Kenny Collins
Kenny Collins was a 2017 Green candidate for District 24 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Campaign themes
2017
On their shared Facebook page, Aaron Hyndman and Kenny Collins highlighted the following issue:
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The goal of our grassroots people-powered campaign is to advance our shared values and principles, based on Ecology, Equality, and Prosperity. Our policy initiatives will align with the Four Pillars of the Green Party (Peace & Non-Violence, Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, and Grassroots Democracy). In all that we do, we will seek to make our district and state a better place for all, through the advancement of the Green Party's 10 Key Values as described below: 1) FACILITATE true Grassroots Democracy by speaking truth to power and giving everyone the opportunity to be a part of this movement for change. 2) ADVANCE Social Justice so that everyone gets fair treatment under the law, giving every New Jerseyan the opportunity to fulfill their potential. 3) EMBRACE Non-Violence on an operational and policy level so that we can work toward lasting peace in our local and global communities. 4) DEFEND our Ecology, knowing that it is our obligation to be good stewards of the resources that we all must share. 5) PROMOTE Sustainability so that New Jersey will have an economic system that is not dependent on continual expansion for survival. 6) INCORPORATE fundamental principles of Economic Justice into our policy alternatives so that every New Jerseyan has the opportunity for meaningful work with dignity, paying a living wage that reflects the real value of a person’s work, with broad citizen participation in economic decision-making to assure protection of the environment and workers’ rights. 7) REFORM a corrupt structure dominated by the elites so that a more decentralized, democratic, and egalitarian system can yield a better quality of life for all of us. 8) RESPECT Gender Equality so that a more cooperative model, without typecasting, will encourage respectful, positive, and responsible relationships that free all members of society to live up to their full potential. 9) ENSURE that there is appropriate Diversity in everything we do, because only then can we be greater than the sum of our parts. That way, true popular democracy can become the status quo, guaranteeing the dignity of the individual, and liberty and justice for all. 10) ENCOURAGE individuals to take responsibility for the well-being of their households and their communities.[1] |
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| —Aaron Hyndman and Kenny Collins[2] | ||
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.[3] 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.[4] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Parker Space Incumbent |
30.67% | 33,873 | |
| Republican | Harold Wirths |
27.91% | 30,820 | |
| Democratic | Kate Matteson | 20.33% | 22,456 | |
| Democratic | Gina Trish | 18.29% | 20,200 | |
| Green | Aaron Hyndman | 1.42% | 1,568 | |
| Green | Kenny Collins | 1.37% | 1,518 | |
| Total Votes | 110,435 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Kate Matteson and Gina Trish defeated Michael Pirog in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kate Matteson |
46.49% | 5,997 |
| Gina Trish |
41.97% | 5,414 |
| Michael Pirog | 11.54% | 1,489 |
| Total Votes | 12,900 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Parker Space and Harold Wirths defeated Nathan Orr and David Atwood in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Parker Space Incumbent |
40.16% | 11,149 |
| Harold Wirths |
35.45% | 9,842 |
| Nathan Orr | 13.64% | 3,787 |
| David Atwood | 10.75% | 2,983 |
| Total Votes | 27,761 | |
| 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.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Michael Grace and Jacqueline Stapel were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Parker Space and Gail Phoebus were bracketed together and faced Nathan Orr and Marie Bilik in the Republican primary. Space and Phoebus defeated Grace, Stapel and Kenneth Collins (G) in the general election.[11][12][13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Parker Space Incumbent |
35% | 18,058 | |
| Republican | Gail Phoebus |
33.3% | 17,217 | |
| Democratic | Jacqueline Stapel | 13.9% | 7,165 | |
| Democratic | Michael Grace | 13.5% | 6,998 | |
| Green | Kenneth Collins | 4.3% | 2,227 | |
| Total Votes | 51,665 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Parker Space Incumbent |
39.8% | 8,750 |
| Gail Phoebus Incumbent |
37.4% | 8,222 |
| Nathan Orr | 11.6% | 2,560 |
| Marie Bilik | 11.2% | 2,463 |
| Total Votes | 21,995 | |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kenny Collins and Aaron Hyndman 2017 Facebook page, "About," accessed August 22, 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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 primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 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
