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Kevin O'Toole
Kevin J. O'Toole (b. October 5, 1964) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey Senate, representing District 40 from 2008 to 2017. He resigned his seat on July 1, 2017.[1]
O'Toole served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2001 and 2002 to 2007. He was the deputy Republican leader for the chamber from 2004 to 2007.[2]
Biography
O'Toole earned his B.A. in political science and public administration from Seton Hall University and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for the law practice, O'Toole, Fernandez, Weiner and Vanlieu, LLC. He served three terms as mayor of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, from 1989 to 1996.[3]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, O'Toole served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, O'Toole served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, O'Toole served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) |
| • State Government |
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
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
O'Toole won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 40. O'Toole was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary and defeated William Meredith Ashley (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[4][5][6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 40 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin O'Toole Incumbent |
65.9% | 37,565 | |
| Democratic | William Meredith Ashley | 34.1% | 19,401 | |
| Total Votes | 56,966 | |||
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
O'Toole won re-election to the District 40 State Senate seat in 2011. He faced no opposition for the June 7 Republican primary election. O'Toole defeated John Zunic (D) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate District 40 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kevin O'Toole Incumbent |
62.4% | 22,821 | |
| Democratic | John Zunic | 37.6% | 13,733 | |
| Total Votes | 36,554 | |||
2007
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007
In 2007, O'Toole was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 40. O'Toole (R) finished with 26,623 votes and was followed by John Zunic (D) with 13,395 votes. O'Toole raised $849,348 for his campaign fund.[9]
| New Jersey Senate 2007 General Election, District 40 (2007) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin O'Toole (R)
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26,623 | |||
| John Zunic (D) | 13,395 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
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
Presidential preference
2012
Kevin O'Toole endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[10]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
O'Toole was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Jersey. O'Toole was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[11]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Jersey to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on June 7, 2016. Their names appeared on the ballot beneath the candidate they supported. New Jersey delegates were bound on the first ballot at the convention. New Jersey GOP rules in 2016 included a censure rule, stating, "any delegate or alternate allocated and/or committed to a particular candidate by virtue of the results of the June primary election who fails or refuses to act in accordance with their allocation and/or commitment to that candidate as set forth herein shall be subject to censure by the New Jersey Republican State Committee and/or the Country Republican Committees. Censure may include, among other things, being permanently barred from acting as a delegate or alternate to any future National Convention of the Republican Party."
New Jersey primary results
| New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
80.4% | 356,697 | 51 | |
| John Kasich | 13.4% | 59,506 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 6.2% | 27,521 | 0 | |
| Totals | 443,724 | 51 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Jersey had 51 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 36 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 12 congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. The plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[12][13]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[12][13]
Personal
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O'Toole and his wife, Bethany, have two children. They currently reside in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- New Jersey Republican Party biography of Kevin O'Toole
- Kevin O'Toole on Facebook
- Kevin O'Toole on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ North Jersey.com, "Corrado tapped to replace O'Toole in state Senate," July 26, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Biography of Kevin O'Toole," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Jersey State Senate 2007 general election results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ nj.com, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by - |
New Jersey State Senate District 40 2008-2017 |
Succeeded by Kristin Corrado (R) |
