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Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)
Samuel Thompson (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on January 9, 2024.
Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 12. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 6, 2023.
Thompson served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 13 from 1998 to 2012. He was moved into District 12 by the 2011 redistricting process.
In February 2023, Thompson announced that he was leaving the Republican Party and seeking re-election as a Democrat.[1]
Biography
Thompson earned his B.S. in chemistry and mathematics from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Louisiana State University. His professional experience includes working as director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority from 1995 to 1997, a research scientist for six years for DuPont and J.P. Stevens, and the director of the New Jersey State Department of Health, Lab Division from 1972 to 1994.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Housing Affordability Committee
- Public Schools Committee
2020-2021
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing Affordability Committee
- Public Schools Committee
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
2019-2020
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Housing Affordability |
| • Public Schools |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Environment and Energy |
| • State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
|---|
| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Environment and Energy |
| • State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Assembly Bi-Partisan Leadership |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Owen Henry defeated Brandon Rose and Nina Jochnowitz in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Owen Henry (R) | 62.2 | 28,038 | |
| Brandon Rose (D) | 36.1 | 16,265 | ||
| Nina Jochnowitz (Results Not Politics Party) | 1.8 | 806 | ||
| Total votes: 45,109 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Brandon Rose advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Rose | 100.0 | 4,998 | |
| Total votes: 4,998 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Thompson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Owen Henry advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Owen Henry | 100.0 | 6,065 | |
| Total votes: 6,065 | |||
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2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Incumbent Samuel Thompson defeated Joseph Altomonte in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samuel Thompson (R) | 64.9 | 46,897 |
| Joseph Altomonte (D) | 35.1 | 25,321 | ||
| Total votes: 72,218 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Joseph Altomonte advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Altomonte | 100.0 | 5,410 | |
| Total votes: 5,410 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12
Incumbent Samuel Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 12 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Thompson | 100.0 | 9,563 |
| Total votes: 9,563 | |||
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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.[2][3] Incumbent Samuel Thompson (R) defeated David Lande (D) and Kevin Antoine (Coach Kev) in the New Jersey State Senate District 12 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Samuel Thompson Incumbent |
56.75% | 30,013 | |
| Democratic | David Lande | 41.38% | 21,888 | |
| Coach Kev | Kevin Antoine | 1.87% | 990 | |
| Total Votes | 52,891 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
David Lande ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 12 Democratic primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| David Lande | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Samuel Thompson defeated Art Haney in the New Jersey State Senate District 12 Republican primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Samuel Thompson Incumbent |
59.82% | 4,277 |
| Art Haney | 40.18% | 2,873 |
| Total Votes | 7,150 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Thompson won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 12. Thompson was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary and defeated Raymond D. Dothard (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[7][8][9][10]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Samuel Thompson Incumbent |
65.4% | 32,911 | |
| Democratic | Raymond D. Dothard | 34.6% | 17,440 | |
| Total Votes | 50,351 | |||
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Thompson won election to New Jersey State Senate District 12 in 2011. He was unopposed in the June 7 Republican primary election. Republican incumbent Jennifer Beck did not run for re-election. Thompson defeated Robert Brown (D) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[11]
| New Jersey State Senate District 12 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Samuel Thompson |
59.8% | 18,349 | |
| Democratic | Robert "Bob" Brown | 40.2% | 12,317 | |
| Total Votes | 30,666 | |||
2009
Thompson ran for re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. He received 38,823 votes (32%), defeating challengers Bob Brown (D), James Grenafege (D) and Sean Dunne (Fight Corruption).[12] He was bracketed with Amy Handlin (R).[13]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirteenth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Amy H. Handlin (R)
|
39,998 | |||
| Samuel D. Thompson (R)
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38,967 | |||
| Robert "Bob" Brown (D) | 20,371 | |||
| James Grenafege (D) | 18,769 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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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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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Thompson was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Jersey. Thompson was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[14]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Jersey to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on June 7, 2016. Their names appeared on the ballot beneath the candidate they supported. New Jersey delegates were bound on the first ballot at the convention. New Jersey GOP rules in 2016 included a censure rule, stating, "any delegate or alternate allocated and/or committed to a particular candidate by virtue of the results of the June primary election who fails or refuses to act in accordance with their allocation and/or commitment to that candidate as set forth herein shall be subject to censure by the New Jersey Republican State Committee and/or the Country Republican Committees. Censure may include, among other things, being permanently barred from acting as a delegate or alternate to any future National Convention of the Republican Party."
New Jersey primary results
| New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
80.4% | 356,697 | 51 | |
| John Kasich | 13.4% | 59,506 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 6.2% | 27,521 | 0 | |
| Totals | 443,724 | 51 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Jersey had 51 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 36 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 12 congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. The plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[15][16]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[15][16]
Personal
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Thompson and his wife, Jacqueline, have three children. They currently reside in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Sam Thompson Will Switch Parties And Seek Re-Election To N.J. Senate As A Democrat," accessed February 16, 2023
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ nj.com, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey State Senate District 12 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Owen Henry (R) |
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 13 1998-2012 |
Succeeded by - |
