Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on November 23, 2009. He left office on November 30, 2022.
Doherty (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Doherty resigned from the state Senate on November 30, 2022, to take office as the new Warren County surrogate.[1]
Doherty served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2003 to 2009.
Biography
Doherty earned his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1985 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1993. His professional experience includes serving as director of the Warren County Board of Freeholders from 2002 to 2003, as deputy director from 2001 to 2002, and as a patent attorney.[2] Doherty served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1989 and the U.S. Army Reserve from 1989 to 1993.
Doherty was a potential candidate for governor of New Jersey in 2017.[3]
Committee assignments
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2020-2021
Doherty was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Doherty was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Doherty served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Doherty served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Doherty served on the following committees:
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| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Labor |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 23
Incumbent Michael Doherty defeated Denise King in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Doherty (R) | 60.9 | 46,554 |
| Denise King (D) | 39.1 | 29,830 | ||
| Total votes: 76,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23
Denise King advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denise King | 100.0 | 6,677 | |
| Total votes: 6,677 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23
Incumbent Michael Doherty advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Doherty | 100.0 | 14,472 |
| Total votes: 14,472 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[4][5] Incumbent Michael Doherty (R) defeated Christine Lui Chen (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 23 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Doherty Incumbent |
59.06% | 35,676 | |
| Democratic | Christine Lui Chen | 40.94% | 24,730 | |
| Total Votes | 60,406 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Christine Lui Chen ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 23 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Christine Lui Chen | ||
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Michael Doherty ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 23 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Michael Doherty Incumbent | ||
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2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Doherty won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 23. Doherty was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary and defeated Gerard R. Bowers (D) and Daniel Seyler (I) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Doherty Incumbent |
67.6% | 37,477 | |
| Democratic | Gerard R. Bowers | 31.2% | 17,311 | |
| Independent | Daniel Seyler | 1.2% | 672 | |
| Total Votes | 55,460 | |||
2012
Doherty ran for U.S. Senate in 2012, but withdrew and endorsed Joe Kyrillos for the Republican nomination.[13][14]
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Doherty won re-election to the District 23 State Senate seat in 2011. He ran unopposed in the June 7 Republican primary. Doherty defeated John Graf (D) and Daniel Seyler (I) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[15]
| New Jersey State Senate District 23 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Doherty Incumbent |
61.3% | 21,596 | |
| Democratic | John Graf | 35.7% | 12,579 | |
| Independent | Daniel Seyler | 3% | 1,040 | |
| Total Votes | 35,215 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31.
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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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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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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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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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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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Michael Doherty endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election.[16]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Doherty was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Jersey. Doherty was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[17]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Jersey to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on June 7, 2016. Their names appeared on the ballot beneath the candidate they supported. New Jersey delegates were bound on the first ballot at the convention. New Jersey GOP rules in 2016 included a censure rule, stating, "any delegate or alternate allocated and/or committed to a particular candidate by virtue of the results of the June primary election who fails or refuses to act in accordance with their allocation and/or commitment to that candidate as set forth herein shall be subject to censure by the New Jersey Republican State Committee and/or the Country Republican Committees. Censure may include, among other things, being permanently barred from acting as a delegate or alternate to any future National Convention of the Republican Party."
New Jersey primary results
| New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
80.4% | 356,697 | 51 | |
| John Kasich | 13.4% | 59,506 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 6.2% | 27,521 | 0 | |
| Totals | 443,724 | 51 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Jersey had 51 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 36 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 12 congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. The plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[18][19]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[18][19]
Personal
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As of this writing, Doherty and his wife, Linda, had three children. They resided in Oxford, New Jersey.
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Steinhardt wins Senate seat by acclamation," December 10, 2022
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "Christie campaigns with Kyrillos in Springfield, emphasizes bipartisan message," February 16, 2012
- ↑ NJ.com, "Doherty, Kyrillos set up 'classic' GOP primary fight to challenge U.S. Sen. Menendez," accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Star Ledger, "N.J. Sen. Michael Doherty endorses GOP hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul during Trenton rally," September 26, 2011
- ↑ nj.com, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by - |
New Jersey State Senate District 23 2009-2022 |
Succeeded by Doug Steinhardt (R) |
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly 2002-2009 |
Succeeded by - |
