Nia Gill

Nia Gill

Democratic Party

Prior offices

New Jersey General Assembly

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New Jersey State Senate District 34

Successor: Britnee Timberlake

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 6, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Upsala College

Law

Rutgers University School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Personal Facebook

Nia Gill (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 34. She assumed office in 2002. She left office on January 9, 2024.

Gill (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 27. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 6, 2023.

Gill served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2001.

Biography

Gill earned her B.A. in history/political history from Upsala College and her J.D. from the Rutgers School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Gill was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• Legislative Oversight Committee
• Transportation Committee

2020-2021

Gill was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• Legislative Oversight Committee
• Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Gill was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
• Legislative Oversight Committee
• Transportation Committee

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gill served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce, Chair
• Judiciary, Vice-Chair
• New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Gill served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2014
• Commerce, Chair
• Judiciary, Vice-Chair

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Gill served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2010
• Commerce, Chair
• Legislative Oversight, Vice-Chair
• Judiciary

Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 27

John McKeon defeated Michael Byrne in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John McKeon (D)	71.1	28,499
		Michael Byrne (R)	28.9	11,566

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,065
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Codey (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27

Incumbent Richard Codey defeated incumbent Nia Gill in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Codey	57.5	8,148
		Nia Gill	42.5	6,021

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,169
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27

Michael Byrne advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Byrne (Write-in)	100.0	182

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gill in this election.

2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Incumbent Nia Gill defeated Scott Pollack in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nia Gill (D)	78.7	37,239
	Submit photo	Scott Pollack (R)	21.3	10,060

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,299
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Incumbent Nia Gill advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nia Gill	100.0	11,621

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,621
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Scott Pollack advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Scott Pollack	100.0	1,566

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,566
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2017

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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. Incumbent Nia Gill (D) defeated Mahir Saleh (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 34 general election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 34 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nia Gill Incumbent	84.92%	34,565
	Republican	Mahir Saleh	15.08%	6,136
Total Votes				40,701
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Nia Gill ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 34 Democratic primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Nia Gill Incumbent
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Mahir Saleh ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 34 Republican primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 34 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Mahir Saleh
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2013

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Gill won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 34. Gill defeated Mark C. Alexander and Vernon Pullins, Jr. in the June 4 Democratic primary and Joseph Cupoli (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.

New Jersey State Senate, District 34 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nia Gill Incumbent	73.1%	27,132
	Republican	Joseph Cupoli	26.9%	9,972
Total Votes				37,104

New Jersey State Senate District 34 Democratic Primary, 2013
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nia Gill Incumbent	65.2%	10,434
Mark Alexander	27%	4,310
Vernon Pullins, Jr.	7.8%	1,248
Total Votes		15,992

2012

See also: New Jersey's 10th Congressional District elections, 2012

Gill ran for U.S. House in 2012. She lost to Donald Payne Jr. in the June 5 Democratic primary.

New Jersey's 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Donald Payne Jr.	59.6%	36,576
Ronald C. Rice	19.5%	11,939
Dennis Flynn	1.3%	779
Nia Gill	16.6%	10,207
Wayne Smith	2.2%	1,356
Cathy Wright	0.8%	501
Total Votes		61,358

2011

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Gill won re-election to the District 34 State Senate seat in 2011. She ran unopposed in the June 7 Democratic primary election. Gill defeated Ralph Bartnik (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.

New Jersey State Senate District 34 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nia Gill Incumbent	79.6%	17,118
	Republican	Ralph Bartnik	20.4%	4,386
Total Votes				21,504

2007

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007

In 2007, Gill was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 34. Gill (D) ran unopposed. Gill raised $230,721 for her campaign fund.

New Jersey Senate 2007 General Election, District 34 (2007)
Candidates		Votes
Nia Gill (D)		17,178

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

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2013

Gill's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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Championing Public Education Excerpt: "When the governor decimated the school funding formula, Senator Gill stood with local districts to ensure the state’s urban and suburban schools remained fully funded. She also believes that keeping public education dollars in public schools is critical, and therefore opposes any voucher scheme that pulls resources out of neighborhood schools." Early Voting Excerpt: "We should be doing everything we can to make it easier—not harder—for people to vote. In today’s hectic world, nobody should be denied their right to have their voice heard because voting is inconvenient." Fighting for Tougher Gun Laws Excerpt: "Nia is fighting for legislation that would require mandatory instant background checks. She is sponsoring legislation that reduces the number of rounds in high capacity magazines." Property Taxes Excerpt: "Sen. Nia Gill believes that we must provide meaningful property tax relief. Sen. Gill has been an advocate to increase eligibility to the Senior Freeze program as well as the Homestead Rebate program." Protecting the Environment Excerpt: "She supported legislation to limit emissions and reduce greenhouse gasses, to require strict inspections of hazardous materials coming through our state, and preserve open space and farmland across the state."

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Sponsored legislation

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Campaign finance summary

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Nia Gill campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2023	New Jersey State Senate District 27	Lost primary	$38,842	$0
2021	New Jersey State Senate District 34	Won general	$100,582	$0
2017	New Jersey State Senate District 34	Won general	$430,052	N/A**
2013	New Jersey State Senate, District 34	Won	$415,017	N/A**
2011	New Jersey State Senate, District 34	Won	$528,352	N/A**
2007	New Jersey State Senate, District 34	Won	$402,877	N/A**
2003	New Jersey State Senate, District 34	Won	$233,023	N/A**
2001	New Jersey State Senate, District 34	Won	$303,503	N/A**
1999	New Jersey General Assembly, District 27	Won	$40,901	N/A**
1997	New Jersey General Assembly, District 27	Won	$11,478	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.

2023

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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31.

2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017. Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Gill was endorsed by the following:

• EMILY'S List
• New Jersey Education Association
• NOW-NJ PAC
• Essex County Democracy for America
• The New Jersey AFL-CIO

2011

In 2011, Gill was endorsed by the following:

• New Jersey State AFL-CIO

Personal

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Gill has one child. She currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	New Jersey State Senate District 34 2002-2024	Succeeded by Britnee Timberlake (D)
Preceded by -	New Jersey General Assembly 1994-2001	Succeeded by -

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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

Vincent Polistina (R)

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

Joseph Pennacchio (R)

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

Britnee Timberlake (D)

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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