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William Sampson
2022 - Present
2026
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William Sampson (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 11, 2022. His current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Sampson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 31. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Biography
William Sampson graduated from Bayonne High School in 2007. Sampson's career experience includes working as a crane operator with Bayonne Container Terminals.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sampson was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent William Sampson, Jerry Walker, Anthony Acosta, and Neil Schulman are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | William Sampson (D) | |
| Jerry Walker (D) | ||
| Anthony Acosta (R) | ||
 | Neil Schulman (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Jerry Walker and incumbent William Sampson defeated incumbent Barbara McCann Stamato and Jacqueline Weimmer in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Walker | 28.8 | 9,071 | |
| ✔ | | William Sampson | 24.5 | 7,714 |
 | Barbara McCann Stamato | 23.7 | 7,482 | |
| Jacqueline Weimmer | 23.1 | 7,276 | ||
| Total votes: 31,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Anthony Acosta and Neil Schulman advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Acosta | 58.1 | 2,520 | |
| ✔ | | Neil Schulman | 41.9 | 1,816 |
| Total votes: 4,336 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara McCann Stamato (D) | 34.7 | 13,003 |
| ✔ | | William Sampson (D) | 34.4 | 12,883 |
| Sydney Ferreira (R) | 11.3 | 4,237 | ||
| Angelique Diaz (R) | 11.1 | 4,153 | ||
| Mary Jane Desmond (Leadership Experience Values Party) | 4.6 | 1,724 | ||
| Noemi Velazquez (Leadership Experience Values Party) | 3.9 | 1,443 | ||
| Total votes: 37,443 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent William Sampson and Barbara McCann Stamato defeated Shanelle Smith in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Sampson | 42.6 | 8,090 |
| ✔ | | Barbara McCann Stamato | 40.7 | 7,713 |
| Shanelle Smith | 16.7 | 3,166 | ||
| Total votes: 18,969 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Sydney Ferreira and Angelique Diaz advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sydney Ferreira | 50.1 | 1,009 | |
| ✔ | Angelique Diaz | 49.9 | 1,005 | |
| Total votes: 2,014 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sampson in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent Angela McKnight and William Sampson defeated Rose Javier and Brandon Vila in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela McKnight (D) | 38.3 | 26,187 |
| ✔ | | William Sampson (D) | 36.3 | 24,810 |
| Rose Javier (R) | 12.9 | 8,817 | ||
| Brandon Vila (R) | 12.5 | 8,565 | ||
| Total votes: 68,379 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Incumbent Angela McKnight and William Sampson defeated incumbent Nicholas Chiaravalloti (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela McKnight | 52.2 | 7,170 |
| ✔ | | William Sampson | 47.8 | 6,576 |
 | Nicholas Chiaravalloti (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 13,746 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Rose Javier and Brandon Vila advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rose Javier | 50.3 | 959 | |
| ✔ | Brandon Vila | 49.7 | 948 | |
| Total votes: 1,907 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2024
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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. |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Jersey General Assembly District 31 |
Officeholder New Jersey General Assembly District 31 |
Footnotes
