2023 Candidate Resource Page

Knowing the candidates running for political office in your district and their positions on public policy issues is essential to being a well-informed voter. The information found on this page is intended to help you get to know the individuals running for office in 2023 State elections in both the General Assembly and State Senate

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Legislative District 1
Senate
Mike Testa (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Charles Laspata (Democratic Party)  ebsite
General Assembly
Antwan McClellan (Incumbent) (Republican Party)  W
Erik Simonsen (Incumbent) (Republican Party)  
Eddie Bonner (Democratic Party) 
Damita White-Morris (Democratic Party) 

Legislative District 2
Senate
Vince Polstina (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Caren Fitzpatrick (Democratic Party) 
Shawn Peck (Libertarian Party) 
General Assembly
Lisa Bender (Democratic Party) 
Alphonso Harrell (Democratic Party)
Don Guardian (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Claire Swift (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 3
Senate
Edward R. Durr (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
John Burzichelli (Democratic Party)
General Assembly
Dave Bailey Jr. (Democratic Party) 
Heather Simmons (Democratic Party)
Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 4
Senate
Paul Moriarty (Democratic Party)
Christopher Del Borrello (Republican Party)
Giuseppe Costanzo (Conservatives South Jersey Party) 
General Assembly
Dan Hutchison (Democratic Party)
Cody Miller (Democratic Party)
Amanda Esposito (Republican Party)
Matthew Walker (Republican Party)
Maureen Dukes Penrose (Conservatives South Jersey Party)

Legislative District 5
Senate
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Clyde Cook (Republican Party) 
Mohammad Kabir (Rights Tranquility Peace Party)
General Assembly
William F. Moen Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
William W. Spearman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Joe Miller (Republican Party)  
Yalinda Pagan (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 6
Senate
James Beach (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mark Doogan (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Louis D. Greenwald (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Pamela R. Lampitt (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Danielle M. Barry (Republican Party) 
Brian McRory (Republican Party)

Legislative District 7
Senate
Troy Singleton (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
James Fazzone (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Carol Murphy (Incumbent)  (Democratic Party)
Eileen Bleistine (Republican Party)
Douglas F. Dillon (Republican Party)

Legislative District 8
Senate
Gaye Burton (Democratic Party)
Latham Tiver (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Anthony Angelozzi (Democratic Party)
Andrea Katz (Democratic Party) 
Michael Torrissi Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Brandon E. Umba (Incumbent) (Republican Party)

Legislative District 9
Senate
Gabriel Franco (Democratic Party) 
Carmen Amato Jr. (Republican Party)  
General Assembly
Joseph Atura (Democratic Party)
Sarah Collins (Democratic Party)
Brian Rumpf (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Gregory E. Myhre (Republican Party)
Barry Bendar (Green Party)

Legislative District10
Senate
James Holzapfel (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Jeff Horn (Democratic Party)
General Assembly
John Lamacchia (Democratic Party)
Emma Mammano (Democratic Party) 
Gregory P. McGuckin (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Paul Kanitra (Republican Party)

Legislative District 11
Senate
Vin Gopal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Stephen Dnistrian (Republican Party) 
Karen Zaletel (NJ Patriot Party) 
General Assembly
Margie M. Donlon (Democratic Party) 
Luanne M. Peterpaul (Democratic Party) 
Kim Eulner (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Marilyn Piperno (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 12
Senate
Brandon Rose (Democratic Party)  
Owen Henry (Republican Party) 
Nina Jochnowitz (Independent)
General Assembly
Raya Arbiol (Democratic Party) 
Paul Sarti (Democratic Party) 
Robert D. Clifton (Incumbent)  (Republican Party)
Alex Sauickie (Incumbent)  (Republican Party)

Legislative District 13
Senate
Lucille Lo Sapio (Democratic Party) 
Declan O'Scanlon (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Danielle Mastropiero (Democratic Party)
Paul Eschelbach (Democratic Party) 
Victoria A. Flynn (Incumbent)  (Republican Party)
Gerard Scharfenberger (Incumbent)  (Republican Party)
John Morrison (Libertarian Party)

Legislative District 14
Senate
Linda Greenstein (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Patricia Johnson (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Wayne P. DeAngelo (Incumbent)  (Democratic Party) 
Tennille R. McCoy (Democratic Party) ​​​​​​
Adam J. Elias (Republican Party) 
Skye Gilmartin (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 15
Senate
Shirley Turner (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Roger R. Locandro (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Anthony S. Verrelli (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Michel F. Hurtado (Republican Party)
Pedro Reyes (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 16
Senate
Andrew Zwicker (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mike Pappas (Republican Party)
Richard Byrne (Libertarian Party)
General Assembly
Roy Freiman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Mitchelle Drulis (Democratic Party)
Ross Traphagen (Republican Party)
Grace Zhang (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 17
Senate
Bob Smith (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
William Mikita Jr. (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Joseph Danielsen (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Kevin V. Egan   (Democratic Party)
Susan Hucko (Republican Party)
Dhimant G. Patel (Republican Party)

Legislative District 18
Senate
Patrick Diegnan Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Neal Shah (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Robert J. Karabinchak (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Sterley S. Stanley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Teresa A. Hutchison (Republican Party)
Joseph C. Wolak (Republican Party)

