Malini Guha
Malini Guha (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 12. Guha lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Guha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ronald Dancer and incumbent Robert Clifton defeated David Lande and Malini Guha in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronald Dancer (R) | 32.1 | 24,577 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Clifton (R) | 31.2 | 23,879 |
 | David Lande (D)  | 18.9 | 14,449 | |
 | Malini Guha (D) | 17.9 | 13,708 | |
| Total votes: 76,613 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
David Lande and Malini Guha advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Lande | 51.4 | 3,702 |
| ✔ | | Malini Guha | 48.6 | 3,494 |
| Total votes: 7,196 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ronald Dancer and incumbent Robert Clifton advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Dancer | 51.2 | 3,960 |
| ✔ | | Robert Clifton | 48.8 | 3,779 |
| Total votes: 7,739 | |||
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Endorsements
- National Organization for Women of New Jersey[1]
- New Jersey AFL-CIO[2]
- Garden State Equality[3]
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees[4]
- PAM’s List[5]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Malini Guha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guha's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Property taxes: New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. These regressive taxes disproportionately burden the middle class and make it especially difficult for seniors on fixed incomes to stay in their homes and young people to afford their first homes. I will work to provide property tax relief to those who can least afford it by identifying areas of cost savings on both the state and local levels that do not affect the quality of our services.
- Campaign finance reform: An increasing share of campaign funds come from special interest groups which typically seek influence over incumbent politicians. I support campaign finance reform, including public financing of elections. This would allow small dollar donors to play a greater role than special interests in funding campaigns and lessen corruption, which ends up costing us much more in the end. Public financing would also allow a greater diversity of candidates to successfully compete for office. For further information please see my Op-ed, "NJ legislative elections: Public financing needed to amplify voices of average voters."
- Environment, public health, infrastructure and green jobs: NJ is one of the fastest-warming states in the country. Rising sea levels and increasing intensity of storms caused by climate change increasingly threaten our communities' future and our state's economy. We must make New Jersey a national leader in renewable energy which will also create jobs and grow our state's high-tech economy. I also support investing in the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles and additional investment in NJ Transit. Public health is also critical. More than 1.5 million NJ residents are currently serviced by water with elevated lead levels. We must upgrade our aging water infrastructure to ensure safe drinking water to all residents.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Insider NJ, "NOW NJ PAC Endorses 35 Candidates," October 7, 2019
- ↑ Insider NJ, New Jersey State AFL-CIO Announces Endorsements for State Senate District 1, the Entire State Assembly, and 65 County and Local Offices Sought by Labor Candidates," June 12, 2019
- ↑ Garden State Equality, "Vote for Equality: Our 2019 Election Endorsements," October 15, 2019
- ↑ Insider NJ, "HPAE Announces 2019 Assembly, County, and Local Endorsements," October 3, 2019
- ↑ Facebook, "PAM'S List," August 13, 2019
