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Vincent Mazzeo
Vincent Mazzeo (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on January 11, 2022.
Mazzeo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 2. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Mazzeo also ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 2. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 8, 2021.
Biography
Mazzeo graduated from Glassboro State College. His professional experience includes running B.F. Mazzeo, a specialty grocery store. He is the former mayor of the city of Northfield.[1]
Committee assignments
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2020-2021
Mazzeo was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Mazzeo was assigned to the following committees:
- Law and Public Safety Committee
- Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
- State and Local Government Committee, Chair
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Tourism, Gaming and the Arts, Vice-Chair |
| • Regulated Professions |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Regulated Professions |
| • Tourism, Gaming and the Arts |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Regulated Professions |
| • Tourism and Gaming |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2021
State Senate
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 20
Incumbent Joseph Cryan won election in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Cryan (D) | 100.0 | 26,603 |
| Total votes: 26,603 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20
Incumbent Joseph Cryan defeated Jamel Holley and Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Cryan | 62.5 | 7,804 |
 | Jamel Holley | 33.5 | 4,176 | |
 | Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew) | 4.0 | 502 | |
| Total votes: 12,482 | |||
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General Assembly
Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo did not file to run for re-election.
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and incumbent John Armato defeated John Risley Jr. and Philip Guenther in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vincent Mazzeo (D) | 26.7 | 23,211 |
| ✔ |  | John Armato (D) | 25.2 | 21,892 |
| John Risley Jr. (R) | 24.1 | 20,906 | ||
| Philip Guenther (R) | 24.1 | 20,905 | ||
| Total votes: 86,914 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and incumbent John Armato advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vincent Mazzeo | 51.3 | 6,319 |
| ✔ | | John Armato | 48.7 | 5,994 |
| Total votes: 12,313 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 (2 seats)
Philip Guenther and John Risley Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Philip Guenther | 50.0 | 4,549 | |
| ✔ | John Risley Jr. | 50.0 | 4,540 | |
| Total votes: 9,089 | |||
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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] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
28.56% | 27,601 | |
| Democratic | John Armato |
26.58% | 25,683 | |
| Republican | Vince Sera | 21.54% | 20,814 | |
| Republican | Brenda Taube | 21.33% | 20,611 | |
| Independent, Honest, Reliable | Heather Gordon | 1.25% | 1,208 | |
| Green | Mico Lucide | 0.74% | 718 | |
| Total Votes | 96,635 | |||
| 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 district was split between the parties following the 2015 elections, both incumbents had margins of victory that were less than five percent, and an incumbent of the opposite party from the 2016 presidential winner did not file for re-election. In the 2015 elections, all four candidates for District 2 were within five points of each other. Incumbents Chris Brown (R) and Vincent Mazzeo (D) received 26.5 percent of the vote and 25.5 percent, respectively. Their challengers Colin Bell (D) and Will Pauls (R) received 24.4 percent and 23.6 percent, respectively. Brown was first elected in 2011 and Mazzeo was first elected in 2013. Brown did not file for re-election in 2017 in order to run for the District 2 state Senate seat. District 2 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 2 by 11.4 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 2 by 20.8 points. As of 2017, District 2 contained parts of Atlantic County.
Democratic primary election
The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
37.46% | 7,197 |
| John Armato |
29.13% | 5,596 |
| Ernest Coursey | 20.05% | 3,852 |
| Jim Carney | 6.65% | 1,278 |
| Theresa Watts | 4.81% | 925 |
| Rizwan Malik | 1.90% | 365 |
| Total Votes | 19,213 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Vince Sera and Brenda Taube were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 2 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vince Sera |
50.70% | 5,551 |
| Brenda Taube |
49.30% | 5,398 |
| Total Votes | 10,949 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and Colin Bell were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Chris Brown and Will Pauls were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Mazzeo and Brown defeated Bell and Pauls in the general election.[10][11][12][13]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Brown Incumbent |
26.5% | 18,959 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent |
25.5% | 18,279 | |
| Democratic | Colin Bell | 24.4% | 17,433 | |
| Republican | Will Pauls | 23.6% | 16,907 | |
| Total Votes | 71,578 | |||
2013
Mazzeo won the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2. Mazzeo was bracketed with Nick Russo. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Chris Brown (R) defeated incumbent John F. Amodeo (R) and Nick Russo (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[14][15][16][17]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Brown Incumbent |
25.6% | 26,020 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo |
24.8% | 25,164 | |
| Republican | John Amodeo Incumbent | 24.7% | 25,124 | |
| Democratic | Nick Russo | 23.5% | 23,900 | |
| Independent | Gary Stein | 1.4% | 1,388 | |
| Total Votes | 101,596 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vincent Mazzeo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Vincent Mazzeo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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.
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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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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Mazzeo’s endorsements included the following:[18]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
Personal
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Mazzeo and his wife, Gerri, have two children.[1]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "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 6, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
