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Kevin Rooney (New Jersey)
Kevin Rooney (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 40. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on January 9, 2024.
Rooney (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 40. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Upon his appointment to the chamber in 2016, he replaced Scott Rumana (R).
On November 10, 2022, Rooney announced he would not be running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Rooney served as Wyckoff Township Mayor in 2011 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as deputy Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2010 and 2014.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Rooney was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Rooney was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Rooney was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
Kevin Rooney did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips defeated Nicole McNamara and Genevieve Allard in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Rooney (R) | 30.1 | 46,004 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher DePhillips (R) | 29.6 | 45,246 |
| Nicole McNamara (D) | 20.3 | 31,066 | ||
| Genevieve Allard (D) | 20.0 | 30,606 | ||
| Total votes: 152,922 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Nicole McNamara and Genevieve Allard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicole McNamara | 50.1 | 5,787 | |
| ✔ | Genevieve Allard | 49.9 | 5,759 | |
| Total votes: 11,546 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Rooney | 50.5 | 9,560 |
| ✔ | | Christopher DePhillips | 49.5 | 9,356 |
| Total votes: 18,916 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips defeated Julie O'Brien and Maria Martini Cordonnier in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Rooney (R) | 28.4 | 22,562 |
| ✔ | | Christopher DePhillips (R) | 27.6 | 21,955 |
| Julie O'Brien (D) | 22.1 | 17,557 | ||
 | Maria Martini Cordonnier (D) | 21.8 | 17,332 | |
| Total votes: 79,406 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Sedon (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Maria Martini Cordonnier and Michael Sedon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Martini Cordonnier | 50.4 | 3,683 |
| ✔ | Michael Sedon | 49.6 | 3,622 | |
| Total votes: 7,305 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and incumbent Christopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Rooney | 50.7 | 5,038 |
| ✔ | | Christopher DePhillips | 49.3 | 4,901 |
| Total votes: 9,939 | |||
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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.[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] Incumbent Kevin Rooney (R) and Christopher DePhillips (R) defeated Christine Ordway (D), Paul Vagianos (D), and Anthony J. Pellechia (You Tell Me) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin Rooney Incumbent |
26.79% | 31,170 | |
| Republican | Christopher DePhillips |
26.31% | 30,610 | |
| Democratic | Christine Ordway | 23.28% | 27,092 | |
| Democratic | Paul Vagianos | 22.98% | 26,737 | |
| You Tell Me | Anthony J. Pellechia | 0.64% | 748 | |
| Total Votes | 116,357 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Christine Ordway |
50.39% | 7,299 |
| Paul Vagianos |
49.61% | 7,187 |
| Total Votes | 14,486 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips defeated Norman Robertson and Joseph Bubba in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Rooney Incumbent |
35.92% | 8,251 |
| Christopher DePhillips |
33.29% | 7,647 |
| Norman Robertson | 15.45% | 3,548 |
| Joseph Bubba | 15.33% | 3,522 |
| Total Votes | 22,968 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2021
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2019
Kevin Rooney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Rooney and Christopher DePhillips' shared campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Property Taxes
Grow Jobs
Pensions
Help Our Veterans
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| —Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips[11] | ||
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2024
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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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?" January 5, 2023
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Kevin J. Rooney," accessed April 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ District 40 Republicans, "District 40 Republicans Issues," accessed May 8, 2017
