Milly Silva
Milly Silva was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the 2013 elections.[1] She held the position of executive vice president for 1199 SEIU, a local health care workers union affiliated with the Service Employees International Union.[2]
State Sen. Barbara Buono, the 2013 Democratic nominee for New Jersey Governor, formally announced her choice of Silva as her lieutenant gubernatorial running mate on July 29, 2013.[3] The two-woman ticket lost to incumbent Republican governor/lt. governor pair Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno in the general election contest which took place November 5, 2013.[4]
Biography
Silva grew up in the Bronx in a public-housing project. Her parents were born in Puerto Rico and her mother, Andrea Rodriguez, worked in a health care agency where she made $5.35/hour and received no health care. These areas of her past have motivated her in her work with SEIU.[5]
Silva graduated from Spence School and earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University.
Education
- Spence School
- Bachelor's degree - Columbia University (1996)
Elections
2013
Silva was up for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor in 2013.[6] Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey Barbara Buono confirmed Silva as her pick for running mate July 25, 2013. The duo lost to incumbents Chris Christie and Barbara Buono in the general election which took place November 5, 2013.
- General Election
On November 5, 2013, Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno (R) won re-election as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. They defeated the Buono/Silva (D), Kaplan/Bell (L), Welzer/Alessandrini (I), Sare/Todd (I), Araujo/Salamanca (I), Schroeder/Moschella (I) and Boss/Thorne (I) ticket(s) in the general election.
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Christie & Kim Guadagno |
60.3% | 1,278,932 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Buono & Milly Silva | 38.2% | 809,978 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Kaplan & Brenda Bell | 0.6% | 12,155 | |
| Independent | Steven Welzer & Patricia Alessandrini | 0.4% | 8,295 | |
| Independent | Diane Sare & Bruce Todd | 0.2% | 3,360 | |
| Independent | William Araujo & Maria Salamanca | 0.2% | 3,300 | |
| Independent | Hank Schroeder & Patricia Moschella | 0.1% | 2,784 | |
| Independent | Jeff Boss & Robert Thorne | 0.1% | 2,062 | |
| Total Votes | 2,120,866 | |||
| Election Results Via: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Polls
September 26-October 28
| New Jersey Governor's Race 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Barbara Buono (D) | Chris Christie* (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Stockton College Poll (October 23-28, 2013) | 32% | 56% | 8% | +/-3.5 | 804 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll (October 21-27, 2013) | 31% | 64% | 5% | +/-2.8 | 1,203 | ||||||||||||||
| Rutgers Eagleton Poll (Likely Voters) (October 7-13, 2013) | 33% | 59% | 6% | +/-4.1 | 562 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll (October 10-14, 2013) | 33% | 62% | 5% | +/-2.2 | 1,938 | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University Poll (October 10-12, 2013) | 38% | 59% | 3% | +/-2.5 | 1,606 | ||||||||||||||
| Stockton Institute Poll (October 3-8, 2013) | 28% | 61% | 11% | +/-3.5 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll (October 5-7, 2013) | 33% | 62% | 4% | +/-2.9 | 1,144 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (October 7, 2013) | 34% | 55% | 7% | +/-3.0 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickenson Poll (September 30, 2013-October 5, 2013) | 25% | 58% | 15% | +/-3.7 | 702 | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University Poll (September 26-29, 2013) | 37% | 56% | 4.0% | +/-4.0 | 615 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 32.4% | 59.2% | 6.8% | +/-3.22 | 1,037.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
April 19-September 22
| New Jersey Governor's Race 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Barbara Buono (D) | Chris Christie* (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll September 19-22, 2013 | 30% | 64% | 6% | +/-2.8 | 1,249 | ||||||||||||||
| Stockton Poll September 15-21, 2013 | 30% | 58% | 9% | +/-3.4 | 812 | ||||||||||||||
| Rutgers-Eagleton Poll September 3-9, 2013 | 35% | 55% | 8% | +/-4.1 | 568 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports Poll September 10-11, 2013 | 32% | 58% | 8% | +/-3.0 | 999 | ||||||||||||||
| Farleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll August 21-27, 2013 | 26% | 50% | 24% | +/-3.7 | 700 | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll August 15-18, 2013 | 36% | 56% | 6% | +/-3.5 | 777 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll August 1-5, 2013 | 30% | 58% | 8% | +/-2.2 | 2,042 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll July 2-7, 2013 | 29% | 61% | 7% | +/-3.0 | 1,068 | ||||||||||||||
| NBC News/Marist Poll April 28-May 2, 2013 | 28% | 60% | 10% | +/-3.0 | 1,080 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll April 19-22, 2013 | 26% | 58% | 13% | +/-2.9 | 1,112 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 30.2% | 57.8% | 9.9% | +/-3.16 | 1,040.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Race background
Primaries
Incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono each faced a single opponent in the June 4 primary election. Both candidates secured their party’s nomination with approximately 90 percent of the vote.[7]
Former Atlantic City Councilman Seth Grossman was the only Republican to challenge the first-term governor. Grossman’s campaign focused on criticizing Christie’s policies during his first term. On the Democratic side, Buono faced Troy Webster, an adviser to the mayor of East Orange, who emphasized his commitment to supporting working-class and middle-class families. Both Grossman and Webster received endorsements from the weekly publication NJ Today.[8]
Selection of running mates
After primary elections, New Jersey gubernatorial nominees have 30 days to select a running mate. Shortly after launching his re-election campaign, Governor Chris Christie announced that Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno would again be his running mate. Democratic nominee Barbara Buono announced her selection of Milly Silva, executive vice president of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, as her running mate on July 29.[9][10] The ticket competed against the incumbent team of Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno, along with several third-party candidates, in the general election held on November 5, 2013.
