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Vincent Mazzeo

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Vincent Mazzeo
Image of Vincent Mazzeo
Prior offices
Northfield Mayor

New Jersey General Assembly District 2

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 2, 2021

Personal
Profession
Owner/Operator of B.F. Mazzeo
Contact

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:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
Tourism, Gaming and the Arts, Vice-Chair
Regulated Professions

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Mazzeo served on the following committees:

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

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
Image of Joseph Cryan
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
Image of Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
 
62.5
 
7,804
Image of Jamel Holley
Jamel Holley
 
33.5
 
4,176
Image of Jason Krychiw
Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew)
 
4.0
 
502

Total votes: 12,482
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General Assembly

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

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
Image of Vincent Mazzeo
Vincent Mazzeo (D)
 
26.7
 
23,211
Image of John Armato
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
Image of Vincent Mazzeo
Vincent Mazzeo
 
51.3
 
6,319
Image of John Armato
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

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent 28.56% 27,601
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vincent Mazzeo Incumbent 37.46% 7,197
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vince Sera 50.70% 5,551
Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Taube 49.30% 5,398
Total Votes 10,949
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brown Incumbent 26.5% 18,959
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVincent 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

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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 Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brown Incumbent 25.6% 26,020
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVincent 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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2019

Vincent Mazzeo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Vincent Mazzeo campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2021New Jersey State Senate District 2Lost general$438,068 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 2Won $39,911 N/A**
Grand total$477,979 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Mazzeo’s endorsements included the following:[18]

  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Mazzeo and his wife, Gerri, have two children.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
  2. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  3. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  4. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  5. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  6. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  7. 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  8. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  9. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  10. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  11. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  13. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
  14. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  15. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  16. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  17. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
  18. Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013


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