Suzanne Walters
Suzanne Walters was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 1 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Walters has served as mayor of Stone Harbor since 1997. She has worked as a marketing account executive and served as President of the Cape May County Conference of Mayors. She also served as President of the Cape May County League of Municipalities. She has been named Outstanding Woman in Government by the New Jersey Association of Elected Women Officials and Mayor of the Year by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors. Walters is widowed and has three children.[2]
Elections
2011
Suzanne Walters was a candidate for District 1 of the New Jersey General Assembly. She was bracketed with Samuel Fiocchi in the primary. Walters and Fiocchi defeated Peter Boyce and Paul Halley in the primary on June 7. Walters was defeated by Nelson Albano (D) and Matthew Milam (D) in the general election.[3]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 1 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nelson Albano Incumbent |
27.9% | 24,794 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Milam Incumbent |
25% | 22,207 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.8% | 21,156 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Walters | 23.4% | 20,810 | |
| Total Votes | 88,967 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Republican Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Suzanne Walters |
37.3% | 4,491 |
| Samuel Fiocchi |
36.5% | 4,398 |
| Peter Boyce | 14.2% | 1,712 |
| Paul Halley | 11.9% | 1,438 |
| Total Votes | 12,039 | |
Speculation
PolitickerNJ noted that District 1 appeared to have Republican leanings—on paper. However, strong historical support for Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) called the predictive power of the figures into question. However, NJSpotlight noted that Republicans seemed to be focused on reclaiming the district's assembly seats. Nevertheless, redistricting weakened the Republican base in District 1.[4][5]
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
On their 2011 campaign site, the District 1 Republicans detailed their "7 Point Plan." An overview of the points is as follows:
- No Additional Taxes.
- Cap the Number of Bills that Legislators can Sponsor or Co-Sponsor.
- Impose a Hard Cap on State Spending and Pay As You Go.
- Direct Contact with Constituents.
- Provide Constituents with Accessible Information on Every Vote Cast.
- Empower Local Governments to Save Money.
- Return to a Part Time Legislature.
Debate
On Wednesday, October 21, the District 1 legislative candidates took part in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
- Video of the debate can be found here.
Endorsements
Walters was endorsed by:
Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 1," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 1," October 14, 2011
- PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- Shore News Today, "Atlantic, Cape legislative campaigns get uglier still," October 26, 2011 (dead link)
- Press of Atlantic City, "Christie visit gives political, financial boost to South Jersey Republicans," October 21, 2011
- Shore News Today, "Incumbents outstrip GOP challengers on funding," October 20, 2011
- NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
External links
- District 1 Republicans, Campaign site
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- DeWeese, Fiocchi & Walters Facebook page
- Legislative District 1 Republicans Twitter
- Suzanne Walters Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Roundup," April 11, 2011
- ↑ DeWeese, Fiocchi & Walters, Facebook page, "Info"
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, DiCicco to run for Assembly in LD 3, 9 April 2011
