New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey's state senators were held in New Jersey on November 8, 2011.

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New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Primary Competitiveness
Majority control • Campaign contributions
Competitiveness Analysis
Candidates unopposed by a major party • Primary challenges • Retiring incumbents
Redistricting • Qualifications
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New Jersey State Senate

Elections were held for all 40 state senate seats. New Jersey's state senators typically serve for a four-year term. However, after each decennial census, the senators elected in the first post-redistricting election only serve for two (2) years. Thus, in the November 8, 2011, election, each senator was elected to a two-year term. The elections of the state's senators in 2013 and 2017 were for four-year terms.

Candidates who wished to run for New Jersey State Senate on the Democratic Party or Republican Party tickets were required to file their nominating signatures and meet other filing requirements by April 11.

The partisan composition of the chamber remained unchanged following the 2011 elections, with Democrats maintaining their majority control.

General election results

The following candidates won election on November 8, 2011:

1. Jeff Van Drew
2. Jim Whelan
3. Stephen Sweeney
4. Donald Norcross
5. Fred Madden
6. James Beach
7. Diane Allen
8. Dawn Addiego
9. Christopher Connors
10. Joseph Kyrillos
11. Shirley Turner
12. Christopher Bateman
13. Bob Smith (New Jersey)
14. Barbara Buono
15. Joseph Vitale
16. Raymond Lesniak
17. Thomas Kean Jr.
18. Nicholas Scutari
19. Michael Doherty
20. Steven Oroho
21. Anthony Bucco
22. Joseph Pennacchio
23. Richard Codey
24. Ronald Rice
25. Teresa Ruiz (New Jersey)
26. Robert Singer
27. Sandra Cunningham
28. Nicholas Sacco
29. Brian Stack
30. Nia Gill
31. Paul Sarlo
32. Loretta Weinberg
33. Robert Gordon (New Jersey)
34. Gerald Cardinale
35. Kevin O'Toole
36. Linda Greenstein
37. James Holzapfel
38. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)

Odd-year elections

New Jersey was one of four states that held state house elections in 2011. The other three states that have house elections in odd-numbered years are Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia.

New Jersey began holding elections in odd-numbered years when the state adopted a new constitution in 1947. Prior to the new constitution, members of the Assembly were elected to one-year terms, members of the Senate to three-year terms, and the governor to a three-year term. The new constitution changed the term structure to include two-year terms for representatives and four-year terms for senators and governors. Because the constitution was adopted in an odd-numbered year, elections were also held in odd-numbered years and have continued in such a manner to this day.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey

Every 10 years, the Constitution requires states to redraw Congressional and state legislative districts based on updated Census information. In 2011, New Jersey was the first state to complete its state legislative redistricting. Its 40 districts were re-drawn by a reapportionment commission comprised of five Democrats and five Republicans appointed by their respective party chairs. Since the committee could not reach a decision on new maps, an 11th, nonpartisan member was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Alan Rosenthal was chosen as the tie-breaking member. After the members from each party drafted proposals, Rosenthal cast the deciding vote, which was in agreement with the Democratic proposal. The new map had the potential to relocate more than six incumbents. In the Senate, two new districts had two incumbents.

A New Jersey Tea Party group filed suit over the plan in April and 38 other plaintiffs from across the state joined the suit. State courts upheld the redistricting plan passed by the reapportionment commission. The suit did not delay the state primary.

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  Figure 1: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2000 census.

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  Figure 2: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2010 census.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2011 elections, the Republican Party was the majority party in 29 state senates. One chamber (Nebraska) is officially nonpartisan. In 19 states, the Democratic Party was the majority party. The New Jersey State Senate was one of the 19 chambers with a Democratic Party majority.

In the other 3 states with state senate elections in 2011, the Democratic Party was the majority party in Virginia, while the Republican Party was the majority party in the state senates of Louisiana and Mississippi.

