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John Armato
John Armato (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on January 11, 2022.
Armato (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 2. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Armato's professional experience includes working as a HVAC technician, in the Atlantic City casino industry, and as an EMT. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He also served as a Buena Vista Township committeeman.[1]
Committee assignments
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2020-2021
Armato was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Armato was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Economic Development Committee
- Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Health Committee
Sponsored legislation
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
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Claire Swift and Don Guardian defeated incumbent John Armato and Caren Fitzpatrick in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Claire Swift (R) | 26.8 | 31,818 |
| ✔ |  | Don Guardian (R) | 26.7 | 31,640 |
 | John Armato (D) | 23.7 | 28,094 | |
 | Caren Fitzpatrick (D) | 22.9 | 27,127 | |
| Total votes: 118,679 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent John Armato and Caren Fitzpatrick advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Armato | 50.4 | 9,122 |
| ✔ | | Caren Fitzpatrick | 49.6 | 8,990 |
| Total votes: 18,112 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vincent Mazzeo (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Don Guardian and Claire Swift advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Guardian | 50.7 | 9,784 |
| ✔ | | Claire Swift | 49.3 | 9,516 |
| Total votes: 19,300 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jesse Kurtz (R)
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and incumbent John Armato defeated John Risley Jr. and Philip Guenther in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vincent Mazzeo (D) | 26.7 | 23,211 |
| ✔ | | John Armato (D) | 25.2 | 21,892 |
| John Risley Jr. (R) | 24.1 | 20,906 | ||
| Philip Guenther (R) | 24.1 | 20,905 | ||
| Total votes: 86,914 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and incumbent John Armato advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vincent Mazzeo | 51.3 | 6,319 |
| ✔ | | John Armato | 48.7 | 5,994 |
| Total votes: 12,313 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Philip Guenther and John Risley Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Guenther | 50.0 | 4,549 | |
| ✔ | John Risley Jr. | 50.0 | 4,540 | |
| Total votes: 9,089 | |||
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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] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
28.56% | 27,601 | |
| Democratic | John Armato |
26.58% | 25,683 | |
| Republican | Vince Sera | 21.54% | 20,814 | |
| Republican | Brenda Taube | 21.33% | 20,611 | |
| Independent, Honest, Reliable | Heather Gordon | 1.25% | 1,208 | |
| Green | Mico Lucide | 0.74% | 718 | |
| Total Votes | 96,635 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the district was split between the parties following the 2015 elections, both incumbents had margins of victory that were less than five percent, and an incumbent of the opposite party from the 2016 presidential winner did not file for re-election. In the 2015 elections, all four candidates for District 2 were within five points of each other. Incumbents Chris Brown (R) and Vincent Mazzeo (D) received 26.5 percent of the vote and 25.5 percent, respectively. Their challengers Colin Bell (D) and Will Pauls (R) received 24.4 percent and 23.6 percent, respectively. Brown was first elected in 2011 and Mazzeo was first elected in 2013. Brown did not file for re-election in 2017 in order to run for the District 2 state Senate seat. District 2 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 2 by 11.4 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 2 by 20.8 points. As of 2017, District 2 contained parts of Atlantic County.
Democratic primary election
The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
37.46% | 7,197 |
| John Armato |
29.13% | 5,596 |
| Ernest Coursey | 20.05% | 3,852 |
| Jim Carney | 6.65% | 1,278 |
| Theresa Watts | 4.81% | 925 |
| Rizwan Malik | 1.90% | 365 |
| Total Votes | 19,213 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Vince Sera and Brenda Taube were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vince Sera |
50.70% | 5,551 |
| Brenda Taube |
49.30% | 5,398 |
| Total Votes | 10,949 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
John Armato 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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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Announcement-from-Asm--Vince-Mazzeo---Colin-Bell-on-the-LD2-Election.html?soid=1104208492675&aid=Ie14OD9MYCI Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, "Statement from Asm. Vince Mazzeo & Colin Bell on the 2nd Legislative District Elections," March 15, 2017]
- ↑ 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
