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New Jersey General Assembly District 15

Incumbents

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

Assumed office: February 15, 2018

Anthony S. Verrelli

Assumed office: 2018

New Jersey General Assembly District 15 is represented by Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) and Anthony S. Verrelli (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state representatives represented an average of 116,181 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 110,094 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Jersey General Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Jersey legislators assume office at noon of the second Tuesday in January following the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to qualify as a candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Be 21 years of age or older by the day of swearing in
• Be a registered voter
• Reside in the state for a minimum of two years prior to the general election
• Reside in the legislative district for one year prior to the general election

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$49,000/year	No per diem is paid.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the New Jersey State Legislature, the vacancy will be filled by an interim appointment by the county leadership of the political party that holds the seat. The office will be on the ballot in the next general election, unless the vacancy occurs within 51 days of the election. If that is the case, the appointment would stand until the following general election.

See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

On February 18, 2022, the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to approve a new set of state legislative maps. The commission voted 9-2 to approve the maps. Thomas Kean Jr. (R) and Cosmo A. Cirillo (D) were the two dissenting votes. The New Jersey Monitor's Nikita Biryukov wrote that the vote was "an unprecedented compromise for a commission that has historically relied on a court-appointed tiebreaker to end partisan gridlock." These maps took effect for New Jersey's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:

1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:

1. Districts must be contiguous.
2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

New Jersey General Assembly District 15
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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson	53.8	20,755
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli	46.2	17,851

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,606
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli and incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson defeated Michel F. Hurtado and Pedro Reyes in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli (D)	42.3	27,669
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)	41.8	27,322
		Michel F. Hurtado (R)	15.9	10,371
		Pedro Reyes (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson	50.8	10,012
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli	49.2	9,687

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,699
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Michel F. Hurtado defeated Pedro Reyes in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michel F. Hurtado	96.3	2,343
		Pedro Reyes (Write-in)	3.7	90

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,433
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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli and incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson defeated Patricia Johnson and Pedro Reyes in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli (D)	40.7	37,507
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)	40.3	37,214
		Patricia Johnson (R)	16.8	15,492
		Pedro Reyes (Vote For Pedro Party)	2.2	2,042

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,255
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson	51.6	11,904
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli	48.4	11,153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,057
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Patricia Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Johnson	100.0	3,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,011
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2019. The primary was on June 4, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was April 1, 2019.

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli defeated Jennifer Williams, Robert Edward Forchion Jr., and Dioh Williams in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)	39.2	23,715
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli (D)	38.0	23,029
		Jennifer Williams (R)	16.0	9,698
	Submit photo	Robert Edward Forchion Jr. (Legalize Marijuana Party)	4.2	2,537
	Submit photo	Dioh Williams (Legalize Marijuana Party)	2.6	1,593

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,572
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Incumbent Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and incumbent Anthony S. Verrelli defeated Alex Bethea in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson	46.7	5,919
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli	41.1	5,202
	Submit photo	Alex Bethea	12.2	1,545

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,666
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

Jennifer Williams advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Williams	100.0	1,772

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,772
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2018

See also: New Jersey state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for District 15 of the New Jersey General Assembly was called for November 6, 2018. Both seats in the district were on the ballot in the special election.

The district became vacant following the resignations of Reed Gusciora (D) and Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D). Gusciora resigned in June 2018 after being sworn in as mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Muoio resigned after being sworn in as treasurer of New Jersey. Anthony Verrelli (D) was appointed to fill Gusciora's seat and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) was appointed to fill Muoio's seat.

General election

Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)	36.2	49,294
✔	Submit photo	Anthony S. Verrelli (D)	35.6	48,404
		Tracy Sinatra (R)	13.3	18,061
	Submit photo	Justin Tibbetts (R)	12.7	17,230
	Submit photo	Alex Bethea (Integrity Transparency Accountability Party)	1.5	2,044
	Submit photo	Robert Edward Forchion Jr. (Repeal Bail Reform Party)	0.8	1,107

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 136,140
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. 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. Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners. Incumbent Reed Gusciora (D) and incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) defeated Emily Rich (R) and Rimma Yakobovich (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Reed Gusciora Incumbent	36.99%	35,481
	Democratic	Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent	36.42%	34,937
	Republican	Emily Rich	13.63%	13,077
	Republican	Rimma Yakobovich	12.96%	12,428
Total Votes				95,923
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio and incumbent Reed Gusciora defeated Gail Boyland in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 Democratic primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent	47.79%	12,221
Reed Gusciora Incumbent	47.71%	12,199
Gail Boyland	4.50%	1,151
Total Votes		25,571
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Emily Rich and Rimma Yakobovich were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 15 Republican primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Emily Rich	50.18%	2,225
Rimma Yakobovich	49.82%	2,209
Total Votes		4,434
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015. Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries will advance to the general election. Incumbent Reed Gusciora and incumbent Elizabeth Maher Muoio were bracketed together and faced Dan Toto in the Democratic primary. Peter Mendonez and Anthony Giordano were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gusciora and Maher Muoio defeated Mendonez and Giordano in the general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Reed Gusciora Incumbent	35.8%	17,657
	Democratic	Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent	34.1%	16,845
	Republican	Anthony Giordano	15.2%	7,502
	Republican	Peter Mendonez	14.9%	7,345
Total Votes				49,349

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Reed Gusciora Incumbent	45.1%	4,767
Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent	42.8%	4,518
Dan Toto	12.1%	1,280
Total Votes		10,565

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2013. Incumbent Reed Gusciora (D) and incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) defeated Kim Taylor (R) and Anthony Giordano (R) in the general election. Gusciora and Watson Coleman were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Taylor and Giordano were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman Incumbent	31.4%	29,109
	Democratic	Reed Gusciora Incumbent	31.1%	28,848
	Republican	Anthony Giordano	18.8%	17,429
	Republican	Kim Taylor	18.7%	17,310
Total Votes				92,696

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 7, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2011. Incumbents Reed Gusciora (D) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) defeated Peter Yull (R) and Kathy Kilcommons (R) in the general election. Gusciora and Coleman were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Yull and Kilcommons were unopposed in the Republican primary.

New Jersey General Assembly District 15 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Reed Gusciora Incumbent	32.5%	20,350
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman Incumbent	32.8%	20,505
	Republican	Peter Yull	17.3%	10,817
	Republican	Kathy Kilcommons	17.4%	10,914
Total Votes				62,586

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2023, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 15 raised a total of $4,060,743. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $109,750 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 15
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2023	$496,904	3	$165,635
2021	$445,715	4	$111,429
2011	$592,918	5	$118,584
2009	$917,231	5	$183,446
2007	$596,658	5	$119,332
2005	$504,553	4	$126,138
2003	$293,216	6	$48,869
2001	$213,548	5	$42,710
Total	$4,060,743	37	$109,750

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Footnotes

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Democratic Party (52)

Republican Party (28)