The partisan composition of the New Jersey State Senate before and after the election was as follows:

New Jersey State Senate
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	24	24
	Republican Party	16	16
Total		40	40

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

One incumbent (0.9%) faced no competition in the November 8 general election.

• 1 Republican incumbent (Dawn Addiego faced no November challenger

Addiego was slated to face Carl Lewis (D) in the general election, but he was removed from the ballot over candidacy issues.

Primary challenges

Five incumbents faced competition in the June 7 primary.

The following five incumbents (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 7: Incumbent Republican Diane Allen
• District 20: Incumbent Democrat Raymond Lesniak
• District 25: Incumbent Republican Anthony Bucco
• District 31: Incumbent Democrat Sandra Cunningham
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Nicholas Sacco

Retiring incumbents

Four incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 36 (90%) ran for re-election. Of the four incumbents who did not run for re-election, one was a Democrat and 3 were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired were:

• District 10: Incumbent Republican Andrew Ciesla
• District 11: Incumbent Republican Sean Kean
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Jennifer Beck
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat John Girgenti

Incumbents displaced by redistricting

Seven incumbent senators were displaced by the 2011 redistricting process. Of the seven displaced incumbents, five were Democrats and two were Republicans.

Incumbents who were displaced by redistricting:

• District 2: Incumbent Democrat Clarence E. Phillips now resided in District 4.
• District 10: Incumbent Democrat Ward Armstrong was moved to District 16. He decided to move to a residence in District 9, where he sought election.
• District 11: Incumbent Democrat Sean Kean, who ran for District 30 of the General Assembly.
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Jennifer Beck now resided in District 11.
• District 18: Incumbent Republican Clay Athey now resided in District 29.
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat John Girgenti , who did not seek re-election.
• District 87: Incumbent Democrat Paula Miller now resided in District 100.

Primaries

See also: Ballotpedia news report on New Jersey primary competitiveness

As in 2007, a majority of the state's major party candidates proceeded to the general election without a primary challenge. Of the 77 party primaries, 9 featured two or more candidates competing for the nomination.

Comparing Contested Primaries in Past NJ Senate Elections
	Democrats		Republicans		Total
	2007	2011	2007	2011	2007	2011
Open contested	2	0	3	4	5	4
Open uncontested	21	15	22	22	43	37
Incumbent contested	4	3	0	2	4	5
Incumbent uncontested	13	20	11	11	24	31
No Candidates	0	2	4	1	4	3
Total contested	6	3	3	6	9	9
Total uncontested	34	35	33	33	67	68

Qualifications

In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey State Senate, a candidate must:

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Reside for no less than four years in the district the candidate plans to represent.
• Be 30 years of age or older.
• Obtain 100 signatures via petition and submit the signatures to the New Jersey Secretary of State.
• Disclose any criminal convictions.

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

During the 2011 election, the total contributions to the 97 Senate candidates was $27,085,886. The top 10 contributors were:

2011 Donors, New Jersey State Senate
Donor	Amount
Senate Republican Majority of New Jersey	$1,079,798
Whelan for Senate Cooper & Tyner for Assembly	$716,500
New Jersey Republican Party	$471,297
Union City First	$245,323
New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters	$209,200
Cmte to Elect Lesniak Cryan & Quijano	$198,225
New Jersey Association of Realtors	$156,550
New Jersey State Laborers	$135,800
New Jersey Education Association	$134,100
New Jersey Automobile Dealers Assocation	$122,893

On November 3, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission published fundraising figures detailing the top fundraisers through October 25, 2011. During this period, candidates from all districts spent a total of $24,828,692--an 8% drop from 2007. The top ten fundraising districts were as follows:

District	Amt. Raised	Amt. Spent
District 2	$3,762,118	$3,161,517
District 38	$3,394,798	$3,023,924
District 27	$2,596,811	$1,478,438
District 3	$2,331,779	$1,753,254
District 7	$2,139,112	$1,642,013
District 14	$1,971,949	$1,850,513
District 36	$1,690,651	$1,205,468
District 1	$1,302,937	$1,149,273
District 18	$1,148,826	$809,782
District 17	$1,147,997	$352,571

List of candidates

Note: The following were the official candidates for the November 8 general election.