Polling
Christie was favored to win re-election, with his campaign raising nearly double that of Buono's in the primary and maintaining a double-digit advantage in the polls throughout the election season.[11] In the final week before the general election, polling averages showed him with approximately a 24 percent advantage.[12]
Public financing
Since 1977, New Jersey gubernatorial primary and general election candidates have been eligible to participate in a public funding program. Under this system, candidates who raise a minimum amount of money are dispensed tax-generated funds, controlled by the state election law enforcement commission, in direct proportion to campaign donations given from the public. In the 2013 election cycle, the qualifying threshold for primary election candidates was $380,000.[13] The purpose of the program is to lessen the influence of corporate contributions in elections. On February 2, 2013, then-presumptive Democratic nominee Barbara Buono's campaign reported that it had surpassed the $380,000 mark.[14] By that time, Christie's campaign had raised $2 million. Unlike in the 2009 election, when Christie participated in the public financing program during both the primary and general election phases, he chose to wait until after the 2013 primary to opt into the program. By qualifying, Christie became eligible to receive approximately $8 million in public matching funds. The qualifying terms also required him to participate in two debates with Buono before the general election.[14]
In New Jersey, candidates who qualify for and accept public financing are subject to a spending limit on their gubernatorial campaigns. As of 2013, the maximum allowable expenditure for such candidates was $12.2 million, with a cap of $8.2 million in public matching funds.[15] New Jersey employs a two-to-one matching program for qualified contributions. It is detailed in Title 19 Chapter 25 Sub Chapter 15 of the New Jersey State Statutes.
Personal
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Silva, 43, of Montclair, has a husband and young children.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Milly + Silva + New Jersey + Lieutenant Governor"
See also
- Lieutenant Governor
- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013
- Barbara Buono
- Chris Christie
External links
- Buono-Silva for New Jersey 2013 Official campaign website
- Silva's Twitter Profile
- Silva's Linked In Profile
Footnotes
- ↑ North Jersey, Barbara Buono picks union leader Milly Silva as running mate, July 25, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post, Barbara Buono Picks Milly Silva As Running Mate In New Jersey Race, July 25,2013
- ↑ Barbara Buono and Milly Silva 2013 Official Campaign website, "Press Releases: Buono Names Milly Silva Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," July 29, 2013
- ↑ New York Times, Chris Christie Re-elected Governor of New Jersey, November 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey.com, Buono picks running mate in battle against Christie, sources say, July 25, 2013
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Barbara Buono picks union leader Milly Silva as running mate," July 25, 2013
- ↑ NJToday, "Primary election results," accessed June 5, 2013
- ↑ NJ Today, "EDITORIAL: Troy Webster For Governor," April 14, 2013
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Barbara Buono picks union leader Milly Silva as running mate," July 25, 2013
- ↑ NJ.com, "Buono announces Milly Silva as her lieutenant governor pick," July 29, 2013
- ↑ NJ News 12, "Poll: Christie remains popular in NJ," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ RealClearPolitics, "New Jersey Governor - Christie vs. Buono," accessed November 3, 2013
- ↑ NJ.com, "Sen. Buono raises almost $250K in first month of campaigning," January 2, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Star-Ledger, "Buono qualifies for public matching funds in N.J. governor's race," February 4, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Press Release," June 19, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Buono for Governor 2013 Official Campaign Website, "About Milly," accessed August 19, 2013
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