Tayfun Selen
Tayfun Selen (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Selen was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 27 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Selen was sworn in as mayor of Chatham Township in January 2019.[1]
Biography
Selen earned his Bachelor's of Science in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University and his M.B.A. from Montclair State University. His professional experience includes working for an Architectural and Engineering firm in Cedar Knolls and he works for Lincoln Educational Services as the Vice President of Procurement and Real Estate.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Incumbent Mikie Sherrill defeated Paul DeGroot and Joseph Biasco in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mikie Sherrill (D) | 59.0 | 161,436 |
 | Paul DeGroot (R) | 40.2 | 109,952 | |
 | Joseph Biasco (L) | 0.8 | 2,276 | |
| Total votes: 273,664 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin McCormick (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Incumbent Mikie Sherrill advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mikie Sherrill | 100.0 | 37,948 |
| Total votes: 37,948 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Paul DeGroot defeated Tayfun Selen, Toby Anderson, Ruth McAndrew, and Alexander Halter in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul DeGroot | 39.3 | 12,644 |
 | Tayfun Selen | 35.3 | 11,364 | |
 | Toby Anderson | 19.9 | 6,385 | |
| Ruth McAndrew | 4.1 | 1,325 | ||
| Alexander Halter | 1.4 | 443 | ||
| Total votes: 32,161 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hillery Brotschol (R)
- Larry Friscia (R)
- Robert Kovic (R)
- Patrick Quinn (R)
- Larry Casha (R)
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent John McKeon and incumbent Mila Jasey were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tayfun Selen and Wonkyu "Q" Rim were unopposed in the Republican primary. McKeon, Jasey, Selen, Rim, Damien Caillault (L) and Jeff Hetrick (L) faced off in the general election.[4][5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 27 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John McKeon Incumbent |
29.4% | 19,128 | |
| Democratic | Mila Jasey Incumbent |
27.6% | 17,971 | |
| Republican | Wonkyu "Q" Rim | 21.3% | 13,896 | |
| Republican | Tayfun Selen | 19.9% | 12,957 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Hetrick | 0.9% | 616 | |
| Libertarian | Damien Caillault | 0.9% | 564 | |
| Total Votes | 65,132 | |||
2013
Selen ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27. Selen was defeated by Angelo Tedesco and Laura Ali in the June 4 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 5, 2013.[9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 27, Republican Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Angelo Tedesco |
45.4% | 5,576 |
| Laura Ali |
43.4% | 5,328 |
| Tayfun Selen | 11.3% | 1,383 |
| Total Votes | 12,287 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tayfun Selen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
The top five campaign themes Selen listed on his official campaign website are:[10]
- Term Limits For Politicians In Trenton
- Excerpt: I will propose a bill and fight for its' [sic] passage to limit terms for politicians in Trenton.
- Budget/Spending
- Excerpt: Reduce State Government spending by cutting waste and eliminate funding for ineffective programs. Propose a hiring freeze "net zero" for the State Government.
- Property Taxes
- Excerpt: I will vote NO for any proposal to increase property taxes. Period.
- Education
- Excerpt: 1 - Draft a bill to make the necessary technology investments for SAFER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. You can't put a price on security of our children. 2 - Demand better student outcomes from our educators in the classrooms. 3 - Reward success in the classroom. 4 - Support tough regulations against "bullying" in and outside the school.
- Ethics
- Excerpt: Provide full support for Governor Christie's Ethics Reform.
Personal
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Selen and his wife, Tulin, have a daughter.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House New Jersey District 11 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tap into Chatham, "Selen Comes in Like a 'Typhoon', Turkish Immigrant Voted Chatham Township Mayor in 3-2 Count; Kelly Voted Deputy Mayor," January 4, 2019
- ↑ "Tayfun Selen official campaign website," accessed May 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
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