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Reed Gusciora

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Reed Gusciora
Image of Reed Gusciora

Nonpartisan

Mayor of Trenton
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Prior offices
New Jersey General Assembly District 15
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

The Catholic University of America

Law

Seton Hall University School of Law, 1988

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Official website

Reed Gusciora is the Mayor of Trenton in New Jersey. Gusciora assumed office on July 1, 2018. Gusciora's current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Gusciora ran for re-election for Mayor of Trenton in New Jersey. Gusciora won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Gusciora (Democratic Party) was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1995 and resigned from the position on June 30, 2018, in order to be sworn in as Trenton's mayor.

Gusciora served as deputy majority leader from 2008 to 2018, assistant majority leader from 2006 to 2007, and assistant minority leader from 1998 to 2001.[1]

Biography

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Gusciora earned his B.A. in politics/international relations from the Catholic University of America and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Trenton, New Jersey (2022)

General election

General election for Mayor of Trenton

Incumbent Reed Gusciora defeated Kathy McBride, Robin Vaughn, and Cherie Garrette in the general election for Mayor of Trenton on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Reed Gusciora
Reed Gusciora (Nonpartisan)
 
70.6
 
5,792
Image of Kathy McBride
Kathy McBride (Nonpartisan)
 
12.9
 
1,055
Image of Robin Vaughn
Robin Vaughn (Nonpartisan)
 
8.4
 
689
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Cherie Garrette (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
664

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,200
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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Reed Gusciora Incumbent 36.99% 35,481
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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.[7][8]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Elizabeth Maher Muoio Incumbent 47.79% 12,221
Green check mark transparent.png 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.[9][8]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Emily Rich 50.18% 2,225
Green check mark transparent.png 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.[10] 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.[11][12][13][14][15]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 15 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngReed Gusciora Incumbent 35.8% 17,657
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth 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
Green check mark transparent.pngReed Gusciora Incumbent 45.1% 4,767
Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth 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

Gusciora won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 15. Gusciora was bracketed with Bonnie Watson Coleman. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) defeated Kim Taylor (R) and Anthony Giordano (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[16][17][18][19]

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

Endorsements

In 2013, Gusciora’s endorsements included the following:[20] [21][22]

  • The New Jersey AFL-CIO
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
  • The LGBTQ Victory Fund

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Gusciora won re-election in 2011. Gusciora and incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. They then defeated Peter Yull (R) and Kathy Kilcommons (R) in the November 8 general election.[23]

Following redistricting, Gusciora moved his residence from Princeton to Trenton in order to be able to run again in the 15th District.[24]

New Jersey General Assembly District 15 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngReed Gusciora Incumbent 32.5% 20,350
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie 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

Endorsements

In 2011, Gusciora’s endorsements included the following:[25]

2009

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Gusciora won re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2009. Bracketed with Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) they defeated Republican challengers Kim Taylor and Werner Graf, as well as Libertarian challengers Daryl Mikell Brooks and Charles Green in the November 3, 2009, general election.[26][27]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Fifteenth Legislative District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) 29,713
Green check mark transparent.png Reed Gusciora (D) 29,215
Kim Taylor (R) 15,418
Werner Graf (R) 14,781
Daryl Mikell Brooks (L) 939
Charles Green (L) 884

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Reed Gusciora campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $65,668 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $92,212 N/A**
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $96,274 N/A**
2007New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $122,880 N/A**
2005New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $160,242 N/A**
2003New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $98,909 N/A**
2001New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $73,805 N/A**
1999New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $70,774 N/A**
1997New Jersey General Assembly, District 15Won $80,392 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Gusciora served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Gusciora served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

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

2010-2012

In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Gusciora 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.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D)," archived May 23, 2018
    2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
    3. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
    4. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
    5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
    6. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
    7. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
    9. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    10. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
    11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
    13. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
    14. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    15. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
    16. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
    17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
    18. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
    19. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
    20. ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
    21. ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
    22. ↑ Victoryfund.org, "Reed Gusciora," accessed Septemeber 4, 2013
    23. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
    24. ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
    25. ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
    26. ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
    27. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014

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