Mark DeLotto
Mark DeLotto (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.
DeLotto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark DeLotto was born in Passaic, New Jersey. DeLotto earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1983 and a graduate degree from New York University in 2000. His career experience includes working as a financial consultant, underwriter, banker, and real estate developer/builder.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Incumbent Mikie Sherrill defeated Joseph Belnome, Lily Benavides, and Joshua Lanzara in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mikie Sherrill (D) | 56.5 | 222,583 |
 | Joseph Belnome (R) | 41.8 | 164,556 | |
 | Lily Benavides (G)  | 1.2 | 4,780 | |
| Joshua Lanzara (Truth Freedom Prosperity Party) | 0.5 | 1,832 | ||
| Total votes: 393,751 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Incumbent Mikie Sherrill defeated Mark DeLotto in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mikie Sherrill | 93.6 | 48,539 |
 | Mark DeLotto | 6.4 | 3,309 | |
| Total votes: 51,848 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Joseph Belnome defeated John Sauers and Raafat Barsoom in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Belnome | 86.8 | 25,608 |
 | John Sauers | 8.2 | 2,425 | |
 | Raafat Barsoom | 5.0 | 1,464 | |
| Total votes: 29,497 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for DeLotto in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark DeLotto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by DeLotto's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to reduce the Influence of money in politics. It’s really getting gross. Why do establishment politicians need so much money to run a campaign? How do they get so rich being politicians? Voters realize that moneyed interests have corrupted our political parties, our politicians and our policies. We need to break the status quo, and make good ideas and effective communication more powerful than money.
- We need to achieve economic justice through tax reform. The biggest economic injustice perpetrated on Americans today is an unfair system of taxation. If you want to discover what 50 years of political corruption by wealthy donors, special interests, and corporations has done, the best place to begin looking is the 6,871 pages of IRS tax code. Our tax code is riddled with provisions that allow the wealthy and corporations to avoid paying their fair share in taxes. What they don’t pay, ordinary citizens must make up for and it’s putting an unfair burden on working and retired people. The current tax system is broken beyond repair. We need to repeal and replace it.
- We need to save Social Security and provide Medicare-for-all. Social Security is on a path to insolvency. If we let today’s politicians kick the can down the road, they will invariably raise taxes on workers and reduce benefits on retirees. Neither is acceptable. We need to preserve benefits for those that have paid into the system, and improve Social Security for future generations. We also can’t stop with the American Care Act. Our health care payment system is unfair and puts financial strains on ordinary Americans, whether paid for directly or indirectly through employers. Also, far too many Americans are still uninsured. We need to make medical care available and affordable to all Americans in a way that is fiscally responsible.
I have conceived an interconnected system of taxation, benefit distribution and health care payment that is simple, fair and effective and which: (i) materially increases the amount of earnings Americans get to keep, (ii) provides an effective means to save for and afford retirement, home ownership, higher education, child care, entrepreneurship, and other personal and financial aspirations, and (iii) makes healthcare available and affordable to all.
Empathy - being capable of understanding and caring about the needs and concerns of my constituents.
Collaboration - having the ability to work well with others to achieve shared goals.
Communication Skills - having the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders and media.
Leadership - capable of inspiring confidence and guiding others towards constructive solutions.
Adaptability - being able to adapt to changing circumstances and new information.
Problem Solving Skills - being able to find innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Economic justice - closing the wealth gap and ensuring economic opportunity for all Americans.
Healthcare access - providing affordable and accessible healthcare for all Americans.
Climate change - addressing the impacts of climate change, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and shifts in ecosystems.
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Campaign website
DeLotto's campaign website stated the following:
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I spoke with a lot of people while gathering signatures to be placed on the primary ballot and many asked why I was running against the current incumbent. She’s a well respected, well funded, three-term Congresswoman who has the full support of the Democratic Party. To me, being a popular, well funded politician who mostly toes the party line is not enough. We need more. We need a Congressperson who will directly address the most important issues that affect us and fight for big changes that will have a meaningful impact on our lives. The issues I want to address are: Money in politics - It’s really getting gross. Why do establishment politicians need so much money to run a campaign? How do they get so rich being politicians? Voters realize that moneyed interests have unduly influenced our political parties, our politicians and the policies that govern us. We need to break the status quo, and make good ideas and effective communication more powerful than money. Tax reform - The biggest economic injustice perpetrated on Americans today is an unfair system of taxation. If you want to discover what 50 years of political influence by wealthy donors, special interests, and corporations has done, the best place to begin looking is the 6,871 pages of IRS tax code. Our tax code is riddled with provisions that allow the wealthy and corporations to avoid paying their fair share in taxes. What they don’t pay, ordinary Americans must make up for and it’s putting an unfair burden on working and retired people. The current tax system is broken beyond repair. We need to repeal and replace it with a tax code that is simple, fair and effective. Social Security - Social Security is on a path to insolvency. If we let today’s politicians kick the can down the road, they will invariably raise taxes on workers and reduce benefits on retirees. Likely a combination of both. Neither is acceptable. The tax on worker’s income is already too high and the benefits retirees receive is already too meager to change either. We need to not only preserve benefits for those that have paid into the system, but also improve Social Security for future generations. Medicare-for-All - We can’t stop with the American Care Act. The American health care payment system is unfair and puts financial strains on ordinary Americans, whether they pay for insurance directly or indirectly through their employer. Far too many Americans are still uninsured. We need to make medical care available and affordable to all Americans in a way that is fiscally responsible and sustainable. I’m running because I have ideas on how to accomplish all of this, and will be a force for change to get them front and center in the public domain and, more importantly, into public policy. That’s why I’m so motivated and inspired to run for Congress. |
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| —Mark DeLotto’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 5, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ District 11 Dark Horse Substack, “Why I'm Running,” accessed May 30, 2024
