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Democratic Party

New Jersey State Senate District 3
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
New Jersey General Assembly District 3

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Personal
Profession
Owner/Producer/Distributor, Hill Studio & Scenic
Contact

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John Burzichelli (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Burzichelli (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

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Burzichelli's professional experience includes being the owner/producer/distributor of Hill Studio and Scenic, as well as host/producer of Eye on Paulsboro.[1] Burzichelli previously served as the Mayor of Paulsboro.

Committee assignments

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2020-2021

Burzichelli was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Burzichelli was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Burzichelli served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Appropriations, Chair
• Budget, Vice-Chair
• Tourism, Gaming and the Arts

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Burzichelli served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Burzichelli served on the following committees:

2010-2012

In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Burzichelli served on the following committees:

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

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 3

John Burzichelli defeated incumbent Edward R. Durr in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 3 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli (D)
 
53.6
 
32,382
Image of Edward R. Durr
Edward R. Durr (R)
 
46.4
 
28,018

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 60,400
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 3

John Burzichelli defeated Mario De Santis in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 3 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
 
73.8
 
9,391
Image of Mario De Santis
Mario De Santis Candidate Connection
 
26.2
 
3,333

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,724
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 3

Incumbent Edward R. Durr defeated Beth Sawyer in the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 3 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Edward R. Durr
Edward R. Durr
 
65.2
 
6,629
Image of Beth Sawyer
Beth Sawyer
 
34.8
 
3,538

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,167
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Beth Sawyer and Bethanne McCarthy Patrick defeated incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Beth Sawyer
Beth Sawyer (R)
 
26.2
 
33,878
✔
Image of Bethanne McCarthy Patrick
Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R)
 
26.1
 
33,735
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli (D)
 
24.0
 
31,024
Image of Adam Taliaferro
Adam Taliaferro (D)
 
23.6
 
30,537

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 129,174
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
 
50.1
 
8,863
✔
Image of Adam Taliaferro
Adam Taliaferro
 
49.9
 
8,826

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,689
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bethanne McCarthy Patrick
Bethanne McCarthy Patrick
 
95.1
 
8,517
✔
Image of Beth Sawyer
Beth Sawyer (Write-in)
 
4.9
 
443

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,960
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro defeated Beth Sawyer and Edward R. Durr in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli (D)
 
27.9
 
23,811
✔
Image of Adam Taliaferro
Adam Taliaferro (D)
 
27.1
 
23,179
Image of Beth Sawyer
Beth Sawyer (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.1
 
19,704
Image of Edward R. Durr
Edward R. Durr (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.9
 
18,724

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Adam Taliaferro and incumbent John Burzichelli defeated John Kalnas in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Adam Taliaferro
Adam Taliaferro
 
47.3
 
6,153
✔
Image of John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
 
46.1
 
5,994
Image of John Kalnas
John Kalnas Candidate Connection
 
6.6
 
863

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,010
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Beth Sawyer and Edward R. Durr advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Beth Sawyer
Beth Sawyer Candidate Connection
 
50.5
 
3,059
✔
Image of Edward R. Durr
Edward R. Durr Candidate Connection
 
49.5
 
2,997

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,056
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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 John Burzichelli (D) and incumbent Adam Taliaferro (D) defeated Philip Donohue (R), Linwood Donelson (R), and Edward R. Durr (One For All) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 general election.[4][5]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Burzichelli Incumbent 30.30% 31,853
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Taliaferro Incumbent 29.24% 30,733
     Republican Philip Donohue 20.70% 21,758
     Republican Linwood Donelson 19.20% 20,181
     One For All Edward R. Durr 0.56% 589
Total Votes 105,114
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 presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and both of the incumbents' margins of victory in the previous election were 10 points or less. Incumbents John Burzichelli (D) and Adam Taliaferro (D) ran for re-election in 2017. Taliaferro was first appointed to the chamber in January 2015. He received 27.1 percent of the vote in the November 2015 election. Burzichelli was first elected in 2001. He received 28.5 percent of the vote in 2015. Republicans Samuel Maccarone and Leroy Pierce received 22.3 percent of the vote and 20.4 percent in 2015, respectively. District 3 was one of 12 New Jersey state legislative districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 3 by 3.5 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 3 by 11.2 points. As of 2017, District 3 overlapped with the following counties: Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. Gloucester and Salem are the two Pivot Counties in New Jersey. These counties voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Trump in 2016.

