Sean Connors (New Jersey)
Sean Connors (b. February 5, 1969) is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 33 from 2012 to 2014.
He previously ran for District 32 of the New Jersey State Senate in 2007, but was not elected.
Connors and fellow District 33 Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, Jr. (D) did not seek re-election in 2013. Their seats were filled by Democrats Carmelo G. Garcia and Raj Mukherji.
Biography
Connors' professional experience includes working as a police detective in Jersey City and as a member of the Jersey City school board.[1]
Elections
2011
On November 8, 2011, Connors won election to District 33 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Connors and incumbent Ruben Ramos, Jr. defeated Ravi Bhalla in the Democratic Primary on June 7. They then defeated Fernando Uribe (R) and Christopher Garcia (R) in the November 8 general election.[2][3]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 33 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ruben Ramos, Jr. Incumbent |
42.7% | 17,444 | |
| Democratic | Sean Connors |
41.8% | 17,064 | |
| Republican | Christopher Garcia | 7.9% | 3,214 | |
| Republican | Fernando Uribe | 7.6% | 3,121 | |
| Total Votes | 40,843 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2011
In 2011, Connors' endorsements included the following:[4]
Additional reading
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sean + Connors + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2011, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Hudson County Democrats tap Jersey City police detective for N.J. Assembly seat," April 6, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, 2011 Official General Assembly Primary Results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
