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Ruth Dugan
Ruth Dugan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 39. She lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Dugan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Incumbent Holly Schepisi defeated Ruth Dugan and James Tosone in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Holly Schepisi (R) | 57.2 | 45,985 |
 | Ruth Dugan (D)  | 42.3 | 34,065 | |
 | James Tosone (L) | 0.5 | 403 | |
| Total votes: 80,453 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Ruth Dugan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Dugan | 100.0 | 6,476 |
| Total votes: 6,476 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Incumbent Holly Schepisi advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Schepisi | 100.0 | 9,212 |
| Total votes: 9,212 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Cardinale (R)
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ruth Dugan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dugan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Throughout her career, Ruth’s advocacy-driven work has led her to serve in leadership roles in a number of different sectors, including healthcare, cancer support, and education. From serving as the President of her local Board of Education, to leading the Gilda’s Club of Northern New Jersey, Ruth’s objective has always been the same: get involved and make a difference.
When Bayonne’s only hospital faced financial ruin, Ruth was recruited to save it. As chair of the Bayonne Medical Center, Ruth brought people together from across the political spectrum, working with business leaders, community members, and healthcare experts and successfully made the case that a city cannot be without access to healthcare.
Now, Ruth is running for Senate to bring a fresh perspective to Trenton and do what she does best – get things done. Ruth is ready to put her healthcare expertise and education background to work to help pave a better future for the residents of District 39.
- Equipped with decades of experience as a non-profit executive, Ruth is ready to help forge public-private partnerships that offer opportunities and resources to everyday New Jerseyans, thereby stimulating our economic growth by investing directly into our community. In order to build back our struggling economy from the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruth plans to work across the aisle to provide assistance to those who have been hit the hardest. That means working closely with local business owners, connecting them with the relief dollars they need to get back to work
- New Jersey families pay almost double the national average in property taxes, while municipalities are burdened by ineffective housing mandates. Clearly, New Jerseyans need a change. New Jersey must take action to roll out a housing census to help determine where housing is needed most. It also is time to work together with neighboring communities to consolidate shared services in order to provide better resources to our community while also saving critical tax dollars.
- Ruth understands the vital importance of having access to quality healthcare. Over the course of her career, Ruth walked the walk when she saved Bayonne Medical Center from closure, ensuring thousands of hardworking New Jersey families didn’t have to drive over an hour to receive life-saving care. In the Senate, Ruth will continue her work to ensure that the residents of District 39, and beyond, will never go without something as important as healthcare.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Jersey State Senate District 39 |
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