Lisa Bhimani

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Lisa Bhimani

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Brown University

Medical

Hahnemann University

Personal

Profession

Doctor

Lisa Bhimani (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 25. Bhimani lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Bhimani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Bhimani was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 25 of the New Jersey State Senate.

Biography

Bhimani earned her bachelor's degree from Brown University and her M.D. from Hahnemann University. Her professional experience includes working as an OB/GYN.

Elections

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony M. Bucco and Brian Bergen defeated Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony M. Bucco (R)	27.0	27,438
✔		Brian Bergen (R)	25.7	26,134
		Lisa Bhimani (D)	24.0	24,381
		Darcy Draeger (D)	23.3	23,702

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,655
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 (2 seats)

Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Bhimani	50.9	6,047
✔		Darcy Draeger	49.1	5,837

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,884
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony M. Bucco and Brian Bergen defeated Aura Kenny Dunn and John Barbarula in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 25 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony M. Bucco	42.0	8,691
✔		Brian Bergen	24.1	5,001
		Aura Kenny Dunn	17.3	3,583
	Submit photo	John Barbarula	16.6	3,439

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,714
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2017

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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. Incumbent Anthony Bucco (R) defeated Lisa Bhimani (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 25 general election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anthony Bucco Incumbent	52.15%	30,659
	Democratic	Lisa Bhimani	47.85%	28,131
Total Votes				58,790
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Lisa Bhimani ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 25 Democratic primary election.

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.

New Jersey State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Lisa Bhimani
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Anthony Bucco ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 25 Republican primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Anthony Bucco Incumbent
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lisa Bhimani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bhimani's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

If elected, my priorities would be to reduce the property tax burden for New Jersey residents, increase access to quality healthcare, including protecting coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, revitalize our economy to bring businesses and high-paying jobs to our communities, and modernizing NJ Transit.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a doctor and Ob/Gyn, I have dedicated my career to providing patients with quality healthcare and have fought to keep care affordable for everyone. I faced the challenges of our healthcare system during an extended battle with Lyme Disease and know first-hand that too many families are just one healthcare emergency away from disaster. That is why I am passionate about using my expertise to reduce costs and ensure everyone has access to the care they need.

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2017

On their shared campaign website, Lisa Bhimani, Richard Corcoran, and Thomas Moran highlighted the following issues:

“	Gun safety We are committed to keeping New Jersey’s gun safety legislation in place and in looking for opportunities to assist law enforcement and the people of New Jersey take steps to make gun ownership safer, and less likely to result in tragic accident or misuse of firearms. In the first instance we are proud that New Jersey already has strong gun safety laws in place and functioning day to day. We encourage and support enhanced gun safety programs around the issue of storing and handling guns in the home. These are the cases, along with domestic violence, where momentary lapses of judgment can lead to tragic results. The benefits to New Jersey must be preserved by turning back proposals to weaken individual state laws by mandating “reciprocity” in gun regulations across states. If this were to pass, visitors to the state of New Jersey would be subject to permit and carry regulation equal to that of the state they come from. Fiscal Responsibility and the State Budget Many State Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen like to portray themselves as fiscal conservatives and strong guardians of the public purse. However, their actions do not support those claims. In 2010 when Chris Christie was only a month or two in office, he canceled the ARC Tunnel a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan. The ARC Tunnel would have more than doubled the capacity of New Jersey Transit and Amtrak to send trains into Manhattan. Both New Jersey Transit and Amtrak were using their full capacity, and New Jersey Transit was using a number of stop gap measures to keep close to satisfying its ridership demands. In canceling the project Chris Christie took on an obligation to pay the Federal Government back $600 million for work already done. However, he was able to redirect part of the Port Authority’s contribution to the tunnel to other bridge and tunnel projects in Hudson County, thereby avoiding bankrupting the Transportation Trust Fund for another 6 years. The New Jersey legislature went along with him in thereby trading the region’s future for a quick fix. These examples are emblematic of how, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, the future of the state is being squandered. The current legislature barely raises a hand to question the budget process and what constitutes sound planning. Women’s Rights A long time has passed since Lisa Bhimani canvased in the Denver area for the Equal Rights Amendment with her mom. The ERA was not adopted but the struggle for equal rights and access seems more like it began there, rather than ended there. Since then tremendous progress has been made. Many have read in the chronicles of Gail Collins (When Everything Changed) and others of the discrimination women faced in the workplace, in the market place (no credit cards or mortgages without a cosigning husband or father), in the doctor’s office and in their churches, among many others places and settings. Much has changed. A woman can in large measure make her way in the world, have and raise children, and live her life according to her own lights and preferences. There remain areas in which women continue to struggle against discrimination. There are “glass ceilings” in many domains. A number of professional and academic disciplines remain largely male enclaves. Most flagrant perhaps is the continued resistance to equal pay for equal work. Healthcare Of concern in this political climate is access to family planning at clinics like Planned Parenthood. These clinics offer women wellness exams, cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted diseases, and access to birth control. In 2010, Governor Christie cut funding to family planning service providers like Planned Parenthood by $7.45 million, causing 6 centers to close, and others to decrease their hours of operation. The Republicans in Washington have consistently threatened to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Centers like Planned Parenthood rely on federal funding for half of their budget As pro-choice candidates, Lisa, Tom and Richard support all the services that Planned Parenthood offers, but wish to point out that federal and state funding go only to the 97% of non-abortion related care that Planned Parenthood provides (see graph below.) This is essential care for low-wage earners and the underserved population.	”
—Lisa Bhimani, Richard Corcoran, and Thomas Moran

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, Lisa Bhimani, Richard Corcoran, and Thomas Moran's endorsements included the following:

• AFL-CIO
• American Federation of Teachers
• Amalgamated Transit Union
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• New Jersey Education Association
• Planned Parenthood

See also

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External links

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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)