Kristen Zadroga-Hart
Kristen Zadroga-Hart ran for election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Zadroga-Hart was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography
Zadroga-Hart earned her B.S. in psychology from the University of Nebraska and her certification as a teacher of the handicapped from New Jersey City University (formerly Jersey City State College). While at the University of Nebraska, Zadroga-Hart was a member of the women's soccer team. Her professional experience includes working as a Jersey City Public School teacher.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council At-large on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 19,578 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 18,944 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 17,787 | |
 | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 9,493 | |
 | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan)  | 10.9 | 8,842 | |
| Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 6,712 | ||
| Total votes: 81,356 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 17,264 |
| ✔ | Michael Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 16,188 | |
| ✔ | Mamta Singh (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 15,881 | |
| ✔ | Tina Nalls (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 11,515 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,381 |
| ✔ | | Meredith Burns (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 11,280 |
 | Kristen Zadroga-Hart (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 10,938 | |
| Israel Nieves (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 10,597 | ||
| Jennise Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 10,098 | ||
| Saundra Robinson Green (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 9,651 | ||
 | Fernando Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 9,457 | |
| Ira Guilford (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 9,093 | ||
 | Tami Weaver-Henry (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 3,983 | |
 | Floyd Jeter (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 3,506 | |
| Kenny Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 2,566 | ||
| Total votes: 153,398 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zadroga-Hart in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward A
Incumbent Denise Ridley defeated Kristen Zadroga-Hart in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward A on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denise Ridley (Nonpartisan) | 64.7 | 3,414 | |
| Kristen Zadroga-Hart (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 1,851 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 5,279 | |||
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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 Angela McKnight (D) and incumbent Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) defeated Michael Alonso (R) and Lauren DiGiaro (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Angela McKnight Incumbent |
42.02% | 23,616 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Chiaravalloti Incumbent |
40.61% | 22,823 | |
| Republican | Michael Alonso | 8.89% | 4,994 | |
| Republican | Lauren DiGiaro | 8.48% | 4,766 | |
| Total Votes | 56,199 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Angela McKnight and incumbent Nicholas Chiaravalloti defeated Kristen Zadroga-Hart and Christopher Munoz in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Angela McKnight Incumbent |
37.33% | 9,621 |
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti Incumbent |
35.20% | 9,073 |
| Kristen Zadroga-Hart | 15.83% | 4,081 |
| Christopher Munoz | 11.64% | 3,000 |
| Total Votes | 25,775 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Michael Alonso and Lauren DiGiaro were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Alonso |
51.48% | 593 |
| Lauren DiGiaro |
48.52% | 559 |
| Total Votes | 1,152 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kristen Zadroga-Hart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Kristen Zadroga-Hart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Zadroga-Hart's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Education
Public Safety & Gun Control
Healthcare
Infrastructure
Civil Liberties
Environment
Responsible Development
LGBTQ Equality
|
” |
| —Kristen Zadroga-Hart[10] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kristen Zadroga-Hart, "Meet Kristen," accessed May 8, 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kristen Zadroga-Hart, "Platform," accessed May 8, 2017
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