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Adam Taliaferro and incumbent John Burzichelli defeated John Kalnas in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 Democratic primary election.[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Adam Taliaferro Incumbent 46.41% 8,523
Green check mark transparent.png John Burzichelli Incumbent 45.75% 8,401
John Kalnas 7.84% 1,439
Total Votes 18,363
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Philip Donohue and Linwood Donelson were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 Republican primary election.[8][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Philip Donohue 50.63% 4,268
Green check mark transparent.png Linwood Donelson 49.37% 4,162
Total Votes 8,430
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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 John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Samuel Maccarone and Leroy Pierce were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Burzichelli and Taliaferro defeated Maccarone, Pierce and John Kalnas (The Peoples Voice) in the general election.[10][11][12][13]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burzichelli Incumbent 28.5% 20,507
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Taliaferro Incumbent 27.1% 19,480
     Republican Samuel Maccarone 22.3% 16,063
     Republican Leroy Pierce 20.4% 14,715
     The Peoples Voice John Kalnas 1.7% 1,223
Total Votes 71,988

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Burzichelli won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3. Burzichelli was bracketed with Celeste Riley. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Celeste Riley (D) defeated Larry Wallace (R) and Bob Vanderslice (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[14][15][16][17]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burzichelli Incumbent 28% 31,049
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCeleste Riley Incumbent 26.9% 29,870
     Republican Larry Wallace 22.6% 25,094
     Republican Bob Vanderslice 22.4% 24,823
Total Votes 110,836

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Burzichelli won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Celeste Riley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. They then defeated Republicans Domenick DiCicco and Bob Villare in the November 8 general election.[18]

New Jersey General Assembly District 3 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Burzichelli Incumbent 28% 25,172
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCeleste Riley Incumbent 26.6% 23,960
     Republican Domenick DiCicco 22.5% 20,268
     Republican Bob Villare 22.8% 20,528
Total Votes 89,928

2009

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Burzichelli ran for re-election in 2009. Burzichelli defeated challengers Lee Lucas (R) and Robert Villare (R) in the general election. He was bracketed with Celeste Riley (D).[19][20]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Third Legislative District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John J. Burzichelli (D) 35,423
Green check mark transparent.png Celeste M. Riley (D) 31,888
Robert Villare (R) 30,526
Lee Lucas (R) 27,316

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Burzichelli did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

John Burzichelli did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

John Burzichelli did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2013

On their shared campaign website, Burzichelli and Celeste Riley listed the following five major campaign themes:

“
  • Protect South Jersey jobs
Excerpt: "John and Celeste are investing in local small businesses to protect jobs and grow South Jersey’s economy. John and Celeste are working to help small business owners by eliminating exorbitant fees, cutting red tape and providing other incentives."
  • Bring home our fair share of state resources
Excerpt: "With all the taxes we pay, South Jersey deserves more than budget leftovers. John and Celeste are a powerful voice making sure we get our fair share of state resources."
  • Cap state spending
Excerpt: "John and Celeste will push for zero-based budgeting, forcing bureaucrats to prove the merit of every dollar they want to spend."
  • Improve access to affordable health care
Excerpt: "...keep insurance affordable by reducing premium costs and lowering administrative expenses. They increased funding for local hospitals, and are committed to ensuring seniors living on fixed incomes can afford need prescription drugs."
  • Prohibit politicians from accepting gifts from lobbyists
Excerpt: "John and Celeste are neighbors and community leaders—not career politicians. That’s why they support legislation that prohibits politicians from accepting gifts from lobbyists. They are advocating for tougher election laws to keep corruption out of our state government."[21]
 ”

Campaign finance summary

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John Burzichelli campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey State Senate District 3Won general$661,345 $0
2021New Jersey General Assembly District 3Lost general$297,900 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $450,158 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $445,705 N/A**
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $321,360 N/A**
2007New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $357,912 N/A**
2005New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $175,636 N/A**
2003New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $348,080 N/A**
2001New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Won $405,056 N/A**
1999New Jersey General Assembly, District 3Lost $29,125 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
    2. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
    4. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
    5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
    6. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
    8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    9. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
    10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
    11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    13. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
    14. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
    15. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
    16. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
    17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
    18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
    19. ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
    20. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
    21. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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