District 1

Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2011 state legislative elections

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Van Drew: 2,633 a Incumbent Van Drew was first elected in 2007.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Thomas Greto: 1,349
• David DeWeese: 4,844 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Jeff Van Drew: 24,557 a

David DeWeese: 20,857

District 2

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Jim Whelan: 3,907 a Incumbent Whelan was first elected in 2007.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Vincent Polistina: 4,681 a Polistina was first elected to Assembly District 2 in 2007.

Independent candidate:

• Lorenzo Langford Filed for candidacy, but withdrew on September 20, 2011.

November 8 General election candidates:

Jim Whelan: 24,075 a

Vincent Polistina: 20,997

District 3

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Stephen Sweeney: 4,821 a Incumbent Sweeney was first elected in 2001.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Michael Mulligan: 3,359 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Stephen Sweeney: 25,299 a

Michael Mulligan: 20,197

District 4

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Fred Madden: 4,599 a Incumbent Madden was first elected in 2003.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Giancarlo D'Orazio: 2,012 a

Independent candidate:

• Paul Alexander withdrew

November 8 General election candidates:

Fred Madden: 23,868 a

Giancarlo D'Orazio: 14,569

District 5

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Donald Norcross: 4,537 a Incumbent Norcross was first elected in 2009.

June 7 GOP primary:

• George Gallenthin, III: 389
• Keith Walker: 1,539 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Donald Norcross: 17,712 a

Keith Walker: 13,444

District 6

June 7 Democratic primary:

• James Beach: 3,635 a Incumbent Beach was first elected in 2009.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Phil Mitsch: 2,028 a

November 8 General election candidates:

James Beach: 25,297 a

Phil Mitsch: 15,415

District 7

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Gail Cook: 4,678 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Diane Allen: 3,904 a Incumbent Allen was first elected in 1997.
• Carole LoKan-Moore: 416

November 8 General election candidates:

Gail Cook: 20,370

Diane Allen: 27,011 a

District 8

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Carl Lewis: 2,654 a Note: Lewis was removed from the ballot on April 25, 2011 due to residency conflicts. On May 5, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Lewis should remain on the ballot for the June 7 Democratic primary until the constitutionality of New Jersey's residency requirement could be determined. Lewis was once again removed from the candidate rolls by Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno on August 16; Guadagno argued that the court injunction keeping Lewis on the ballot applied only to the primary. On September 13, Lewis was ordered back on the ballot by a 2-1 federal court decision. However, on September 22, the panel reversed itself, concluding that Lewis' California activities contradicted his claim of New Jersey residency. On September 23, Lewis announced that he would not appeal the 3rd Circuit's ruling which removed him from the ballot.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Dawn Addiego: 4,702 a Incumbent Addiego was first elected in 2009.

November 8 General election candidates:

Carl Lewis

Dawn Addiego: 22,396 a

District 9

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Dorothy Ryan: 3,253 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Christopher Connors: 6,404 a Incumbent Connors was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General election candidates:

Dorothy Ryan: 17,320

Christopher Connors: 32,027 a

District 10

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Charles Tivenan: 2,771 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• James Holzapfel: 4,220 a Holzapfel was first elected to Assembly District 10 in 1993.

Note: Republican incumbent Andrew Ciesla did not run for re-election.

November 8 General election candidates:

Charles Tivenan: 16,105

James Holzapfel: 28,675 a

District 11

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Raymond Santiago: 1,916 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Jennifer Beck: 2,486 a

Note: Republican incumbent Sean Kean did not run for re-election. He instead ran for Assembly District 30.

November 8 General election candidates:

Raymond Santiago: 15,487

Jennifer Beck: 20,226 a

District 12

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Robert Brown: 1,521 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Samuel Thompson: 2,161 a Thompson was first elected to Assembly District 12 in 1997.

