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Ryan Peters (New Jersey)
Ryan Peters (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 8. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on January 11, 2022.
Peters (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Peters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2020-2021
Peters was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Peters was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- State and Local Government Committee
Sponsored legislation
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
2021
Incumbent Ryan Peters did not file to run for re-election.[1]
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated Gina LaPlaca, Mark Natale, and Tom Giangiulio Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jean Stanfield (R) | 25.4 | 25,050 |
| ✔ |  | Ryan Peters (R)  | 25.2 | 24,906 |
 | Gina LaPlaca (D) | 24.2 | 23,895 | |
| Mark Natale (D) | 23.4 | 23,092 | ||
| Tom Giangiulio Jr. (Maga Conservative Party) | 1.8 | 1,777 | ||
| Total votes: 98,720 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale defeated Johnny Bravo in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina LaPlaca | 46.4 | 5,410 |
| ✔ | Mark Natale | 44.3 | 5,157 | |
 | Johnny Bravo | 9.3 | 1,084 | |
| Total votes: 11,651 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated incumbent Joe Howarth and R. Jason Huf in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jean Stanfield | 35.0 | 5,435 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Peters | 34.5 | 5,360 |
 | Joe Howarth | 17.7 | 2,744 | |
| R. Jason Huf | 12.8 | 1,980 | ||
| Total votes: 15,519 | |||
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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.[2] 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.[3] Incumbent Joe Howarth (R) and Ryan Peters (R) defeated Joanne Schwartz (D), MaryAnn Merlino (D), and Ryan T. Calhoun (No Status Quo) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joe Howarth Incumbent |
25.13% | 28,841 | |
| Republican | Ryan Peters |
24.98% | 28,671 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Schwartz | 24.67% | 28,321 | |
| Democratic | MaryAnn Merlino | 24.56% | 28,196 | |
| No Status Quo | Ryan T. Calhoun | 0.66% | 753 | |
| Total Votes | 114,782 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and one of the incumbents retired. Incumbents Joe Howarth (R) and Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R) were unopposed in the 2015 election. Howarth was first elected in 2015 while Rodriguez-Gregg was first elected in 2013. Rodriguez-Gregg withdrew from the race on August 30, 2017. In April 2017, she was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana.[6] Ryan Peters (R) ran in her place. District 8 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 8 by 2.3 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 8 by 7.3 points. As of 2017, District 8 overlapped with the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden.
Democratic primary election
Joanne Schwartz and MaryAnn Merlino were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joanne Schwartz |
50.92% | 8,534 |
| MaryAnn Merlino |
49.08% | 8,226 |
| Total Votes | 16,760 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Joe Howarth and incumbent Maria Rodriguez-Gregg were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Howarth Incumbent |
50.41% | 6,507 |
| Maria Rodriguez-Gregg Incumbent |
49.59% | 6,400 |
| Total Votes | 12,907 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2. Job Creation - Job creation goes hand-in-hand with lowering taxes. We need to bring our regulations and taxes even with surrounding states, so we can become more competitive in luring new businesses and keeping business in the state.
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Scorecards
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2021
In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Ryan Peters won’t seek re-election to State Assembly," January 12, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ Observer, "Rodriguez-Gregg Drops Out of Assembly Race," August 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
