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Michael Carroll
Michael Patrick Carroll (b. April 8, 1958) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 25 from 1996 to 2020.
Biography
Carrol earned his B.A. in history and political science from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney with a private practice, as an adjunct professor at the County College of Morris, as an intern for Congressman Jack Kemp, and as a columnist for Practical Politics and PoliticsNJ.com.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Carroll was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Carroll served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • State and Local Government |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Carroll served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • State and Local Government |
| • New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Carroll served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • State and Local Government |
| • New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Carroll served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Housing and Local Government |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2019
Michael Carroll did not file to run for re-election.
2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. 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.[2] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[3] Incumbent Michael Carroll (R) and incumbent Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R) defeated Thomas Moran (D) and Richard Corcoran (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 25 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Carroll Incumbent |
26.18% | 30,323 | |
| Republican | Anthony Bucco, Jr. Incumbent |
26.14% | 30,278 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Moran | 24.04% | 27,848 | |
| Democratic | Richard Corcoran | 23.64% | 27,386 | |
| Total Votes | 115,835 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and both of the incumbents' margins of victory in the previous election were 10 points or less. Incumbents Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R) and Michael Carroll (R) ran for re-election in 2017. Bucco was first elected to the chamber in 2009. He received 29.5 percent of the vote in 2015. Carroll was first elected in 1995. He received 28.2 percent of the vote in 2015. Democrats Richard Corcoran and Thomas Moran received 21.6 percent of the vote and 20.8 percent in 2015, respectively. District 25 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 25 by 0.2 points. In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney won District 25 by 8.3 points. As of 2017, District 25 overlapped with the following counties: Morris and Somerset.
Democratic primary election
Thomas Moran and Richard Corcoran were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 25 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Thomas Moran |
50.66% | 8,522 |
| Richard Corcoran |
49.34% | 8,299 |
| Total Votes | 16,821 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Anthony Bucco, Jr. and incumbent Michael Carroll were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 25 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anthony Bucco, Jr. Incumbent |
51.17% | 8,954 |
| Michael Carroll Incumbent |
48.83% | 8,546 |
| Total Votes | 17,500 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
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.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Richard Corcoran and Thomas Moran were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Michael Carroll and incumbent Anthony Bucco, Jr. were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Carroll and Bucco defeated Corcoran and Moran in the general election.[10][11][12][13]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anthony Bucco, Jr. Incumbent |
29.5% | 13,974 | |
| Republican | Michael Carroll Incumbent |
28.2% | 13,372 | |
| Democratic | Richard Corcoran | 21.6% | 10,230 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Moran | 20.8% | 9,849 | |
| Total Votes | 47,425 | |||
2013
Carroll won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 25. Carroll was bracketed with Anthony Bucco, Jr. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He and incumbent Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R) defeated Rebecca Feldman (I) and Jack Curtis (I) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[14][15][16][17]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anthony Bucco, Jr. Incumbent |
43% | 35,536 | |
| Republican | Michael Carroll Incumbent |
40.4% | 33,393 | |
| Independent | Rebecca Feldman | 11.2% | 9,209 | |
| Independent | Jack Curtis | 5.4% | 4,426 | |
| Total Votes | 82,564 | |||
2011
Carroll won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Anthony Bucco, Jr. were bracketed together and defeated John Sierchio in the Republican primary on June 7. They then defeated George Stafford (D) and Gale Heiss Colucci (D) in the November 8 general election.[18]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 25 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Carroll Incumbent |
30% | 18,481 | |
| Republican | Anthony Bucco Incumbent |
29.5% | 18,218 | |
| Democratic | George Stafford | 20.2% | 12,432 | |
| Democratic | Gale Heiss Colucci | 20.4% | 12,564 | |
| Total Votes | 61,695 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 Republican Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Patrick Carroll Incumbent |
40.1% | 8,905 |
| Anthony M. Bucco Incumbent |
37.6% | 8,341 |
| John Sierchio | 22.3% | 4,963 |
| Total Votes | 22,209 | |
2009
Running for re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election, Carroll received 38,067 votes (32%), defeating Democratic challengers Wendy Wright and Rebekah Conroy.[19] He was bracketed with Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R). [20]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twenty-Fifth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Bucco (R)
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39,150 | |||
| Michael Patrick Carroll (R)
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38,188 | |||
| Wendy Wright (D) | 21,431 | |||
| Rebekah Conroy (D) | 20,010 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2019
In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Carrol and his wife, Sharon Anderson, have six children.
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Assemblyman Michael Carroll official website
- Profile from the New Jersey General Assembly
- Profile from Open States
- Michael Carroll on Facebook
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 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 Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
