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Holly Schepisi
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New Jersey State Senate District 39
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Prior offices
New Jersey General Assembly District 39
Successor: DeAnne DeFuccio

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Appointed

March 23, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

The Catholic University of America

Law

Fordham University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Holly Schepisi (Republican Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 39. She assumed office on March 25, 2021. Her current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Schepisi (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 39. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.


Biography

Holly Schepisi lives in River Vale, New Jersey.[1] Schepisi earned a B.A. in politics/psychology from The Catholic University of America and a J.D. from Fordham University. Her career experience includes working as a public defender with the Borough of Oakland and owning Schepisi Consulting & Law, LLC.[2] Schepisi has served on the board of the Bergen Community College Foundation.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Schepisi was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Schepisi was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Schepisi was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Schepisi served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
Appropriations
Health and Senior Services

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Schepisi served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Incumbent Holly Schepisi defeated Jodi Murphy in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi (R)
 
54.9
 
34,448
Image of Jodi Murphy
Jodi Murphy (D)
 
45.1
 
28,264

Total votes: 62,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Jodi Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jodi Murphy
Jodi Murphy
 
100.0
 
6,753

Total votes: 6,753
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Incumbent Holly Schepisi advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi
 
100.0
 
5,948

Total votes: 5,948
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Endorsements

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2021

State Senate

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Incumbent Holly Schepisi defeated Ruth Dugan and James Tosone in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi (R)
 
57.2
 
45,985
Image of Ruth Dugan
Ruth Dugan (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
34,065
Image of James Tosone
James Tosone (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
403

Total votes: 80,453
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Ruth Dugan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ruth Dugan
Ruth Dugan Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,476

Total votes: 6,476
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39

Incumbent Holly Schepisi advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi
 
100.0
 
9,212

Total votes: 9,212
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General Assembly

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert Auth and incumbent DeAnne DeFuccio defeated Melinda Iannuzzi and Karlito Almeda in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Auth
Robert Auth (R)
 
28.3
 
44,343
Image of DeAnne DeFuccio
DeAnne DeFuccio (R)
 
27.9
 
43,791
Melinda Iannuzzi (D)
 
22.3
 
34,890
Image of Karlito Almeda
Karlito Almeda (D)
 
21.5
 
33,708

Total votes: 156,732
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Melinda Iannuzzi and Karlito Almeda advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Melinda Iannuzzi
 
51.0
 
6,372
Image of Karlito Almeda
Karlito Almeda
 
49.0
 
6,120

Total votes: 12,492
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert Auth and incumbent DeAnne DeFuccio defeated John Azzariti and Jonathan Kurpis in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Auth
Robert Auth
 
33.4
 
6,622
Image of DeAnne DeFuccio
DeAnne DeFuccio
 
32.0
 
6,362
Image of John Azzariti
John Azzariti
 
18.1
 
3,584
Jonathan Kurpis
 
16.6
 
3,287

Total votes: 19,855
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth defeated John Birkner and Gerald Falotico in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi (R)
 
28.2
 
30,705
Image of Robert Auth
Robert Auth (R)
 
26.5
 
28,786
John Birkner (D)
 
22.9
 
24,898
Gerald Falotico (D)
 
22.4
 
24,302

Total votes: 108,691
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

John Birkner and Gerald Falotico advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Birkner
 
50.2
 
3,831
Gerald Falotico
 
49.8
 
3,795

Total votes: 7,626
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Schepisi
Holly Schepisi
 
51.6
 
5,023
Image of Robert Auth
Robert Auth
 
48.4
 
4,710

Total votes: 9,733
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly 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 Holly Schepisi (R) and incumbent Robert Auth (R) defeated Jannie Chung (D) and Annie Hausmann (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 39 general election.[5][6]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Holly Schepisi Incumbent 27.35% 34,158
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Auth Incumbent 26.22% 32,739
     Democratic Jannie Chung 23.32% 29,126
     Democratic Annie Hausmann 23.11% 28,862
Total Votes 124,885
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Jannie Chung and Annie Hausmann were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 39 Democratic primary election.[7][8]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jannie Chung 50.45% 6,591
Green check mark transparent.png Annie Hausmann 49.55% 6,474
Total Votes 13,065
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 39 Republican primary election.[9][8]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 39 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Holly Schepisi Incumbent 50.50% 6,254
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Auth Incumbent 49.50% 6,131
Total Votes 12,385
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Jeffrey Goldsmith and John Derienzo were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Schepisi and Auth defeated Goldsmith and Derienzo in the general election.[11][12][13][14][15]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHolly Schepisi Incumbent 31.3% 22,016
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Auth Incumbent 28.8% 20,227
     Democratic John Derienzo 20.3% 14,258
     Democratic Jeffrey Goldsmith 19.7% 13,840
Total Votes 70,341

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Schepisi won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39. Schepisi was bracketed with Robert Auth. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She and Robert Auth (R) defeated Anthony N. Iannarelli, Jr. (D) and Donna C. Abene (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[16][17][18][19]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHolly Schepisi Incumbent 32.4% 36,873
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Auth 29.6% 33,680
     Democratic Donna C. Abene 19.7% 22,450
     Democratic Anthony N. Iannarelli, Jr. 18.3% 20,785
Total Votes 113,788

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Schepisi won election to District 39 of the New Jersey General Assembly. She replaced incumbent Charlotte Vandervalk on the Republican ticket after Vandervalk decided not to run for re-election. Schepisi and fellow Republican Robert Schroeder defeated Anthony Iannarelli, Jr. (D), Michael McCarthy (D), and Clinton Bosca (I) in the general election.[20][21]

New Jersey General Assembly District 39 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Schroeder Incumbent 30.9% 26,572
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHolly Schepisi 30.3% 26,111
     Democratic Michael McCarthy 18.8% 16,200
     Democratic Anthony Iannarelli, Jr. 18.3% 15,784
     Independent Clinton Bosca 1.7% 1,425
Total Votes 86,092

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Holly Schepisi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Holly Schepisi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Holly Schepisi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Holly Schepisi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Holly Schepisi campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey State Senate District 39Won general$499,002 $0
2021New Jersey State Senate District 39Won general$514,499 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 39Won $164,220 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 39Won $26,700 N/A**
Grand total$1,204,421 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2012

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Holly Schepisi endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[22]

Personal

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Schepisi and her husband, Paul, have two children. They live in River Vale Township.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Holly Schepisi for State Senate, "Meet Holly," accessed May 12, 2021
  2. New Jersey Legislature, "Holly T. Schepisi (R)," accessed May 12, 2021
  3. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  4. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  5. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  6. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  7. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  8. 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  9. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  10. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  11. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
  13. New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  14. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  15. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
  16. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  17. New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
  18. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  19. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
  20. North Jersey, "Republicans pick Holly Schepisi to run in 39th District," September 13, 2011
  21. New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  22. Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)

Political offices
Preceded by
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New Jersey State Senate District 39
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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New Jersey General Assembly District 39
2012-2021
Succeeded by
DeAnne DeFuccio (R)


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