Maureen Vella
Maureen Vella was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Vella was a 2011 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the New Jersey State Senate. She was defeated in the general election by Christopher Bateman (R).
Biography
Vella graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in English and Sociology and earned her J.D from Southwestern University School of Law. Vella is an attorney, and is the owner of Law Offices of Maureen E. Vella, P.A. She is an Accredited Professional Mediator and Certified Collaborative Lawyer. She is also a teacher of Religious Formation at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Three Bridges.
Elections
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[1] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jack Ciattarelli and incumbent Donna Simon were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. The four candidates faced off in the general election. Zwicker (D) and Ciattarelli (R) defeated Vella (D) and Simon (R) in the general election. After all provisional ballots were counted on November 9, 2015, Zwicker led Simon by 78 votes.[2] Simon had until November 18 to concede the race or to file for a recount. Simon decided not to pursue a recount.[3][4][5][6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jack Ciattarelli Incumbent |
25.4% | 16,577 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Zwicker |
25% | 16,308 | |
| Republican | Donna Simon Incumbent | 24.9% | 16,230 | |
| Democratic | Maureen Vella | 24.6% | 16,043 | |
| Total Votes | 65,158 | |||
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Vella was defeated in the 2011 election for New Jersey Senate District 16. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2011. Vella was defeated by Republican incumbent Christopher Bateman in the general election which took place on November 8, 2011.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate District 16 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Christopher Bateman Incumbent |
54.6% | 21,040 | |
| Democratic | Maureen Vella | 45.4% | 17,460 | |
| Total Votes | 38,500 | |||
Petition challenge
On April 21, 2011, an Administrative Law Judge ruled in favor of Vella, reversing a previous decision by the Division of Elections to throw out 39 contested signatures. The restoration of these signatures put Vella over the edge of 100 required certification signatures, allowing her to remain on the ballot.[9] Vella was one of two individuals who remained on the ballot after a petition challenge was filed against them. Samuel Torres was the only other candidate to survive a petition challenge.
Endorsements
2011
In 2011, Vella was endorsed by:
Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 16," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 16," October 12, 2011
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maureen + Vella + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 16
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ My Central Jersey, "Final count gives Democrat win over GOP assemblywoman," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Patch.com, "Donna Simon Will Not Pursue Recount in 16th Legislative Assembly Race," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, Judge rules in favor of keeping Vella on Ballot in LD 16 petition case, 21 April 2011
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
