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James Beach
2009 - Present
2028
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James Beach (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Beach (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Beach earned his B.S. in psychology from Midwestern College and his M.A. in personnel services from Rowan University. Beach also obtained a Doctoral Studies ABD in educational administration from Nova University.[1] His professional experience includes working as a property damage specialist at All Risk.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Higher Education Committee, Vice Chair
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee, Chair
- Public Schools Committee, Co-Chair
- Public Schools Committee
2020-2021
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Schools Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee, Chair
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Chair |
| • Commerce |
| • Education |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Chair |
| • Commerce |
| • Education |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Chair |
| • Commerce |
| • Education |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Environment |
| • Labor |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 6
Incumbent James Beach defeated Mark Doogan in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Beach (D) | 70.0 | 34,911 |
| Mark Doogan (R) | 30.0 | 14,947 | ||
| Total votes: 49,858 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lynn Lofland (R)
- Matthew Asman (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6
Incumbent James Beach advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Beach | 100.0 | 15,430 |
| Total votes: 15,430 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6
Lynn Lofland advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Lofland (Write-in) | 100.0 | 199 | |
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Beach in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 6
Incumbent James Beach defeated John Foley in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Beach (D) | 64.9 | 48,508 |
 | John Foley (R) | 35.1 | 26,292 | |
| Total votes: 74,800 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6
Incumbent James Beach advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Beach | 100.0 | 17,758 |
| Total votes: 17,758 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6
John Foley advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Foley | 100.0 | 6,113 |
| Total votes: 6,113 | |||
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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.[3][4] Incumbent James Beach (D) defeated Robert Shapiro (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  James Beach Incumbent |
69.39% | 41,376 | |
| Republican | Robert Shapiro | 30.61% | 18,249 | |
| Total Votes | 59,625 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent James Beach ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Democratic primary election.[7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| James Beach Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Robert Shapiro ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Republican primary election.[7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| Robert Shapiro | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Beach won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 6. Beach was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated Sudhir Deshmukh (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[8][9][10][11]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Beach Incumbent |
63.4% | 34,847 | |
| Republican | Sudhir Deshmukh | 36.6% | 20,080 | |
| Total Votes | 54,927 | |||
Endorsements
In 2013, Beach's endorsements included the following:[12][13]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- The Sierra Club
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Beach won re-election to the District 6 Senate seat in the 2011 election. He was unopposed for the June 7 Democratic primary. Beach defeated Phil Mitsch (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[14]
| New Jersey State Senate District 6 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Beach Incumbent |
62.1% | 25,297 | |
| Republican | Phil Mitsch | 37.9% | 15,415 | |
| Total Votes | 40,712 | |||
2009
In 2009, Beach was elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 6 in a special election.[15]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James Beach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
James Beach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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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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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Beach and his wife have two children and six grandchildren. They currently reside in Voorhees, New Jersey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedofficial - ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter, "NJ Chapter's State Legislative Endorsements," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ NJ.gov, "Special Election-State Senate 6th Legislative District," accessed April 20, 2017
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New Jersey State Senate District 6 2009-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Camden County Clerk 1996-2008 |
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