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Mitchelle Drulis
2024 - Present
2026
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Mitchelle Drulis (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 9, 2024. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Drulis (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 16. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Biography
Mitchelle Drulis lives in Raritan Township, New Jersey. Drulis attended Rutgers University for her undergraduate studies. Her career experience includes working as a legislative aide to Assemblyman Bob Smith, chief of staff to Assemblyman Joe Egan, and political director for then-candidate Tom Malinowski and later district director after Malinowski's election. Drulis also owns a Somerset County-based small business.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
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General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mitchelle Drulis, incumbent Roy Freiman, Catherine Payne, and Scott Sipos are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Mitchelle Drulis (D) | |
 | Roy Freiman (D) | |
| Catherine Payne (R) | ||
| Scott Sipos (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mitchelle Drulis and incumbent Roy Freiman defeated Mahmoud Desouky in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mitchelle Drulis | 44.7 | 16,899 |
| ✔ | | Roy Freiman | 44.3 | 16,745 |
| Mahmoud Desouky | 11.0 | 4,140 | ||
| Total votes: 37,784 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Scott Sipos and Catherine Payne advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Sipos | 51.6 | 12,113 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Payne | 48.4 | 11,367 | |
| Total votes: 23,480 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Roy Freiman and Mitchelle Drulis defeated Grace Zhang and Ross Traphagen in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Freiman (D) | 28.3 | 34,188 |
| ✔ | | Mitchelle Drulis (D) | 27.9 | 33,624 |
| Grace Zhang (R) | 22.0 | 26,558 | ||
| Ross Traphagen (R) | 21.8 | 26,293 | ||
| Total votes: 120,663 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Roy Freiman and Mitchelle Drulis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Freiman | 50.1 | 9,803 |
| ✔ | | Mitchelle Drulis | 49.9 | 9,759 |
| Total votes: 19,562 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Ross Traphagen and Grace Zhang advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ross Traphagen | 50.3 | 5,946 | |
| ✔ | Grace Zhang | 49.7 | 5,873 | |
| Total votes: 11,819 | |||
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Endorsements
Drulis received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Jersey General Assembly District 16 |
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Footnotes
