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Michael Grace (New Jersey)
Michael F. Grace was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 24 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Grace has been a Stillwater Township school board member since 2009.[1]
Biography
Grace earned his Associate degree from Sussex County Community College in 2012 and his B.A. in Political Theory and International Relations from Columbia University in December 2014. His professional experience includes working as an independent management consultant, as a licensed trader and investment banker on Wall Street for 25 years and as Vice president and Executive Committee member of Deutsche Bank's NDB Group Division.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
In a biographical submission to Ballotpedia, Grace detailed the following campaign themes:
| “ |
Jobs Economic growth is stagnant and the younger generations are leaving the district. I believe that rural small businesses carry far too much of the tax burden while large corporations are not paying their fair share. Therefore, I am proposing a 50 percent tax cut for rural small businesses. This would incentivize businesses to come into the district and give an infusion of capital directly into the local economy. In addition, there needs to be a rural enterprise zone to attract new business and consumers into the district. Further, I would propose a cooperative between our small and family farms with New Jersey's giant pharmaceutical industry. Fiscal Honesty I believe it is time the representatives of this district have an honest conversation about the fiscal health of our state and an honest conversation about where and how their tax dollars are spent. Constant updates and dialog with the constituents of the district by email and frequent town-hall meetings will be a regular routine as your representative. In addition, I believe that participatory budgeting should be an integral part of our democratic process. Citizen should have a direct hand in allocating a portion of each county's budget. Education/Property Tax Relief The way our education system is funded is a failed and broken system. Education is not just a community and single family home problem. It is a county, district and state issue. When elected, I will propose that public education be funded by an Education Trust Fund. This fund will not be allowed to be used as part of the General Fund, now or by any governor or Legislature in the future. This fund would allow for more than a 50 percent reduction in property taxes and leave municipalities with the monies they need for their citizens and communities.[2] |
” |
| —Michael Grace[1] | ||
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.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Michael Grace and Jacqueline Stapel were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Parker Space and Gail Phoebus were bracketed together and faced Nathan Orr and Marie Bilik in the Republican primary. Space and Phoebus defeated Grace, Stapel and Kenneth Collins (G) in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Parker Space Incumbent |
35% | 18,058 | |
| Republican | Gail Phoebus |
33.3% | 17,217 | |
| Democratic | Jacqueline Stapel | 13.9% | 7,165 | |
| Democratic | Michael Grace | 13.5% | 6,998 | |
| Green | Kenneth Collins | 4.3% | 2,227 | |
| Total Votes | 51,665 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Parker Space Incumbent |
39.8% | 8,750 |
| Gail Phoebus Incumbent |
37.4% | 8,222 |
| Nathan Orr | 11.6% | 2,560 |
| Marie Bilik | 11.2% | 2,463 |
| Total Votes | 21,995 | |
Personal
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Grace is married with five children. Three children are from a previous marriage and two are his stepchildren. He has coached multiple sports teams, and has also taught CCD for the past 20 years in the Catholic Church.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Michael + Grace + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 24
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Jacqueline Stapel and Michael Grace on Facebook
- New Jersey State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 2, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 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
