John McKeon (New Jersey)
2024 - Present
2028
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John McKeon (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.
McKeon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
McKeon also ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 27. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 7, 2023.
McKeon served as a deputy speaker of the Assembly from 2010 to 2011, majority whip from 2008 to 2009, assistant majority leader from 2006 to 2007, and assistant majority whip from 2004 to 2005.
Biography
McKeon earned his B.A. from Muhlenberg College in 1980 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1983. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and partner with the firm of Hardin, Kundla, McKeon, Poletto and Polifroni.[1] McKeon served as Mayor of the Township of West Orange from 1998 to 2010.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
McKeon was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget Committee
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Chair
- Judiciary Committee
2020-2021
McKeon was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget Committee
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Chair
2019-2020
McKeon was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget Committee
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Chair
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, McKeon served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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• Judiciary, Chair |
• Environment and Solid Waste, Vice-Chair |
• Budget |
• Financial Institutions and Insurance |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, McKeon served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Judiciary, Chair |
• Environment and Solid Waste, Vice-Chair |
• Budget |
• Financial Institutions and Insurance |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, McKeon served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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• Judiciary, Chair |
• Environment and Solid Waste, Vice-Chair |
• Financial Institutions and Insurance |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, McKeon served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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• Environment and Solid Waste, Chair |
• Appropriations |
• Financial Institutions and Insurance |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
State Senate
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 27
John McKeon defeated Michael Byrne in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon (D) | 71.1 | 28,499 |
![]() | Michael Byrne (R) ![]() | 28.9 | 11,566 |
Total votes: 40,065 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Codey (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Incumbent Richard Codey defeated incumbent Nia Gill in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Codey | 57.5 | 8,148 |
![]() | Nia Gill | 42.5 | 6,021 |
Total votes: 14,169 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Michael Byrne advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Byrne (Write-in) ![]() | 100.0 | 182 |
Total votes: 182 | ||||
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Endorsements
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General Assembly
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Rosy Bagolie and Alixon Collazos-Gill defeated Irene DeVita and Michael Mecca Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rosy Bagolie (D) | 34.9 | 27,303 |
✔ | ![]() | Alixon Collazos-Gill (D) | 34.8 | 27,245 |
![]() | Irene DeVita (R) | 15.2 | 11,916 | |
Michael Mecca Jr. (R) | 15.0 | 11,732 |
Total votes: 78,196 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McKeon (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and Alixon Collazos-Gill defeated Eve Robinson and Craig Stanley in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon | 39.1 | 10,264 |
✔ | ![]() | Alixon Collazos-Gill | 36.6 | 9,624 |
Eve Robinson | 18.3 | 4,801 | ||
Craig Stanley | 6.1 | 1,595 |
Total votes: 26,284 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Kasper (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Jonathan Sym and Irene DeVita advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jonathan Sym (Write-in) | 53.5 | 212 | |
✔ | ![]() | Irene DeVita (Write-in) | 46.5 | 184 |
Total votes: 396 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey defeated Kevin Ryan and Jonathan Sym in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon (D) | 31.6 | 48,489 |
✔ | ![]() | Mila Jasey (D) | 30.9 | 47,461 |
Kevin Ryan (R) | 18.9 | 28,983 | ||
Jonathan Sym (R) | 18.5 | 28,419 |
Total votes: 153,352 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon | 50.2 | 11,900 |
✔ | ![]() | Mila Jasey | 49.8 | 11,784 |
Total votes: 23,684 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Kevin Ryan and Jonathan Sym advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kevin Ryan | 50.5 | 6,076 | |
✔ | Jonathan Sym | 49.5 | 5,964 |
Total votes: 12,040 | ||||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey defeated Michael Dailey and Mauro Tucci in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon (D) | 33.0 | 27,787 |
✔ | ![]() | Mila Jasey (D) | 32.0 | 26,987 |
Michael Dailey (R) | 17.6 | 14,816 | ||
Mauro Tucci (R) | 17.4 | 14,706 |
Total votes: 84,296 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John McKeon | 50.4 | 6,957 |
✔ | ![]() | Mila Jasey | 49.6 | 6,849 |
Total votes: 13,806 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Michael Dailey and Mauro Tucci advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Michael Dailey | 51.0 | 4,669 | |
✔ | Mauro Tucci | 49.0 | 4,483 |
Total votes: 9,152 | ||||
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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] Incumbent John McKeon (D) and incumbent Mila Jasey (D) defeated Ronald DeRose (R) and Angelo Tedesco (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 27 general election.[4][5]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 27 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
33.36% | 39,742 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
32.16% | 38,311 | |
Republican | Ronald DeRose | 17.31% | 20,625 | |
Republican | Angelo Tedesco | 17.17% | 20,451 | |
Total Votes | 119,129 | |||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Democratic primary election
Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 27 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.44% | 14,493 |
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49.56% | 14,241 |
Total Votes | 28,734 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Republican primary election
Angelo Tedesco and Ronald DeRose were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 27 Republican primary election.[8][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 27 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.28% | 5,058 |
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49.72% | 5,002 |
Total Votes | 10,060 | |
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.[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 McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tayfun Selen and Wonkyu "Q" Rim were unopposed in the Republican primary. McKeon, Jasey, Selen, Rim, Damien Caillault (L) and Jeff Hetrick (L) faced off in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
2013
McKeon won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27. McKeon was bracketed with Mila Jasey. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Mila Jasey (D) defeated Angelo Tedesco (R) and Laura M. Ali (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
2011
McKeon won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Mila Jasey were bracketed together and defeated Ellen Steinberg in the Democratic primary on June 7. They then defeated Lee Holtzman (R) and Nicole Hagner (R) in the November 8 general election.[19]
2009
McKeon successfully won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. He was bracketed with Mila Jasey (D) and defeated Republican challengers Mark Meyerowitz and Barry Funt.[20][21]
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30,399 | |||
Mark Meyerowitz (R) | 18,841 | |||
Barry Funt (R) | 18,409 |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
John McKeon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
John McKeon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 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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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, McKeon’s endorsements included the following:[22] [23]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
2011
In 2011, McKeon’s endorsements included the following:[24]
Personal
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McKeon and his wife, Anne Mader McKeon, have three daughters.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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, 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
- ↑ 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, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
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Preceded by Richard Codey (D) |
New Jersey State Senate District 27 2024-Present |
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New Jersey General Assembly District 27 2002-2024 |
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Mayor of the Township of West Orange 1998-2010 |
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