Note: Republican incumbent Jennifer Beck did not run for re-election to District 12, rather she ran for District 11.

November 8 General election candidates:

Robert Brown: 15,125

Samuel Thompson: 22,578 a

District 13

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Christopher Cullen: 302 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Joseph Kyrillos: 2,104 a Incumbent Kyrillos was first elected in 1991.

Independent candidates:

• Mac Dara Lyden
• Karen Anne Zaletel

Constitution party candidates:

• Stephen Boracchia

November 8 General election candidates:

Christopher Cullen: 14,785

Joseph Kyrillos: 24,121 a

Mac Dara Lyden: 260

Karen Anne Zaletel: 519

Stephen Boracchia: 556

District 14

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Linda Greenstein: 3,864 a Incumbent Greenstein was first elected in 2009.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Richard Kanka: 2,344 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Linda Greenstein: 26,206 a

Richard Kanka: 21,176

District 15

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Shirley Turner: 3,986 a Incumbent Turner was first elected in 1997.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Donald Cox: 1,229 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Shirley Turner: 21,512 a

Donald Cox: 10,900

District 16

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Maureen Vella: 2,634 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Christopher Bateman: 4,361 a Incumbent Bateman was first elected in 1997.

November 8 General election candidates:

Maureen Vella: 17,460

Christopher Bateman: 21,040 a

District 17

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Bob Smith: 3,065 a Incumbent Smith was first elected in 2001.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Jordan Rickards: 931 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Bob Smith: 15,507 a

Jordan Rickards: 8,715

District 18

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Barbara Buono: 5,225 a Incumbent Buono was first elected in 2001.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Gloria Dittman: 1,302 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Barbara Buono: 19,631 a

Gloria Dittman: 13,042

District 19

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Joseph Vitale: 5,442 a Incumbent Vitale was first elected in 1997.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Paul Lund: 1,182 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Joseph Vitale: 18,623 a

Paul Lund: 9,232

District 20

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Raymond Lesniak: 8,124 a Incumbent Lesniak was first elected in 1983.
• Jerome Dunn: 7,335

June 7 GOP primary:

• Helen Rosales: 630 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Raymond Lesniak: 12,510 a

Helen Rosales: 4,052

District 21

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Paul Swanicke: 2,869 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Thomas Kean: 4,730 a Incumbent Kean was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General election candidates:

Paul Swanicke: 13,351

Thomas Kean: 27,750 a

District 22

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Nicholas Scutari: 5,519 a Incumbent Scutari was first elected in 2003.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Shannon Wright Note: Wright withdrew from the race in late April.
• Michael Class: 272

November 8 General election candidates:

Nicholas Scutari: 16,104 a

Michael Class: 10,024

District 23

June 7 Democratic primary:

• John Graf: 1,714 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Michael Doherty: 6,456 a Incumbent Doherty was first elected in 2009.

Independent candidate:

• Daniel Seyler

November 8 General election candidates:

John Graf: 12,579

Michael Doherty: 21,596 a

Daniel Seyler: 1,040

District 24

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Edwin Selby: 1,340 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Steven Oroho: 7,582 a Incumbent Oroho was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General election candidates:

Edwin Selby: 10,837

Steven Oroho: 21,044 a

District 25

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Rick Thoeni: 2,952 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Anthony Bucco: 8,361 a Incumbent Bucco was first elected in 1997.
• William Chegwidden: 4,342

November 8 General election candidates:

Rick Thoeni: 12,298

Anthony Bucco: 19,228 a

District 26

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Wasim Khan: 1,883 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Joseph Pennacchio: 7,598 a Incumbent Pennacchio was first elected in 2007.

Independent:

• Joseph Scafa a

November 8 General election candidates:

Wasim Khan: 10,317

Joseph Pennacchio: 20,230 a

Joseph Scafa: 913

District 27

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Richard Codey: 7,605 a Incumbent Codey was first elected in 1981.

