Jill Lazare
Jill Lazare (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 21. Lazare lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2019.
Lazare completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lazare earned her B.S. in computer science from Monmouth University and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jon Bramnick (R) | 26.0 | 29,949 |
| ✔ |  | Nancy Muñoz (R) | 25.4 | 29,197 |
 | Lisa Mandelblatt (D)  | 23.6 | 27,143 | |
 | Stacey Gunderman (D) | 23.0 | 26,518 | |
 | Martin Marks (Independent Conservative Party) | 1.0 | 1,196 | |
| Harris Pappas (Independent Conservative Party) | 1.0 | 1,130 | ||
| Total votes: 115,133 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)
Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman defeated Jill Lazare in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Mandelblatt | 39.2 | 5,777 |
| ✔ | | Stacey Gunderman | 39.1 | 5,757 |
 | Jill Lazare | 21.7 | 3,197 | |
| Total votes: 14,731 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jon Bramnick and incumbent Nancy Muñoz advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Bramnick | 50.7 | 6,945 |
| ✔ | | Nancy Muñoz | 49.3 | 6,744 |
| Total votes: 13,689 | |||
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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.[2][3] Incumbent Thomas Kean (R) defeated Jill Lazare (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 21 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Thomas Kean Incumbent |
54.70% | 37,579 | |
| Democratic | Jill Lazare | 45.30% | 31,123 | |
| Total Votes | 68,702 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Jill Lazare ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 21 Democratic primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Jill Lazare | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Thomas Kean ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 21 Republican primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Thomas Kean Incumbent | ||
| 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.[7] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Jill Anne Lazare and David Barnett were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jon Bramnick and incumbent Nancy Munoz were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Bramnick and Munoz defeated Lazare and Barnett in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Bramnick Incumbent |
29.9% | 20,024 | |
| Republican | Nancy Munoz Incumbent |
29.5% | 19,783 | |
| Democratic | Jill Anne Lazare | 20.6% | 13,804 | |
| Democratic | David Barnett | 20% | 13,378 | |
| Total Votes | 66,989 | |||
2013
Lazare ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 21. Lazare was bracketed with Norman W. Albert. She was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. She was defeated by incumbent Jon Bramnick and incumbent Nancy Munoz in the general election on November 5, 2013.[12][13][14][15]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Bramnick Incumbent |
32.9% | 38,556 | |
| Republican | Nancy Munoz Incumbent |
31.9% | 37,314 | |
| Democratic | Jill Anne Lazare | 18.1% | 21,129 | |
| Democratic | Norman W. Albert | 17.1% | 20,045 | |
| Total Votes | 117,044 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jill Lazare completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lazare's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Paydown our debt Improve transit Access affordable healthcare - establishing a state run health exchange
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Addressing the opioid epidemic because my daughter died of a drug overdose.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Improving our infrastructure Protecting environment Funding our pension system
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
No
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2017
Lazare's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Education
Fair & Equitable Tax System
Common Sense Gun Control
A Living Wage
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” |
| —Jill Lazare[17] | ||
2013
Lazare's campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:[18]
- Education:
- Excerpt: "Jill LaZare believes that in order to give each child the best possible education, New Jersey needs to increase school choice for parents with children trapped in failing schools. However, Jill understands that education funding is multifaceted, and believes now is the time for Trenton to study alternative revenue streams, as well as tax providing credits for military families, and scholarships targeted for parents with special needs children."
- Environment:
- Excerpt: "Jill is opposed to hydraulic fracturing for natural gas exploration and production, and supports creating tax incentives for the purchase of electric or plug in hybrid vehicles."
- Fair & Equitable Tax System
- Families First:
- Excerpt: "Jill believes its time for New Jersey to raise the minimum wage and create jobs by putting people back to work repairing and modernizing our crumbling infrastructure."
- Gun Control Legislative Policy Proposals:
- Excerpt: "Jill LaZare believes we need tougher gun safety measure designed to regulate ammunition, reduce gun ownership, strengthen our neighborhoods, and repeal unnecessary gun laws."
- Hurricane Sandy:
- Excerpt: "In the Assembly, Jill will take a smart rebuilding approach to reconstructing our state after Hurricane Sandy. A smart approach means investing in our aging, crumbling infrastructure, implementing a comprehensive coastal management plan, mandating reform of the utility company, and taking proactive steps to protect power stations,homes and businesses from dangerous weather conditions."
- Property Taxes:
- Excerpt: "Jill understands that approaching our property tax crisis demands new approaches like shared services, locally imposed taxes dedicated property tax relief, and capping user fees, which further squeeze New Jersey families."
- Transportation:
- Excerpt: "In the Assembly, Jill LaZare will target initiatives designed to make public transportation more accessible, increase investments to mass transit, bring additional convenience to commuters and to adopt smart land use principles to the development of New Jersey Transit owned property."
Personal
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Lazare and her family reside in Summit, NJ.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Jill Lazare on Facebook
- Jill Lazare on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Law Offices of Jill Anne LaZare, LLC, "Biography," accessed May 9, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jill Lazare, "Issues," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Jill Anne Lazare campaign page, "Issues," accessed September 11, 2013