Legislative District 19
Senate
Joseph Vitale (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Maria Garcia (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Craig J. Coughlin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Yvonne Lopez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Marilyn Colon (Republican Party)
Sam Raval (Republican Party)

Legislative District 20
Senate
Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Carmen Bucco (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Reginald W. Atkins (Incumbent)  (Democratic Party)
Annette Quijano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ramon Hernandez  (Republican Party)

Legislative District 21
Senate
Matt Marino (Democratic Party) 
Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Elizabeth Graner (Democratic Party)
Chris Weber (Democratic Party)
Michele Matsikoudis (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Nancy Munoz  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 22
Senate
Nicholas Scutari (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
William Michelson (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Linda Carter (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
James Kennedy (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Lisa Fabrizio (Republican Party)
Patricia Quattrocchi (Republican Party)

Legislative District 23 
Senate
Denise King (Democratic Party) 
Doug Steinhardt (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Guy Citron (Democratic Party)
Tyler Powell (Democratic Party) 
John DiMaio  (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Erik Peterson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 24
Senate
Edmund Khanoo (Democratic Party)
Parker Space (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Baramdai Sharma (Democratic Party) 
Dawn Fantasia (Republican Party)
Michael Inganamort  (Republican Party)
Veronica Fernandez (End The Corruption! Party)

Legislative District 25
Senate
Christine Clarke (Democratic Party) 
Anthony M. Bucco (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Diane Salvatore (Democratic Party)
Jonathan Torres  (Democratic Party)
Christian Barranco  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
Aura Dunn  (Incumbent) (Republican Party)

Legislative District 26
Senate
Joan Waks (Democratic Party)
Joseph Pennacchio (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
General Assembly 
Walter Mielarczyk (Democratic Party) 
John Von Achen (Democratic Party) 
Brian Bergen  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
Jay Webber  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 27
Senate
John McKeon  (Democratic Party) 
Michael Byrne (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Rosy Bagolie
Alixon Collazos-Gill (Democratic Party)
Irene DeVita (Republican Party)
Jonathan Sym (Republican Party)

Legislative District 28
Senate
Renee Burgess (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Unopposed
General Assembly
Cleopatra Tucker  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Garnet Hall (Democratic Party)
Joy Bembry-Freeman (Republican Party) 
Willie Jetti (Republican Party)

Legislative District 29
Senate
Teresa Ruiz  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Maritza Mathews (Republican Party) 
Pablo Olivera (Labour Party) 
General Assembly
Eliana Pintor Marin  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Shanique Speight  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Orlando Mendez (Republican Party) 
Noble Milton (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 30
Senate
Stephen Dobbins (Democratic Party)
Robert Singer (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Salvatore Frascino (Democratic Party)
Avi Schnall (Democratic Party) 
Sean Kean  (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Edward Thomson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 31
Senate
Angela McKnight (Democratic Party)
Luis Soto (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
William Sampson  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Barbara McCann Stamato (Democratic Party)
Angelique Diaz (Republican Party) 
Sydney Ferreira (Republican Party) 
Mary Jane Desmond (Leadership Experience Values Party)
Noemi Velazquez (Leadership Experience Values Party)

Legislative District 32
Senate
Raj Mukherji (Democratic Party) 
Ilyas Mohammed (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
John Allen (Democratic Party)
Jessica Ramirez (Democratic Party)
Robert Ramos (Republican Party)

Legislative District 33
Senate
Brian Stack  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
General Assembly
Julio Marenco (Democratic Party)
Gabriel Rodriguez (Democratic Party) 
Lea Sherman (Socialist Workers Party) 

Legislative District 34
Senate
Britnee Timberlake (Democratic Party) 
Joseph Belnome (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Carmen Morales (Democratic Party) 
Michael Venezia (Democratic Party)
Clenard Childress Jr. (Republican Party)
James McGuire (Republican Party) 

Legislative District 35
Senate
Nellie Pou  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Christopher Faustino (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Shavonda Sumter  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Benjie Wimberly  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Unopposed

Legislative District 36
Senate
Paul Sarlo (Democratic Party) 
Chris Auriemma (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Clinton Calabrese  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Gary Schaer  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Craig Auriemma (Republican Party)
Joseph Viso (Republican Party)

Legislative District 37
Senate
Gordon Johnson  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Dierdre Paul (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Shama Haider (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Ellen Park (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Robert Bedoya (Republican Party)
Katherine Lebovics (Republican Party)

Legislative District 38
Senate
Joseph Lagana (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 
Micheline Attieh (Republican Party)
General Assembly
Lisa Swain (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
P. Christopher Tully (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Gail Horton (Republican Party)
Barry Wilkes (Republican Party)  

Legislative District 39
Senate
Jodi Murphy (Democratic Party)
Holly Schepisi (Incumbent)(Republican Party)
General Assembly
Damon Englese (Democratic Party) 
John Vitale (Democratic Party)
Robert Auth (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
John Azzariti (Republican Party)

Legislative District 40
Senate
Jennifer Ehrentraut (Democratic Party)
Kristin Corrado (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
General Assembly
Giovanna Irizarry (Democratic Party) 
Jennifer Marrinan (Democratic Party)
Christopher DePhillips  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) 
Al Barlas (Republican Party)

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