June 7 GOP primary:

• William Eames: 3,705 a
• William Sullivan: 3,235

November 8 General election candidates:

Richard Codey: 27,089 a

William Eames: 16,741

District 28

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Ronald Rice: 7,596 a Incumbent Rice was first elected in 1985.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Russell Mollica: 809 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Ronald Rice: 14,781 a

Russell Mollica: 4,519

District 29

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Teresa Ruiz: 4,356 a Incumbent Ruiz was first elected in 2007.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Aracelis Sanabria Tejada: 419 a

Independent candidate:

• Laurie Taylor

November 8 General election candidates:

Teresa Ruiz: 9,076 a

Aracelis Sanabria Tejada: 1,598

Laurie Taylor: 363

District 30

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Steve Morlino: 1,481 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Robert Singer: 3,829 a Incumbent Singer was first elected in 1993.

November 8 General election candidates:

Steve Morlino: 11,376

Robert Singer: 21,990 a

District 31

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Sandra Cunningham: 7,489 a Incumbent Cunningham was first elected in 2007.
• Bruce Alston: 1,312

June 7 GOP primary:

• Donnamarie James: 543 a

June 7 Eliminate Primary Elections party primary:

• Louis Vernotico

November 8 General election candidates:

Sandra Cunningham: 13,275 a

Donnamarie James: 2,836

Louis Vernotico: 320

District 32

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Nicholas Sacco: 10,211 a Incumbent Sacco was first elected in 1993.
• Jeff Boss: 505

June 7 GOP primary:

• Edward O'Neill: 936 a

Independent candidate:

• Herbert Shaw

November 8 General election candidates:

Nicholas Sacco: 16,413 a

Edward O'Neill: 3,312

Herbert Shaw: 588

District 33

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Brian Stack: 17,536 a Incumbent Stack was first elected in 2007.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Beth Hamburger: 981 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Brian Stack: 20,223 a

Beth Hamburger: 3,136

District 34

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Nia Gill: 8,393 a Incumbent Gill was first elected in 2001.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Ralph Bartnik: 1,112 a
• Gwendelyn Sanford Note: Sanford was removed from the ballot after her candidacy was found invalid on April 27, 2011.

November 8 General election candidates:

Nia Gill: 17,118 a

Ralph Bartnik: 4,386

District 35

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Nellie Pou: 3,918 a Pou was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1997.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Ken Pengitore: 1,031 a
• Jerry Gamble Note: Gamble did not appear on the June 7 primary election ballot.

Note: Democratic incumbent John Girgenti did not run for re-election in 2011.

November 8 General election candidates:

Nellie Pou: 14,386 a

Ken Pengitore: 4,867

District 36

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Paul Sarlo: 2,412 a Incumbent Sarlo was first elected in 2003.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Donald DiOrio: 1,615 a
• Simon Grubin Note: Grubin withdrew from the race on April 18, 2011.

November 8 General election candidates:

Paul Sarlo: 18,582 a

Donald DiOrio: 11,055

District 37

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Loretta Weinberg: 4,606 a Incumbent Weinberg was first elected in 2005.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Robert Lebovics: 1,093 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Loretta Weinberg: 23,141 a

Robert Lebovics: 9,980

District 38

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Robert Gordon: 2,666 a Incumbent Gordon was first elected in 2007.

June 7 GOP primary:

• John Driscoll, Jr.: 2,412 a
• Kenneth Del Vecchio: 1,174
• Michael Agosta Note: Agosta withdrew from the race in April.

November 8 General election candidates:

Robert Gordon: 22,299 a

John Driscoll, Jr.: 19,745

District 39

June 7 Democratic primary:

• Lorraine Waldes: 119 Note: Waldes was removed from the ballot after a candidacy challenge from Republicans, but was replaced in August.

June 7 GOP primary:

• Gerald Cardinale: 3,321 a Incumbent Caredinale was first elected in 1981.
• Michael Cino Note: Cino's candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State in late April.

