Nancy Ward
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Nancy Ward was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 22 of the New Jersey State Senate.[1]
Biography
Ward served as a Freeholder for Union County, New Jersey from 2004 to 2011.[2] She is also a practicing attorney.
Campaign themes
2013
An opinion letter written by Ward and published by the New Jersey Courier News highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Gun Control
- Excerpt: "If elected to the state Senate, I will not rest until our Senate president includes a bill which will reduce the magazine capacity of guns. This reduction will serve to prevent the mass killings of our citizens and is a measure which 90 percent of our citizens are demanding from their state legislatures."
- Reproductive Health Funding
- Excerpt: "...approximately $7.5 million in funding was lost causing multiple women's health clinics throughout the state to close and a major reduction of services to all others. These clinics provided mammogram and ultrasound testing, cervical cancer screening and numerous other preventative health screenings to thousands of uninsured women throughout the state. My opponent did fight and did not restore this funding."
- Tax Relief
- Excerpt: "I will push to restore the State Earned Income tax credit which will give our working families much needed tax relief and I will continue to support equal pay for equal work."
- Juvenile Probation Reform
- Excerpt: "I shall also work to reform our current juvenile probation system so that it may work more efficiently with our court system in identifying the children who are caught up in the present-day epidemic of children in gangs, thereby ensuring that they receive the timely services they need and save them from the tragedy of violence and incarceration."
Elections
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Ward ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 22. Ward was defeated by Nicholas P. Scutari in the June 4 Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 5, 2013.[4]
| New Jersey State Senate District 22 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nicholas Scutari Incumbent |
81.5% | 6,948 |
| Nancy Ward | 18.5% | 1,581 |
| Total Votes | 8,529 | |
Personal
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Ward currently resides in Westfield, New Jersey.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nancy + Ward + New Jersey + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Westfield Patch, "Freeholder Ward Announces Retirement; Westfield Councilman Haas Explores Bid," February 11, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ "MyCentralJersey.com," "Ward a deserving pick for state Senate," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
Current members of the New Jersey State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Nicholas Scutari
Majority Leader:Teresa Ruiz
Minority Leader:Anthony Bucco
Senators
District 1
Mike Testa (R)
District 2
District 3
John Burzichelli (D)
District 4
Paul Moriarty (D)
District 5
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)
District 6
James Beach (D)
District 7
Troy Singleton (D)
District 8
Latham Tiver (R)
District 9
Carmen Amato (R)
District 10
James Holzapfel (R)
District 11
Vin Gopal (D)
District 12
Owen Henry (R)
District 13
Declan O'Scanlon (R)
District 14
Linda Greenstein (D)
District 15
Shirley Turner (D)
District 16
Andrew Zwicker (D)
District 17
Bob Smith (D)
District 18
Patrick Diegnan (D)
District 19
Joseph Vitale (D)
District 20
Joseph Cryan (D)
District 21
Jon Bramnick (R)
District 22
Nicholas Scutari (D)
District 23
Doug Steinhardt (R)
District 24
Parker Space (R)
District 25
Anthony Bucco (R)
District 26
District 27
John McKeon (D)
District 28
Renee Burgess (D)
District 29
Teresa Ruiz (D)
District 30
Robert Singer (R)
District 31
Angela McKnight (D)
District 32
Raj Mukherji (D)
District 33
Brian Stack (D)
District 34
District 35
Benjie Wimberly (D)
District 36
Paul Sarlo (D)
District 37
Gordon Johnson (D)
District 38
Joseph Lagana (D)
District 39
Holly Schepisi (R)
District 40
Kristin Corrado (R)
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