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Adam Kraemer
Adam Kraemer (Republican Party) is running for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 27. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.
Biography
Kraemer earned a bachelor's degree in geography and economics from Colgate University and an M.A. and an M.Ed. from Columbia University's Teachers College. His professional experience includes work as a credit representative for Inteplast and as a social studies teacher for Livingston High School and the Newark Boys Chorus School.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
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General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent Rosy Bagolie, incumbent Alixon Collazos-Gill, Robert Iommazzo, and Adam Kraemer are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Rosy Bagolie (D) | |
![]() | Alixon Collazos-Gill (D) | |
Robert Iommazzo (R) | ||
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent Alixon Collazos-Gill and incumbent Rosy Bagolie defeated Rohit Dave and Blake Michael in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Alixon Collazos-Gill | 33.6 | 15,803 |
✔ | ![]() | Rosy Bagolie | 32.2 | 15,181 |
![]() | Rohit Dave ![]() | 17.2 | 8,089 | |
![]() | Blake Michael | 17.0 | 8,028 |
Total votes: 47,101 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Robert Iommazzo and Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Robert Iommazzo | 50.2 | 4,289 | |
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 49.8 | 4,258 |
Total votes: 8,547 | ||||
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2023
See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2023)
General election
General election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4
Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Leonard Luciano (D) | 59.3 | 20,158 |
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) | 40.7 | 13,826 |
Total votes: 33,984 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4
Incumbent Leonard Luciano advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Leonard Luciano | 100.0 | 8,194 |
Total votes: 8,194 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4
Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 100.0 | 1,983 |
Total votes: 1,983 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2022)
General election
General election for Essex County Executive
Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Executive on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. (D) | 80.5 | 137,164 |
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) | 19.5 | 33,259 |
Total votes: 170,423 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Executive
Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. | 100.0 | 36,215 |
Total votes: 36,215 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Executive
Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 100.0 | 5,466 |
Total votes: 5,466 | ||||
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2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Incumbent Richard Codey defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Codey (D) | 64.9 | 50,604 |
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) | 35.1 | 27,409 |
Total votes: 78,013 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Incumbent Richard Codey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Codey | 100.0 | 12,111 |
Total votes: 12,111 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27
Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 100.0 | 6,028 |
Total votes: 6,028 | ||||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2020)
General election
General election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4
Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Leonard Luciano (D) | 60.3 | 55,678 |
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) | 39.7 | 36,672 |
Total votes: 92,350 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4
Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Jennifer Larsen in the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Leonard Luciano | 67.9 | 14,959 |
Jennifer Larsen | 32.1 | 7,084 |
Total votes: 22,043 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4
Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 100.0 | 5,704 |
Total votes: 5,704 | ||||
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2019
General election
Special general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large
Incumbent Romaine Graham defeated Adam Kraemer in the special general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Romaine Graham (D) | 77.5 | 58,876 |
![]() | Adam Kraemer (R) | 22.1 | 16,794 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 264 |
Total votes: 75,934 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large
Incumbent Romaine Graham defeated Dwight Saunders in the special Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Romaine Graham | 72.3 | 16,479 |
Dwight Saunders | 27.5 | 6,276 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 |
Total votes: 22,786 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large
Adam Kraemer advanced from the special Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adam Kraemer | 99.4 | 3,221 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 20 |
Total votes: 3,241 | ||||
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2017
Essex County, New Jersey, held a general election for all four at-large seats and all five district seats on the board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was April 3, 2017. Incumbent Leonard Luciano (D) defeated Adam Kraemer (R) in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[3]
Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
63.97% | 23,981 | |
Republican | Adam Kraemer | 35.96% | 13,481 | |
Write-in votes | 0.06% | 24 | ||
Total Votes | 37,486 | |||
Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018 |
Adam Kraemer ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the District 4 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[3]
Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
99.85% | 2,725 | |
Write-in votes | 0.15% | 4 | ||
Total Votes | 2,729 | |||
Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017 |
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2017
Candidate survey
Kraemer participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
“ | Economic improvement[5] | ” |
—Adam Kraemer (October 31, 2017)[6] |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
Issue importance ranking | |||
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Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
Candidate did not provide a response | Recreational opportunities | ||
Unemployment | Environment | ||
Transportation | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
K-12 education | Homelessness | ||
Public pensions/retirement funds | Housing | ||
Candidate did not provide a response | Civil rights |
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
Question | Response |
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Very important | |
None | |
Harsher penalties for offenders. Jobs. | |
Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform. Lower taxation reduce zoning laws. | |
Good people who care | |
High taxation. Essex County, NJ has about the highest property taxes in the nation |
Kraemer provided the following additional comments with his survey response:
“ |
The other big issue is transparency and honesty[5] |
” |
—Adam Kraemer (2017)[6] |
Additional themes
Kraemer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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—Adam Kraemer's campaign website, (2017)[1] |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adam 4 Freeholder, "About," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Adam Kraemer," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Essex County Board of Elections, "2017 Important Election Dates," accessed July 19, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Adam Kraemer's Responses," October 31, 2017