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Joe Salerno
Joe Salerno (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe Salerno was born in New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Princeton College and a law degree from Rutgers University Law School. His career experience includes working as a business entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew defeated Joe Salerno and Thomas Cannavo in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Van Drew (R) | 58.1 | 215,946 |
 | Joe Salerno (D) | 41.2 | 153,117 | |
 | Thomas Cannavo (G)  | 0.7 | 2,557 | |
| Total votes: 371,620 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Joe Salerno defeated Tim Alexander, Carolyn Rush, and Rodney A. Dean Sr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Salerno | 38.3 | 14,057 |
 | Tim Alexander | 37.1 | 13,613 | |
 | Carolyn Rush | 21.3 | 7,836 | |
 | Rodney A. Dean Sr. | 3.4 | 1,235 | |
| Total votes: 36,741 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Saffold (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 100.0 | 41,749 |
| Total votes: 41,749 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salerno in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Salerno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Salerno’s campaign website stated the following:
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We Need Tax Laws That Help The Working Class Our tax laws really do favor the wealthy. We must reform a system that taxes every paycheck of South Jerseyans who work two or three jobs just to make ends meet, while the wealthiest can put off taxes for a lifetime, or for generations.
New Jerseyans pay the highest taxes in the nation, and we are dead last in the dollars brought back home. Joe will fight to bring those dollars to where they are truly needed – here in South Jersey. We need a congressman who will bring jobs across sectors from manufacturing to tech. Joe will use his expertise as a job creator to help us where others have failed.
Essential goods and services have become too expensive. Housing is out of reach. Exorbitant college tuition is destroying the hope of prosperity for Americans. Too many of our neighbors can’t afford quality healthcare.
Joe will safeguard Social Security and Medicare, which seniors worked their whole lives to earn. And he will encourage a transition to programs like the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Care Tax Credit, which empower people to help themselves.
Too many politicians seek support by stoking fear or anger or prejudice. What’s worse these days is that they try to govern the same way! We must recognize that we are all in this boat together and our goal cannot be to throw half the passengers overboard. Instead, we should be mindful of our fallibility, stay open-minded to contrary opinions and do what good we can when we cannot do all we would wish.
Joe won’t stop until Roe v. Wade is the law of the land so women have the right to make their own healthcare decisions. And he won’t let partisan distractions keep us from protecting the fundamental rights of all Americans. |
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| —Joe Salerno’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House New Jersey District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Joe Salerno for Congress, "About Joe," accessed May 31, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Salerno’s campaign website, “Priorities,” accessed May 31, 2024
