TRENTON — A total of 282 candidates successfully filed petitions Monday to run in the June primary for the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations for state Senate and Assembly. All 120 seats are up this year — 40 in the Senate and 80 in the Assembly — and recent redistricting has added drama to the process by shuffling some...
A view of the exterior of the Statehouse in Trenton in this 2005 file photo.TRENTON — A total of 282 candidates successfully filed petitions Monday to run in the June primary for the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations for state Senate and Assembly.
All 120 seats are up this year — 40 in the Senate and 80 in the Assembly — and recent redistricting has added drama to the process by shuffling some incumbents and candidates around.
A total of 148 Republicans and 134 Democrats filed to run in the June 7 primaries. Here's the full list by the state Division of Elections. An asterisk means the candidate is an incumbent.
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES (Two Assembly members per district)
1st DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Cape May - Cumberland (part)
Peter F. Boyce (R) Millville
Paul J. Halley (R) Bridgeton
Suzanne M. Walters (R) Stone Harbor
Samuel Fiocchi (R) Vineland
Nelson Albano* (D) Vineland
Matthew Milam* (D) Vineland
2nd DISTRICT: Atlantic (part)
John F. Amodeo* (R) Margate
Chris Brown (R) Ventnor
Alisa Cooper (D) Linwood
Damon Tyner (D) Egg Harbor
Gary Stein (D) Egg Harbor City
3rd DISTRICT: Cumberland (part) – Gloucester (part) – Salem
Domenick DiCicco* (R) Franklinville
Bob Villare (R) Woodbury
John J. Burzichelli* (D) Paulsboro
Celeste M. Riley* (D) Bridgeton
4th DISTRICT: Camden (part) - Gloucester (part)
John Caramanna (D) Blackwood
Gabriela Mosquera (D) Blackwood
Paul D. Moriarty* (D) Sewell
Gabriela Mosquera (D) Blackwood
Shelly Lovett (R) Somerdale
Agnes Gardiner (R) Sewell
5th DISTRICT: Camden (part) - Gloucester (part)
Donna Ward (R) Mantua
Angel Fuentes* (D) Camden
Gilbert "Whip" Wilson* (D) Camden
William Levins (R) Gloucester
6th DISTRICT: Burlington (part) - Camden (part)
Louis D. Greenwald* (D) Greenwald
Pamela R. Lampitt* (D) Cherry Hill
Allan Richardson (R) Collingswood
Sharon Moran (R) Pennsauken
7th DISTRICT: Burlington (part)
Joseph R. Malone lll* (R) Bordentown
Christopher Halgas (R) Moorestown
Herb Conaway* (D) Delanco
Troy Singleton (D) Palmyra
Ken Gordon (D) Willingboro
Yvette C. Sterling (D) Westhampton
8th DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Burlington (part) - Camden (part)
Scott Rudder* (R) Evesham
Patrick Delany* (R) Lumberton
Sharyn Pertnoy-Schmidt (D) Marlton
Raymond J. Storck (D) Hainesport
9th DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Burlington (part) - Ocean (part)
Brian E. Rumpf * (R) Little Egg Harbor
DiAnne C. Gove* (R) Brant Beach
Carla Kearney (D) Toms River
Bradley Billhimer (D) Bayville
10th DISTRICT: Ocean (part)
Dave Wolfe* (R) Brick
Gregory P. McGuckin (R) Toms River
11th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part)
Caroline Casagrande* (R) Colts Neck
Mary Pat Angelini* (R) Ocean
Marilyn Schlossbach (D) Asbury Park
Vin Gopal (D) Long Branch
12th DISTRICT: Burlington (part) - Middlesex (part) - Monmouth (part) - Ocean (part)
Haresh Hemrajani (D) Old Bridge
Catherine Tinney Rome (D) Old Bridge
Ronald S. Dancer* (R) New Egypt
Robert D. Clifton (R) Matawan
William "Bill" Spedding (D) Jackson
13th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part)
Amy H. Handlin* (R) Lincroft
