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Peter Barnes, III

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Peter Barnes, III
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
New Jersey State Senate District 18
Years in office: 2014 - 2016
New Jersey General Assembly District 18
Years in office: 2007 - 2013
Education
Bachelor's
Gettysburg College
Law
Widener University School of Law
Graduate
Farleigh Dickinson University
Personal
Profession
Attorney

Peter Barnes, III (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 18. Barnes assumed office in 2014. Barnes left office on April 25, 2016.

Barnes also served as a Superior Court judge.[1]

Barnes represented District 18 in the Assembly from 2007 to 2013. While in the General Assembly, he served as Majority Whip. He served on the Edison Township Municipal Council from 1996 to 2007.

Barnes died on February 22, 2021.[2]

Biography

Barnes earned a B.A. in political science from Gettysburg College. He earned an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He earned a J.D. from the Widener University School of Law. His career experience included working as an attorney.[3]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Law and Public Safety, Vice-Chair
• Budget and Appropriations
• State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation

2014 legislative session

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

2010-2012

In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Barnes served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2013

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Barnes won the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 18. Barnes was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated David Stahl (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[4][5][6][7]

New Jersey State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Barnes, III 51.9% 25,063
     Republican David Stahl 48.1% 23,184
Total Votes 48,247

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Barnes won re-election in 2011. Barnes and incumbent Patrick Diegnan, Jr. ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary on June 7. They then defeated Joseph Sinagra and Marcia Silva in the November 8 general election.[8]

New Jersey General Assembly District 18 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Diegnan Incumbent 28.4% 18,050
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Barnes, III Incumbent 28.6% 18,166
     Republican Joseph Sinagra 22% 13,996
     Republican Marcia Silva 21% 13,333
Total Votes 63,545

2009

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Barnes won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. He was bracketed with Patrick Diegnan, Jr. and defeated Republican challengers Joseph Sinagra and Bob Jones, along with Defending Forgotten Taxpayers challengers Katherine Shkolar and Andrew Tidd.[9] [10]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Eighteenth Legislative District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Peter J. Barnes (D) 26,658
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick J. Diegan, Jr. (D) 26,317
Joseph Sinagra (R) 24,091
Robert Jones (R) 22,727

Campaign finance summary

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Peter Barnes, III campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2013New Jersey State Senate, District 18Won $347,318 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 18Won $290,112 N/A**
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 18Won $292,655 N/A**
2007New Jersey General Assembly, District 18Won $311,623 N/A**
Grand total$1,241,708 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Barnes’ endorsements included the following:[11][12]

  • New Jersey State AFL-CIO
  • The Sierra Club

2011

In 2011, Barnes' endorsements included the following:

Personal

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Barnes was survived by his wife, Katie, and their three children.[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ mycentraljersey.com, "Barnes leaves NJ Senate for Superior Court judgeship," accessed April 25, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NJ.com, "N.J. judge, former lawmaker Peter Barnes III dies at 64," February 23, 2021
  3. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
  4. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  6. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  7. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
  8. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  9. ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
  10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
  11. ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
  12. ↑ Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter, "NJ Chapter's State Legislative Endorsements," accessed September 4, 2013
  13. ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Barbara Buono (D) 		New Jersey State Senate District 18
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Patrick Diegnan, Jr. (D)


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