November 8 General election candidates:

Lorraine Waldes: 16,097

Gerald Cardinale: 28,041 a

District 40

June 7 Democratic primary:

• John Zunic: 1,886 a

June 7 GOP primary:

• Kevin O'Toole: 5,438 a Incumbent O'Toole was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General election candidates:

John Zunic: 13,733

Kevin O'Toole: 22,821 a

See also

• New Jersey State Senate
• New Jersey State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2011

External links

• Official General Election Results
• Official Primary Election Results
• Associated Press Unofficial general election results
• Unofficial primary results
• Official State Senate Candidates (dead link)
• Project Vote Smart Candidates for State Senate of New Jersey
• Unofficial third party candidates (dead link)

Footnotes

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Current members of the New Jersey State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Nicholas Scutari

Majority Leader:Teresa Ruiz

Minority Leader:Anthony Bucco

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Mike Testa (R)

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Vincent Polistina (R)

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John Burzichelli (D)

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Paul Moriarty (D)

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Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)

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James Beach (D)

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Troy Singleton (D)

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Latham Tiver (R)

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Carmen Amato (R)

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James Holzapfel (R)

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Vin Gopal (D)

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Owen Henry (R)

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Declan O'Scanlon (R)

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Linda Greenstein (D)

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Shirley Turner (D)

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Andrew Zwicker (D)

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Bob Smith (D)

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Patrick Diegnan (D)

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Joseph Vitale (D)

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Joseph Cryan (D)

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Jon Bramnick (R)

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Nicholas Scutari (D)

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Doug Steinhardt (R)

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Parker Space (R)

District 25

Anthony Bucco (R)

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Joseph Pennacchio (R)

District 27

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Renee Burgess (D)

District 29

Teresa Ruiz (D)

District 30

Robert Singer (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

District 32

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 33

Brian Stack (D)

District 34

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Paul Sarlo (D)

District 37

Gordon Johnson (D)

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Communications: Alison Graves, Director of Communications • Carley Allensworth • Abigail Campbell • Frank Festa • Sarah Groat • Nathaniel Harwood • Dillon Redmond
External Relations: Geoff Pallay, Director of External Relations • Ken Carbullido, Vice President of Election Product and Technology Strategy • Ashley Fleming • Thomas Mardik • Hannah Nelson
Operations: Meghann Olshefski, Director of Operations • Amanda Herbert • Mandy Morris • Caroline Presnell • Kelly Rindfleisch
Tech: Matt Latourelle, Director of Technology Operations • Ryan Burch • Kirsten Corrao • Beth Dellea • Travis Eden • Tate Kamish • Margaret Kearney • Eric Lotto • Joseph Sanchez • Mary Susmitha

Contributors: Scott Rasmussen

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Editorial Content

Josh Altic, Director of Content • Daniel Anderson, Associate Director of Elections & Data • Cory Eucalitto, Associate Director of Features • Ryan Byrne, Managing Editor of Ballot Measures • Mandy McConnell, Managing Editor of News • Doug Kronaizl, Managing Editor of Local Expansion • Abbey Smith, Managing Editor of Elections • Janie Valentine, Managing Editor of Law • Joel Williams, Managing Editor of Events • Joseph Greaney, Managing Editor of Policy • Andrew Bahl • Jaclyn Beran • Marielle Bricker • Joseph Brusgard • Emma Burlingame • Kelly Coyle • Jon Dunn • Victoria Edwards • Thomas Ellis • Nicole Fisher • Thomas Grobben • Brianna Hosea • Molly Kehoe • Tyler King • Glorie Martinez • Norm Leahy, Senior Editor • Nathan Maxwell • Jimmy McAllister • Brandon McCauley • Ellie Mikus • Ellen Morrissey • Mackenzie Murphy • Kaley Platek • Samantha Post • Adam Powell • Annelise Reinwald • Spencer Richardson • Victoria Rose • Briana Ryan • Myj Saintyl • Maddy Salucka • Emma Soukup • Alexis Thacker • Mina Vogel • Samuel Wonacott • Trenton Woodcox