Declan O’Scanlon* (R) Little Silver
Kevin M. Lavan (D) Hazlet
Patrick Short (D) Middletown
14th DISTRICT: Mercer (part) – Middlesex (part)
David Fried (R) Robbinsville
Bruce C. Mac Donald (R) Hamilton
Daniel R. Benson* (D) Hamilton
Wayne P. DeAngelo* (D) Hamilton
Wayne Wittman (R) Cranbury
15th DISTRICT: Mercer (part) - Hunterdon (part)
Reed Gusciora* (D) Trenton
Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) Ewing
Peter M. Yull (R) Trenton
Kathy Kilcommons (R) Lawrence
16th DISTRICT: Hunterdon (part) - Mercer (part) - Middlesex (part) - Somerset (part)
Marie Corfield (D) Flemington
Joe Camareta (D) Kendall Park
Peter J. Biondi* (R) Hillsborough
Denise M. Coyle* (R) Princeton
17th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part) - Somerset (part)
Joseph Egan* (D) New Brunswick
Upendra Chivukula* (D) Somerset
Carlo A. Dilalla (R) North Brunswick
Robert S. Mettler (R) East Millstone
18th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part)
Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr.* (D) South Plainfield
Peter J. Barnes, lll* (D) Edison
Joseph Sinagra (R) Helmetta
Marcia Silva (R) South River
19th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part)
John S. Wisniewski* (D) Sayreville
Craig J. Coughlin* (D) Fords
Angel J. Leon (R) Perth Amboy
Shane Robinson (R) Sayreville
20th DISTRICT: Union (part)
Joseph Cryan* (D) Union
Annette Quijano* (D) Elizabeth
John F. Donoso (R) Elizabeth
Tony Monteiro (D) Elizabeth
Carlos Cedeno (D) Elizabeth
21st DISTRICT: Morris (part) - Somerset (part) – Union (part)
Nancy F. Munoz * (R) Summit
Jon Bramnick * (R) Westfield
Bruce H. Bergen (D) Springfield
Norman W. Albert (D) Cranford
22nd DISTRICT: Middlesex (part) – Somerset (part) – Union (part)
Jerry Green * (D) Plainfield
Linda Stender * (D) Scotch Plains
Joan Van Pelt (R) Plainfield
Jeffrey D. First (R) Middlesex
23rd DISTRICT: Hunderdon (part) – Somerset (part) – Warren (part)
Erik Peterson * (R) Franklin Township
John DiMaio * (R) Hackettstown
Scott McDonald (D) Washington Boro
Karen Carroll (D) Bound Brook
24th DISTRICT: Morris (part) – Sussex – Warren (part)
Alison Littell McHose * (R) Franklin
Gary R. Chiusano * (R) Augusta
Leslie Huhn (D) Sparta
Jim Nye (D) Sparta
25th DISTRICT: Morris (part) – Somerset (part)
Anthony M. Bucco * (R) Boonton Township
Michael Patrick Carroll* (R) Morris Plains
John G. Sierchio (R) Boonton Township
George Tannous (R) Succasunna
George Stafford (D) Wharton
Gale Heiss Colucci (D) Mine Hill
26th DISTRICT: Essex (part) - Morris (part) - Passaic (part)
Alex DeCroce * (R) Morris Plains
Jay Webber * (R) Morris Plains
Joseph P. Scafa (R) Rockaway
Elliot Isibor (D) Rockaway
Joseph Raich (D) Parsippany
Gary T. Steele (R) Kinnelon
27th DISTRICT: Essex (part) – Morris (part)
Ellen Steinberg (D) Short Hills
Mila M. Jasey * (D) South Orange
John F. McKeon * (D) West Orange
Lee Holtzman (R) Livingston
Nicole Hagner (R) Chatham Township
28th DISTRICT: Essex (part)
Cleopatra G. Tucker * (D) Newark
Ralph P. Caputo * (D) Bloomfield
Michael Frazzano (D) Bloomfield
Carol Humphreys (R) Bloomfield
Sajda Barlas (R) Bloomfield
29th DISTRICT: Essex (part)
L. Grace Spencer * (D) Newark
Alberto Coutinho * (D) Newark
Elaine L. Guarino (R) Newark
Lisa T. Kistner (R) Bloomfield
30th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part) – Ocean (part)
Sean T. Kean (R) Wall
David P. Rible * (R) Wall
Howard Kleinhendler (D) Lakewood
Shaun O'Rourke (D) Point Pleasant
31st DISTRICT: Hudson (part)
Charles Mainor * (D) Jersey City
Jason O’Donnell* (D) Bayonne
Micahel J. Alonso (R) Bayonne
