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Jamel Holley
Jamel Holley (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 20. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 11, 2022.
Holley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 8, 2021.
Biography
Holley earned his B.A. in criminal justice from New Jersey City University and his M.P.A. from Kean University. His professional experience includes working as director of public works for the Township of Irvington. Holley served as Mayor of the Borough of Roselle from January 2012 to February 2015.[1]
Committee assignments
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2020-2021
Holley was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Holley was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Holley served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Housing and Community Development |
| • Women and Children |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Holley served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Housing and Community Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2021
State Senate
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 20
Incumbent Joseph Cryan won election in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Cryan (D) | 100.0 | 26,603 |
| Total votes: 26,603 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20
Incumbent Joseph Cryan defeated Jamel Holley and Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Cryan | 62.5 | 7,804 |
 | Jamel Holley | 33.5 | 4,176 | |
 | Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew) | 4.0 | 502 | |
| Total votes: 12,482 | |||
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General Assembly
Incumbent Jamel Holley did not file to run for re-election.
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley defeated Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Annette Quijano (D) | 40.9 | 14,373 |
| ✔ | | Jamel Holley (D) | 38.7 | 13,612 |
 | Charles Donnelly (R) | 10.6 | 3,727 | |
 | Ashraf Hanna (R) | 9.8 | 3,441 | |
| Total votes: 35,153 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano defeated Kenneth Jones in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamel Holley | 45.4 | 8,917 |
| ✔ | | Annette Quijano | 43.9 | 8,616 |
| Kenneth Jones | 10.7 | 2,111 | ||
| Total votes: 19,644 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)
Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Donnelly | 51.7 | 822 |
| ✔ | | Ashraf Hanna | 48.3 | 767 |
| Total votes: 1,589 | |||
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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.[2] 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.[3] Incumbent Annette Quijano (D) and incumbent Jamel Holley (D) defeated Joseph Aubourg (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Annette Quijano Incumbent |
45.38% | 24,221 | |
| Democratic | Jamel Holley Incumbent |
44.57% | 23,790 | |
| Republican | Joseph Aubourg | 10.04% | 5,361 | |
| Total Votes | 53,372 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jamel Holley Incumbent |
50.23% | 9,435 |
| Annette Quijano Incumbent |
49.77% | 9,348 |
| Total Votes | 18,783 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Joseph Aubourg ran unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joseph Aubourg (unopposed) |
100.00% | 706 |
| Total Votes | 706 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
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.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley were bracketed together, Jorge Batista and Vivian Bell were bracketed together and Tony Monteiro and Giuliano Farina were bracketed together and faced off in the Democratic primary. Stephen Kozlovich and Roger Stryeski were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Quijano and Holley defeated Kozlovich and Stryeski in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Annette Quijano Incumbent |
39.4% | 12,061 | |
| Democratic | Jamel Holley Incumbent |
37.8% | 11,568 | |
| Republican | Stephen Kozlovich | 11.7% | 3,593 | |
| Republican | Roger Stryeski | 11.1% | 3,398 | |
| Total Votes | 30,620 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jamel Holley Incumbent |
29.6% | 5,907 |
| Annette Quijano Incumbent |
29.4% | 5,857 |
| Tony Monteiro | 16.5% | 3,288 |
| Giuliano Farina | 15.3% | 3,054 |
| Jorge Batista | 4.6% | 916 |
| Vivian Bell | 4.6% | 908 |
| Total Votes | 19,930 | |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Jamel Holley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
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2021
In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Profile: Jamel Holley," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
