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William Spearman
William W. Spearman (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 5. He assumed office on July 1, 2018. His current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Spearman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 5. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Biography
Spearman worked for the South Jersey Transportation Authority for more than 10 years.Spearman served on the Camden City Council from 2006 to 2011.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Spearman was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee, Vice Chair
- Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
2020-2021
Spearman was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Spearman was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William F. Moen Jr., incumbent William W. Spearman, Constance Ditzel, Nilsa Gonzalez, and Robin Brownfield are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| William F. Moen Jr. (D) | ||
 | William W. Spearman (D) | |
| Constance Ditzel (R) | ||
| Nilsa Gonzalez (R) | ||
 | Robin Brownfield (G) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William W. Spearman and incumbent William F. Moen Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman | 50.7 | 22,116 |
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. | 49.3 | 21,485 | |
| Total votes: 43,601 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dominic Tierno (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Constance Ditzel and Nilsa Gonzalez advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Constance Ditzel | 51.5 | 5,571 | |
| ✔ | Nilsa Gonzalez | 48.5 | 5,238 | |
| Total votes: 10,809 | |||
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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 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William W. Spearman and incumbent William F. Moen Jr. defeated Joe Miller and Yalinda Pagan in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman (D) | 35.0 | 25,944 |
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. (D) | 34.7 | 25,757 | |
 | Joe Miller (R) | 15.4 | 11,386 | |
| Yalinda Pagan (R) | 14.9 | 11,048 | ||
| Total votes: 74,135 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William W. Spearman and incumbent William F. Moen Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman | 50.2 | 12,920 |
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. | 49.8 | 12,826 | |
| Total votes: 25,746 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Joe Miller and Yalinda Pagan advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Miller | 50.6 | 2,770 |
| ✔ | Yalinda Pagan | 49.4 | 2,704 | |
| Total votes: 5,474 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William F. Moen Jr. and incumbent William W. Spearman defeated Samuel DiMatteo and Sean Sepsey in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. (D) | 28.7 | 30,442 | |
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman (D) | 28.4 | 30,059 |
| Samuel DiMatteo (R) | 21.7 | 23,007 | ||
| Sean Sepsey (R) | 21.2 | 22,413 | ||
| Total votes: 105,921 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William F. Moen Jr. and incumbent William W. Spearman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. | 50.0 | 12,597 | |
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman | 50.0 | 12,573 |
| Total votes: 25,170 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Samuel DiMatteo and Sean Sepsey advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samuel DiMatteo | 50.6 | 4,847 | |
| ✔ | Sean Sepsey | 49.4 | 4,736 | |
| Total votes: 9,583 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William W. Spearman and William F. Moen Jr. defeated Nicholas Kush and Kevin Ehret in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman (D) | 34.0 | 22,282 |
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. (D) | 32.8 | 21,460 | |
| Nicholas Kush (R) | 16.8 | 10,987 | ||
 | Kevin Ehret (R) | 16.4 | 10,713 | |
| Total votes: 65,442 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Incumbent William W. Spearman and William F. Moen Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman | 51.2 | 8,992 |
| ✔ | William F. Moen Jr. | 48.8 | 8,587 | |
| Total votes: 17,579 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 (2 seats)
Nicholas Kush and Kevin Ehret advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicholas Kush | 51.0 | 2,073 | |
| ✔ | | Kevin Ehret | 49.0 | 1,990 |
| Total votes: 4,063 | |||
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2018
A special election for District 5 of the New Jersey General Assembly was called for November 6, 2018.
The seat became vacant following Arthur Barclay's (D) resignation following his arrest for domestic abuse.[2] William Spearman (D) was appointed to the position after Barclay's resignation.
General election
Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5
Incumbent William W. Spearman defeated Nicholas Kush in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William W. Spearman (D) | 66.3 | 45,125 |
| Nicholas Kush (R) | 33.7 | 22,986 | ||
| Total votes: 68,111 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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. |
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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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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