Daniel E. Beckelman (R) Jersey City
32nd DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Hudson (part)
Vincent Prieto * (D) Secaucus
Angelica M. Jimenez (D) West New York
Francisco E. Torres (D) Guttenberg
Ronald F. Tarella (R) North Bergen
Micahel J. Bartulovich (R) North Bergen
33rd DISTRICT: Hudson (part)
Ravi S. Bhalla (D) Hoboken
Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. * (D) Hoboken
Sean Connors * (D) Jersey City
Fernando Unibe (R) Union City
Christopher Garcia (R) Union City
34th DISTRICT: Essex (part) - Passaic (part)
Sheila Y. Oliver * (D) East Orange
Thomas P. Giblin * (D) Montclair
Randy Colondres (R) Clifton
Steve Farrell (R) Clifton
Joan Salensky (R) Clifton
Rick Farfan (R) Clifton
35th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Passaic (part)
Shavonda E. Sumter (D) Paterson
Benjie E. Wimberly (D) Paterson
Donna Puglisi (R) North Haledon
James R. Challice (R) Haledon
Rhina Tavarez (R) Paterson
William A. Connolly (R) Paterson
36th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Passaic (part)
Gary Schaer * (D) Passaic
Marlene Caride (D) Ridgefield
John C. Genovesi (R) Rutherford
Sara Rosengarten (R) Passaic
37th DISTRICT: Bergen (part)
Gordon M. Johnson * (D) Englewood
Valerie Vainieri Huttle * (D) Englewood
Keith Jensen (R) Fort Lee
Gregory John Aslanian (R) Englewood Cliffs
38th DISTRICT: Bergen (part)
Richard S. Goldberg (R) Hawthorne
Fernando A. Alonso (R) Oradell
Joseph J. Gant (R) Hawthorne
Scott A. Verrone (R) Hawthorne
Wojciech Siemaszkiewicz (R) Bergenfield
Connie Terranova Wagner * (D) Paramus
Timothy J. Eustace (D) Maywood
39th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) – Passaic (part)
Michael Wilson (R) Bloomingdale
Sara Adele Higgins (R) Haskell
Charlotte Vandervalk (R) * Hillside
Robert Schroeder (R)* Washington
Anthony N. Iannanelli, Jr. (D) Ramsey
Michael J. McCarthy (D) Dumont
40th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Essex (part) - Morris (part) - Passaic (part)
Louis D’Angelo (R) Totowa
Ernesto M. Sesso (R) Woodland Park
David C. Russo * (R) Ridgewood
Scott T. Rumana * (R) Wayne
William J. Brennan (D) Wayne
Cassandra Lazzara (D) Little Falls
SENATE CANDIDATES (one senator per district)
1st DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Cape May - Cumberland (part)
Thomas W. Greto (R) Cape May Beach
David S. DeWeese (R) Wildwood
Jeff Van Drew * (D) Cape May Courthouse
2nd DISTRICT: Atlantic (part)
Vince Polistina (R) Egg Harbor Township
Jim Whelan* (D) Atlantic City
3rd DISTRICT: Cumberland (part) – Gloucester (part) – Salem
Michael M. Mulligan (R) Pilesgrove
Stephen M. Sweeney* (D) West Deptford
4th DISTRICT: Camden (part) -- Gloucester (part)
Giancarlo D’Orazio (R) Sewell
Fred H. Madden* (D) Sewell
5th DISTRICT: Camden (part) - Gloucester (part)
George A. Gallenthin, III (R) Woodbury
Donald W. Norcorss* (D) Camden
Keith Walker (R) Camden
Ari Ford (R) Mantua
6th DISTRICT: Burlington (part) - Camden (part)
James Beach* (D) Voorhees
Phil Mitsch (R) Merchantville
7th DISTRICT: Burlington (part)
Diane Allen* (R) Edgewater Park
Carole M. LoKan-Moore (R) Edgewater Park
Gail Cook (D) Beverly
8th DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Burlington (part) - Camden (part)
Dawn Marie Addiego* (R) Marlton
Frederick Carlton “Carl” Lewis (D) Medford
9th DISTRICT: Atlantic (part) - Burlington (part) - Ocean (part)
Christopher J. Connors* (R) Forked River
Dorothy A. Ryan (D) Barnegat
10th DISTRICT: Ocean (part)
Jim Holzapfel (R) Toms River
Charles P. Tivenan (D) Brick
