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Niki Trunk
Niki Trunk was a 2013 Republican candidate for District 3 of the New Jersey State Senate.[1]
Biography
Trunk earned a B.A. in English from the College of New Jersey in 1996. She received her J.D. and M.B.A from Temple University. Trunk is a former chief of staff for the Medicaid Inspector General's Office and a former deputy chief of staff for the State Comptroller's Office. In 2007, Trunk was elected to the Harrison Township committee where she served as a committeewoman and deputy mayor. Trunk is a practicing attorney.[2][3]
Issues
Outside campaign spending
Trunk's election bid has been targeted by the Democratic super PAC Fund for Jobs, Growth and Security. Over three weeks, the group purchased $312,000 in advertisements attacking her campaign. Trunk's spokesperson dismissed the advertisements. Trunk's campaign spent about $30,000 on television ads during the election season prior to September 22, 2013.[4]
Elections
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Trunk ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 3. Trunk was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She was defeated by incumbent Stephen M. Sweeney (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stephen Sweeney Incumbent |
54.8% | 31,045 | |
| Republican | Niki A. Trunk | 45.2% | 25,599 | |
| Total Votes | 56,644 | |||
Campaign themes
2013
On her campaign website -- shared with New Jersey General Assembly candidates Larry Wallace and Bob Vanderslice -- Trunk listed three major themes of her campaign:[9]
- Make South Jersey more affordable by lowering your taxes
- Excerpt: "I am dedicated to end the political gridlock in Trenton and deliver the property tax relief you deserve on day one."
- Bring good-paying jobs back to South Jersey
- Excerpt: "I’ll cut red tape and make our state more competitive with Pennsylvania and Delaware to encourage businesses to create jobs here and grow our local economy."
- Keep more money in your pocket and out of the hands of politicians
- Excerpt: "I’ll stop Trenton politicians from wasting your money by passing a constitutional amendment to cap annual spending and property tax increases to force government to live within its means."
Personal
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Trunk and her husband, Mike, live in Monroeville, New Jersey. They have three dogs.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Niki + Trunk + New + Jersey + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ The Observer, "Led by Trunk, LD3 GOP Team Formally Announces Campaign Kickoff," March 14, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Campaign website for Niki Trunk
- ↑ Politico, "Democrats eye super PACs for state races," September 22, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "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 5, 2013
- ↑ Niki's Plan to Help the Middle Class," accessed August 27, 2013
