Laura Shaw

Laura Shaw

Democratic Party

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Laura Shaw was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 23 of the New Jersey General Assembly.

Biography

Shaw's professional experience includes working as a Bell Labs executive and as an entrepreneur. She has also served as the municipal chair of the Clinton Township Democratic Committee.

Campaign themes

2017

Shaw's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Affordable Housing Most New Jerseyans approve providing homes for those of low- and moderate-income. The NJ Supreme Court ruled that more than 200,000 housing units must either be built, rehabbed, or converted for low- and moderate-income residents. Some of our communities need to build out sewer, water, and other basic infrastructure required to meet their Affordable Housing mandates. Other communities do not have the transportation infrastructure to support lower-income workers. Affordable housing is a good example of a complex problem that requires a solution tailored to each community rather than a one-size-fits-all answer. I will work with individual communities in our district to find solutions that enable NJ to meet its commitment to affordable housing. Corruption and Campaign Finance: As a political outsider, I will be an effective proponent for reforming our political system: Fix our broken elections by ending gerrymandering to ensure accurate representation for all voters, regardless of political party. Change how elections are funded by making it illegal for politicians to take money from lobbyists. Prohibit top elected officials and senior staff from selling their government power for high-paying lobbing jobs. End dark money in politics by calling for an immediate disclosure of campaign fundraising and spending online for easy access to the public and ensuring that donors cannot hide behind secret-money groups. Energy: I support energy conservation and renewable energy projects including: Expanding solar energy programs to set NJ up to be a leader in solar production and job creation. Investing in clean energy storage. Increasing funding and providing market incentives for energy efficiency. Environment: Specifically, I will support: Immediate adoption of a clean energy plan for NJ and prohibition on diverting funds already being set aside in the Clean Energy Fund. Requiring a small fee on the transportation of hazardous liquids with funding going to municipalities for equipment and for first responders to ensure bridges and rails are safe. Blocking use of eminent domain by private oil carriers. A moratorium on pipelines until appropriate environmental review including water quality testing. Requiring pipeline companies to have insurance policies for catastrophic incidents and spills. Rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to combat climate change, reduce air pollution, and fund clean energy projects. Restoring funding to the DEP which will be offset by supporting the department’s efforts to hold polluters financially responsible. Improving public transportation and encouraging its use to reduce congestion on our roads while attracting new high-tech and innovative businesses. Equal rights One of my values is equality: I fight for my rights and your rights. Together we need to fight for the rights of those who cannot fight for themselves. I am a strong advocate for equal treatment of women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, and faith communities.	”
—Laura Shaw

Elections

2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly 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. 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. The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John DiMaio Incumbent	29.37%	33,880
	Republican	Erik Peterson Incumbent	27.94%	32,233
	Democratic	Laura Shaw	21.14%	24,386
	Democratic	Charles Boddy	18.80%	21,690
	End the Corruption	Tyler J. Gran	1.67%	1,921
	We Define Tomorrow	Michael Estrada	1.09%	1,256
Total Votes				115,366
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Laura Shaw and Isaac Hadzovic were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 Democratic primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Laura Shaw	51.88%	7,706
Isaac Hadzovic	48.12%	7,147
Total Votes		14,853
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent John DiMaio and incumbent Erik Peterson were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 Republican primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John DiMaio Incumbent	50.43%	10,353
Erik Peterson Incumbent	49.57%	10,177
Total Votes		20,530
Source: New Jersey Department of State

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

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Laura Shaw on Facebook
• New Jersey Legislature website

Footnotes

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Democratic Party (52)

Republican Party (28)