Nelson Albano
Nelson T. Albano (b. March 4, 1954) is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 1 from 2006 to 2014. Albano previously served as Deputy Majority Conference Leader from 2012 to 2013.
Albano was defeated in his 2013 re-election bid. His seat was filled by Republican Sam Fiocchi.
Biography
Albano attended Sacred Heart High School in Vineland and received his Journeymanship in electrical trades from Cumberland County Technical School. His professional experience includes working as shop steward at Village Supermarkets in Vineland and membership in the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
- Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chair)
- Law and Public Safety (Vice-Chair)
- Labor
Issues
Assemblyman Albano discussing illegal beach dumping |
Sponsored legislation
- A4033 Penalizes certain activities; prohibits holding more than one elective public office; addresses activities during and after elective public office; restricts campaign contribution use; restricts certain benefits; regulates gifts to public officials.
- A3516 Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
- A2983 Revises animal cruelty offenses concerning abuse, abandonment, neglect, and improper euthanizing of animals, increases criminal and civil penalties therefore; establishes such penalties for new offenses; repeals conflicting sections of law.
- A2517 The "New Jersey Homeownership Preservation Act."
Debate
On Wednesday, October 21, the District 1 legislative candidates took part in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Elections
2013
Albano ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1. Albano was bracketed with Bob Andrzejczak. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He was defeated by Samuel Fiocchi (R) and incumbent Bob Andrzejczak (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[1][2][3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent |
27.2% | 29,958 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi |
25% | 27,539 | |
| Democratic | Nelson Albano | 24.2% | 26,611 | |
| Republican | Kristine Gabor | 23.5% | 25,903 | |
| Total Votes | 110,011 | |||
2011
Albano won re-election in 2011. He was bracketed with incumbent Matthew Milam in the Democratic Primary on June 7. They won unopposed in the primary. They then defeated Suzanne Walters (R) and Samuel Fiocchi (R) in the November 8 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 1 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nelson Albano Incumbent |
27.9% | 24,794 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Milam Incumbent |
25% | 22,207 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.8% | 21,156 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Walters | 23.4% | 20,810 | |
| Total Votes | 88,967 | |||
Speculation
PolitickerNJ noted that District 1 appeared to have Republican leanings--on paper. However, strong historical support for Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) called the predictive power of these figures into question. However, NJSpotlight noted that Republicans seemed to be focused on reclaiming the district's assembly seats. Nevertheless, redistricting weakened the Republican base in District 1.[7][8]
2009
Running for re-election in the 2009 general election, Albano defeated challengers Michael Donohue (R) and John A. McCann (R). He was bracketed with Matthew Milam.[9]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, First Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Nelson Albano (D)
|
32,375 | |||
| Matthew Milam (D)
|
29,810 | |||
| Michael J. Donohue (R) | 27,705 | |||
| John A. McCann (R) | 26,778 | |||
Campaign themes
2013
On their shared campaign website, Albano, Bob Andrzejczak and Sen. Jeff Van Drew listed five major themes of their campaign:[10]
- Protect South Jersey jobs and grow our state economy
- Excerpt: "Nelson and Matt are working to help small business owners by eliminating exorbitant fees, cutting red tape and providing other incentives."
- Cap state spending and relieve the burden on hardworking taxpayers
- Excerpt: "Families across New Jersey are tightening their belts to live within their means—and it’s time state government did the same. Nelson and Matt support a state spending cap because they don’t want to see our tax dollars going toward wasteful pet projects."
- Prohibit politicians from accepting gifts from lobbyists
- Excerpt: "Nelson and Matt are neighbors, community leaders and small business owners—not career politicians. That’s why they support legislation that prohibits politicians from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Working alongside Jeff Van Drew, they are advocating for tougher election laws to keep corruption out of our state government."
- Bring home South Jersey’s fair share of state resources and money
- Excerpt: "...Nelson and Matt are a powerful voice making sure we get our fair share of state resources. They’ve secured funding for tourism, open space preservation and economic development and will continue to advocate for critical projects, such as additional tourism funding to support the local economy in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties."
- Improve access to affordable health care and prescription drugs
- Excerpt: "Health care is a right, not a privilege—and tough economic times should not mean our children, families and seniors are denied they quality care they deserve.
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Albano’s endorsements included the following:[11]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
2011
Labor unions
On August 4, the New Jersey AFL-CIO voted to deny 22 Democrats, most notably Senators Stephen Sweeney and Donald Norcross, their endorsement in the 2011 general election. Earlier that year, those Democrats crossed the aisle and voted in favor of preventing public employee unions from collectively bargaining for health benefits and pensions--a move that was opposed by state labor unions.[8]
The Four Assembly Democrats (also union officials) who voted against the revocation of bargaining rights-- Albano, Wayne DeAngelo, Thomas Giblin and Joseph Egan-- all received endorsements on August 4.[8]
Personal
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Albano is married to Debra. Albano's 19-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver in 2001, inspiring Albano to seek public office.
Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 1," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 1," October 14, 2011
- PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- Press of Atlantic City, "Christie visit gives political, financial boost to South Jersey Republicans," October 21, 2011
- Shore News Today, "Incumbents outstrip GOP challengers on funding," October 20, 2011
- NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nelson + Albano + New Jersey + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "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 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,"accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, 2011 Official General Assembly Primary Results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "spotlight" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ The Van Drew Team for Change, "Our Plan," accessed May 3, 2011
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
