Nick Russo
Nick Russo was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 2 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Russo earned his B.A. from John Caroll University, his master's in education from Seton Hall University, and his Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University in 1997. His professional experience includes working as a professor at the University of Phoenix teaching criminal justice and as an educator for Atlantic Cape Community College. He serves as mayor of the city of Longport.[2]
Campaign themes
2013
Russo and Vincent Mazzeo listed the following as their top campaign issues:[3]
- Helping our region recover from Hurricane Sandy.
- Rebuilding and diversifying our regional economy and relief for our taxpayers from onerous property taxes.
Elections
2013
Russo ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2. Russo was bracketed with Vincent Mazzeo. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He was defeated by Vincent Mazzeo (D) and incumbent Chris Brown (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[4][5][6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Brown Incumbent |
25.6% | 26,020 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo |
24.8% | 25,164 | |
| Republican | John Amodeo Incumbent | 24.7% | 25,124 | |
| Democratic | Nick Russo | 23.5% | 23,900 | |
| Independent | Gary Stein | 1.4% | 1,388 | |
| Total Votes | 101,596 | |||
Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Russo’s endorsements included the following:[8]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
Personal
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Russo has three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nick + Russo + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
External links
- New Jersey Department of State, Official Primary Results
- New Jersey Department of State, Unofficial general election candidates (dead link)
- Bio from Project Vote Smart
- Nick Russo Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Nick Russo
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "Dems Russo and Mazzeo aim to complement Whelan on LD2 legislative ticket," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
