact a Federal Jobs Guarantee (FJG) as part of the Green New Deal. The federal government has the resources to ensure full employment in our economy. The types of jobs which will be created under a FJG will be focused on sustainable infrastructure, housing, education, and healthcare. Putting all Americans to work re-building our society is what brought us out of The Great Depression and we can do it again while ensuring a habitable planet.
Together these policies will transform our society from one dependent on military spending to one of peace and prosperity.
Too often we see just the opposite in our elected officials.
I can help bridge this gap by not taking sides when appropriate and working to bring people together.
In reality, what makes it unique is the fact that it is billed as the "People's House" while in fact it is not true.
This is not true for a few key reasons. First, it's the money. Both the wealth of the average Representative and the amount of money it takes to get elected are not representative of the people they serve.
However, from a fiscal spending perspective, previous experience in government is probably counter-productive since the finances of the federal government are unique to the federal government and unlike anything at the state or local level.
As the issuer of the currency (US dollar) the federal government is not bound by the same rules of raising revenue prior to spending which bind state and local governments.
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Campaign website
Tarbous' campaign website stated the following:
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Diversity is Strength! Rein in the Military-Industrial Complex Pass the The Green New Deal Enact Ranked-Choice Voting Pass Single-Payer Heathcare
I've taken the Patients over Profits Pledge
"CEOs and lobbyists for Big Pharma, corporate insurers, and private hospitals have formed a front group called Partnership for America’s Healthcare Future that wants to exploit our healthcare system to make money off of keeping us sick. I pledge to put patients over profits and not take contributions over $200 from the executives, lobbyists, and PACs affiliated with the corporate health care industry, including private insurers, pharma corporations, and private hospitals who are organizing to take over our health care system." Green Party Platform |
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| —Herb Tarbous' campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 22, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Herb Tarbous' campaign website, “Home,” accessed October 24, 2024
