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Rohit Dave
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Democratic Party

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Last election

June 10, 2025

Education

High school

Jackson Memorial High School

Bachelor's

New York University, Stern School of Business

Law

New York University School of Law

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New York, N.Y.
Religion
Hindu
Profession
Business executive
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Rohit Dave (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 27. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.

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Biography

Rohit Dave was born in New York, New York. He earned a high school diploma from Jackson Memorial High School, a bachelor's degree from New York University Stern School of Business, and a law degree from New York University School of Law. His career experience includes working as a business executive. He also worked as a legal intern at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

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General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Rosy Bagolie, incumbent Alixon Collazos-Gill, Robert Iommazzo, and Adam Kraemer are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Rosy Bagolie (D)
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Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)
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Robert Iommazzo (R)
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Adam Kraemer (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Alixon Collazos-Gill and incumbent Rosy Bagolie defeated Rohit Dave and Blake Michael in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 10, 2025.

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%
Votes
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Alixon Collazos-Gill
 
33.6
 
15,803
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Rosy Bagolie
 
32.2
 
15,181
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Rohit Dave Candidate Connection
 
17.2
 
8,089
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Blake Michael
 
17.0
 
8,028

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Total votes: 47,101
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)

Robert Iommazzo and Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 10, 2025.

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Votes
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50.2
 
4,289
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Adam Kraemer
 
49.8
 
4,258

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,547
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2025

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Candidate Connection

Rohit Dave completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dave's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Rohit Dave is a business leader in financial technology, who works to expand economic access for small businesses and underbanked individuals. Rohit is a former attorney and served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under the Obama administration during law school. He has been committed to a number of causes, including food waste and hunger with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, workforce integration with the Jersey City Employment and Training Program, and educational opportunity for underserved teens with SAYA. Rohit grew up in Jackson, NJ, and now lives with his family in Millburn. He has a juris doctor from the New York University School of Law and a bachelor of science from the New York University Stern School of Business.
  • Fix NJ Transit. Increase reliability and access with expanded bus access, real-time delay and cancellation information, preventive rail maintenance, and accountable oversight of the Gateway Project.
  • Make NJ affordable. Combat rising energy costs with oversight of PJM power generation queue, BPU reforms, and community solar.

    Introduce oversight of hospital consolidation and anticompetitive insurance pricing. Direct the Prescription Drug Affordability Council to work with NJ’s pharmaceutical industry to offer discounts for residents and/or price caps.

    Enact reforms to make it easier to start and run a business in NJ, such as expanding NJEDA loans for small businesses left behind by banks and the SBA and simplifying permitting and licensing processes.

    Amend affordable housing laws with infrastructure investments, including for schools and first responders, and flexible dispute resolution to make building feasible for small towns.
  • Fully fund the state obligation for the school funding formula. Revise the school funding formula to ensure it funds based on current district needs, provides sufficient funding for special education at the state level, and better incorporates alternative career pathways with vocational education. We should use multi-year averages of property values and income to determine local fair share and limit any year-to-year state funding reductions to a certain capped percentage of a district's pre-budget operating costs. These revisions would reduce volatility for municipal budgets and ease pressure on property taxes.
Infrastructure and transit investment, eliminating political corruption, and protecting individual liberties against federal overreach
FDR - he moved with moral clarity, both at home and overseas, even when controversial.
Transparency, accountability, and engagement with constituents. Understanding the law and the levers of influence at the local, state, and federal levels. The ability to understand budgets and taxation and to make tough tradeoffs.
I listen. I can make hard tradeoffs grounded in data. I am technologically, financially, and legally literate.
Being a voice for the district. Proposing innovative solutions and passing them into law. Keeping oversight of agencies and critical public services to ensure accountability.
Six Flags Great Adventure - one summer
The governor should set an agenda, especially using the budget process. However, it is on the legislature to be a healthy check and balance. A good legislator should understand the needs of their district and be able to get an audience with the governor to make sure those needs are being heard and ultimately addressed.
Affordability, transit, housing, and transparency/corruption
Yes, but I also believe we are best served when elected representatives bring diverse experiences to government. This moment in time in particular requires fresh perspectives--the same old way of doing things is not leading us in the right direction.. The legislature, especially, is the people's voice, and the people of this state come from a lot of different professional and social backgrounds themselves.

I work in technology and have significant financial and legal training. My wife is a doctor. A number of my family are small business owners. I understand the different economic and social perspectives that make up New Jersey.
Yes. When wanting to propose a bill, it helps to have broad-based support and sponsorship across the legislature. When bills are held up, being able to push for a vote will come down to building credibility among legislative colleagues.
One mother expressed to me the inability to get her child's IEP revised based on the child's revised diagnosis. Others in the same group had great experience in similar circumstances. It highlighted for me the importance of more uniform funding and a central, state level framework for special education.
Yes to overseeing and limiting, narrowing or rescinding if needed.
I would propose inquiry into the school funding formula with the goal of introducing legislation to rewrite it. This measure would ensure NJ schools remain one of the best in the nation, make school funding more responsive to changing population needs, and provide clarity about property tax levels and uses.
Mayor Steven Fulop
Appropriations; Budget; Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations; Science, Innovation and Technology; Transportation and Independent Authorities
They are paramount. It is why I am running. The political establishment has become complacent in New Jersey. There have been too many notable instances of corruption in our state politics in the past few years. People have lost faith in government services that do not deliver results. I am glad to have provided voters a competitive primary to challenge this system.
We already have many layers of government. To add a state ballot initiative process would introduce further complexity (and possible bureaucracy).

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2025


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