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Michael Byrne (New Jersey)
Michael Byrne (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Byrne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Byrne was born in Montclair, New Jersey. Byrne earned a bachelor's degree from Thomas Aquinas College in 2004.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 27
John McKeon defeated Michael Byrne in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McKeon (D) | 71.1 | 28,499 |
 | Michael Byrne (R)  | 28.9 | 11,566 | |
| Total votes: 40,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Codey (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Incumbent Richard Codey defeated incumbent Nia Gill in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Codey | 57.5 | 8,148 |
 | Nia Gill | 42.5 | 6,021 | |
| Total votes: 14,169 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Michael Byrne advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Byrne (Write-in) | 100.0 | 182 |
| Total votes: 182 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Byrne in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Byrne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Byrne's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He has been employed primarily in the political field working for conservative campaigns and causes in California, New Mexico, Louisiana, Ohio, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and New Jersey, among others.
From 2005 through 2010, Byrne volunteered for The Writers' Room at Glenfield Middle School and from 2009 through 2012, Byrne served on the Mayor's School Board Advisory Committee helping the mayor interview and select members of the then-appointed Board of Education. In 2011, Byrne was appointed to the Montclair Municipal Election Review Commission.
Byrne is presently President of the 100 Club of Montclair and a member of the Montclair Republican Club, Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 9, Knights of Columbus Council 1277, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Oranges, the Saint Patrick's Guard of Honor, and a past member of the Troop Committee of Troop 13 of the Boy Scouts of America where he earned Eagle Scout in 1997.
Byrne also runs a pruning business, raises chickens, and keeps bees.- Protect Parental Rights: Trenton politicians have allowed radical activists in the NJEA and the transgender movement to undermine education and threaten the well-being of our children. Parents have the inherent rights to know what their children are being taught and to participate in the health care decisions of their children. It's time for a Parental Bill of Rights in Trenton!
- Term Limits: New Jersey has gone from one of the best places to live, work and raise a family, to one of the most unaffordable states in America. Politicians are granted their seats by party bosses like the English monarchy grants lordships. Then they turn around and impose tax increases, regulatory schemes and counterproductive health mandates on the rest of us. It’s time for Term Limits in Trenton!
- Fair School Funding: When politicians first told us we had a property tax crisis, New Jersey had no income tax, an easy to calculate 5% sales tax, a below average gas tax and no lottery revenue. Fifty years later, suburban towns like ours have the highest income tax in America, higher sales taxes, and a new gas tax. But our schools are still short-changed by tens of millions every year. It's time for Fair School Funding: the money should follow the child!
The Abbott Court decision governing school funding failed generations of children -- both those it was supposed to help with extra money in 31 select districts -- and those who were denied opportunities in the rest of the state because so much taxpayer money was confiscated from their districts. Even worse, as early as 2005, a study by the State Supreme Court acknowledged that half of the poorest children in the state were outside of the Abbott Districts. Yet the system was perpetuated because political bosses in key cities wanted the money regardless of the need or the results. In reforming school funding, the money should follow the child and parents should have complete authority to select the school that is best for their child -- whether government, private, parochial, or homeschool.
Gov. Phil Murphy grossly abused power during the Wuhan Virus pandemic with respect to nursing home deaths, infringement on medical freedom, unjust employment mandates, and draconian school closures.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 9, 2023
