Robert Shapiro

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Robert Shapiro

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Education

Graduate

Harvard University, 1984

Law

Stanford University, 1989

Ph.D

Harvard University, 1984

Robert Shapiro (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 7, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Smith (R)	66.9	173,288
		Matthew Jenkins (D)	31.4	81,233
		Jason Cullen (L)	0.7	1,902
		David Schmidt (We the People)	0.5	1,197
		Hank Schroeder (Independent)	0.3	905
		Pam Daniels (Progress with Pam)	0.2	437

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 258,962
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

Matthew Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Jenkins	100.0	20,655

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,655
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4

Incumbent Chris Smith defeated Mike Crispi, Steve Gray, and Mike Blasi (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Smith	57.8	33,136
		Mike Crispi	36.8	21,115
		Steve Gray	4.0	2,305
		Mike Blasi (Unofficially withdrew)	1.3	751

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,307
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Shapiro (R)
• David Burg (R)
• Tricia Flanagan (R)
• Daniel Francisco (R)

2020

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim defeated David Richter, Martin Weber, and Robert Shapiro in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim (D)	53.2	229,840
		David Richter (R)	45.5	196,327
		Martin Weber (For the People Party)	0.9	3,724
		Robert Shapiro (Independent Constitution Party)	0.4	1,871

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 431,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Kim	100.0	79,417

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,417
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

David Richter defeated Kate Gibbs in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Richter	61.1	35,824
		Kate Gibbs	38.9	22,768

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Schmidt (R)
• John Novak (R)
• Anthony Porto (R)

2018

See also: New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 1

Incumbent Donald Norcross defeated Paul Dilks, Robert Shapiro, Paul Hamlin, and Mohammad Kabir in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Norcross (D)	64.4	169,628
		Paul Dilks (R)	33.3	87,617
		Robert Shapiro (L)	1.1	2,821
		Paul Hamlin (We Deserve Better Party)	0.9	2,368
		Mohammad Kabir (Your Voice Hard Party)	0.4	984

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1

Incumbent Donald Norcross defeated Robert Carlson and Scot John Tomaszewski in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Norcross	84.1	39,788
		Robert Carlson	9.7	4,570
		Scot John Tomaszewski	6.2	2,953

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 47,311
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1

Paul Dilks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Dilks	100.0	12,363

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,363
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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 James Beach (D) defeated Robert Shapiro (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 general election.

New Jersey State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James Beach Incumbent	69.39%	41,376
	Republican	Robert Shapiro	30.61%	18,249
Total Votes				59,625
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent James Beach ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Democratic primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
James Beach Incumbent
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Robert Shapiro ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Republican primary election.

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New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Robert Shapiro
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2016

See also: New Jersey's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) defeated Steven Uccio (R) and several third party candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Watson Coleman defeated Alexander Kucsma in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2016. Watson Coleman won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 12 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman Incumbent	62.9%	181,430
	Republican	Steven Uccio	32%	92,407
	Legalize Marijuana	Edward Forchion	2.1%	6,094
	Teddy Roosevelt Progressive	Robert Shapiro	1%	2,775
	Libertarian	Thomas Fitzpatrick	0.9%	2,482
	Green	Steven Welzer	0.7%	2,135
	We the People	Michael Bollentin	0.5%	1,311
Total Votes				288,634
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

U.S. House, New Jersey District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bonnie Watson Coleman Incumbent	93.6%	66,479
Alexander Kucsma	6.4%	4,525
Total Votes		71,004
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Shapiro ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 1st District. He lost to Donald Norcross (D) in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donald Norcross	57.4%	93,315
	Republican	Garry Cobb	39.4%	64,073
	We Deserve Better	Scot John Tomaszewski	1.1%	1,784
	Of the People	Mike Berman	0.4%	634
	Change Is Needed	Margaret Chapman	0.7%	1,103
	Democratic-Republican	Donald Letton	0.3%	449
	Stop Boss Politics	Robert Shapiro	0.7%	1,134
Total Votes				162,492
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2013

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Shapiro ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 6. Shapiro was defeated by Sudhir Deshmukh in the June 4 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 5, 2013.

New Jersey State Senate District 6 Republican Primary, 2013
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sudhir Deshmukh	71.5%	2,736
Robert Shapiro	28.5%	1,089
Total Votes		3,825

2012

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Shapiro ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 3rd District. Shapiro ran as an Independent. He faced Shelley Adler, Jon Runyan, Robert Edward Forchion, Frederick John Lavergne, Christopher Dennick, Jr. and Robert Witterschein in the general election on November 6.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shelley Adler	44.9%	145,506
	Republican	Jon Runyan Incumbent	53.7%	174,253
	No Slogan	Christopher Dennick, Jr.	0.1%	280
	Legalize Marijuana	Robert Edward Forchion	0.6%	1,965
	No Slogan	Frederick John Lavergne	0.2%	770
	Bob's for Jobs	Robert Shapiro	0.3%	1,104
	None of Them	Robert Witterschein	0.2%	530
Total Votes				324,408
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Robert Shapiro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

Shapiro's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Lower Real Estate Taxes: homeowners must not drown in taxes Rising Ocean Threatens Our Shores: ​promote solar energy & tidal turbine engines producing endless electricity from ocean tides Healthcare: NJ needs a well-run exchange to provide quality healthcare & slash premiums $15 Minimum Wage: all residents must live well Efficient Government: slash waste & special interest corruption Balance the Budget! Free College Tuition: for NJ Residents earning under $75,000 Make English the Official State Language Innovative Tax Incentives: bring NJ new industries/jobs & raise revenue Address Drug Addiction in NJ Complete the Hudson Tunnels to Manhattan & Make NJ Transit Work Better	”
—Robert Shapiro

2014

Shapiro listed the following themes on his campaign website:

• Art and culture

Excerpt: "The U.S. government, must foster our nation's culture. American taxpayers can protect accessibility and freedom of expression by supporting arts and culture with their tax dollars."

• Agriculture

Excerpt: "I believe that sustainable and organic farming is good for New Jersey farmers and good for the nutrition of the nation."

• Economy

Excerpt: "The big banks and Wall Street investment firms were not held liable for the damage they did, but were rewarded with loans and bailouts. Justice Department and the S.E.C. must investigate and prosecute the individuals who engaged in illegal activities which broke the economy."

• Taxes

Excerpt: "We have to close the tax loopholes so that corporations and individuals pay their fair share. Corporations should be liable for the statutory corporate tax of 35% and the tax code should discourage corporations from sending jobs overseas."

• Immigration

Excerpt: "We need to strengthen our borders and enact stricter laws against recruiting, hiring, and exploiting undocumented workers. Illegal immigrants should not be rewarded for breaking our laws, but those undocumented workers who have been working, paying taxes, and have been productive members of our society, should not be deported, but they should be penalized for breaking our immigration laws and should be forced to wait twice the amount of time to become citizens."

• Technology

Excerpt: "In an electronic age where much of our personal information is stored in numerous databases, we need new laws to prevent the networking of these databases to prevent public disclosure of privately stored personal information."

• Gun control

Excerpt: "I will introduce legislation to limit the amount ammunition which individuals can purchase and restrict ownership of automatic weapons."

• Seniors

Excerpt: "I firmly oppose all efforts to privatize Social Security and is working on new proposals to ensure the solvency of Social Security for the next generation without raising the retirement age or affecting benefit levels for current recipients."

• Healthcare

Excerpt: "The Affordable Care Act has to be reformed...I would allow the sale of health insurance across state lines...I would support legislation that would allow any legal resident of the United States to buy into Medicare at cost, with pre-tax dollars."

• Term limits

Excerpt: "I support term limits for members of both Houses of Congress and a lifetime ban on members of Congress from becoming paid lobbyists."

2013

Shapiro's campaign website explained his reason for running for New Jersey Senate:

• "Robert Shapiro’s candidacy is based upon the belief that even though the highest priority should be given to getting the American economy back on track, the rights and benefits of senior citizens, veterans, public servants, and students should not be jeopardized."

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Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

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