11th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part)
Jennifer Beck* (R) Monroe
Raymond Santiago (D) Freehold
12th DISTRICT: Burlington (part) - Middlesex (part) - Monmouth (part) - Ocean (part)
Robert “Bob” Brown (D) Old Bridge
Samuel D. Thompson* (R) Old Bridge
13th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part)
Joe Kyrillos, Jr.* (R) Middletown
14th DISTRICT: Mercer (part) – Middlesex (part)
Linda R. Greenstein* (D) Plainsboro
Richard J. Kanka (R) Mercerville
15th DISTRICT: Mercer (part)
Shirley K. Turner (D) Lawrenceville
Donald J. Cox (R) Ewing
16th DISTRICT: Hunterdon (part) - Mercer (part) - Middlesex (part) - Somerset (part)
Christopher “Kip” Bateman* (R) Somerville
Maureen Vella (D) Hillsborough
17th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part) - Somerset (part)
Bob Smith* (D) Piscataway
Jorda n Richards (R) North Brunswick
18th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part)
Barbara Buono* (D) Metuchen
Gloria Dittman (R) Edison
19th DISTRICT: Middlesex (part)
Joseph F. Vitale* (D) Woodbridge
Paul Lund, Jr. (R) Hopelawn
20th DISTRICT: Union (part)
Raymond J. Lesniak* (D) Elizabeth
Helen S. Rosales (R) Elizabeth
Jerome Dunn (D) Hillside
21st DISTRICT: Morris (part) - Somerset (part) – Union (part)
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.* (R) Westfield
Paul Swanicke (D) Warren
22nd DISTRICT: Middlesex (part) – Somerset (part) – Union (part)
Nicholas P. Scutari* (D) Linden
Shannon Wright (R) Plainfield
23rd DISTRICT: Hunderdon (part) – Somerset (part) – Warren (part)
Michael J. Doherty* (R) Washington Township
John Graf, Jr (D) Bedminster
24th DISTRICT: Morris (part) – Sussex – Warren (part)
Steven V. Oroho* (R) Franklin
Edwin Selby (D) Hampton Township
25th DISTRICT: Morris (part) – Somerset (part)
Anthony “Tony” Bucco* (R) Boonton
William J. Chegwidden (R) Wharton
Rick Thoeni (D) Denville
26th DISTRICT: Essex (part) - Morris (part) - Passaic (part)
Joe Pennacchio* (R) Pine Brook
Wasim Khan (D) Parsippany
27th DISTRICT: Essex (part) – Morris (part)
William H. Eames (R) Whippany
William Sullivan (R) Essex Fells
Richard J. Codey* (D) Roseland
28th DISTRICT: Essex (part)
Ronald L. Rice * (D) Newark
Russell Mullica (R) Bloomfield
29th DISTRICT: Essex (part)
M. Teresa Ruiz * (D) Newark
Aracelis Sanabria Tejada (R) Newark
30th DISTRICT: Monmouth (part) – Ocean (part)
Robert W. Singer* (R) Lakewood
Steve Morlino (D) Howell
31st DISTRICT: Hudson (part)
Sandra Bolden Cunningham* (D) Jersey City
Bruce D. Alston (D) Jersey City
Donnamarie James (R) Bayonne
32nd DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Hudson (part)
Nicholas J. Sacco* (D) North Bergen
Jeff Boss (D) Guttenberg
Edward T. O’Neill (R) North Bergen
33RD DISTRICT: Hudson (part)
Brian P. Stack * (D) Union City
Beth Hamburger (R) Hoboken
34th DISTRICT: Essex (part) - Passaic (part)
Nia H. Gill * (D) Montclair
Ralph Bartnik (R) Clifton
Gwendelyn Sanford (R) Montclair
35th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Passaic (part)
Nellie Pou (D) North Haledon
Ken Pengitore (R) Haledon
Jerry Gamble (R) North Haledon
36th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Passaic (part)
Paul A. Sarlo * (D) Wood Ridge
Donald E. Diorio (R) Carlstadt
Simon Grubin (R) Passaic
37th DISTRICT: Bergen (part)
Loretta Weinberg * (D) Teaneck
Robert S. Lebovics (R) Englewood
38th DISTRICT: Bergen (part)
John J. Driscoll, Jr. (R) Paramus
Michael A. Agosta (R) Fair Lawn
Robert M. Gordon* (D) Fair Lawn
39th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) – Passaic (part)
Gerald Cardinale * (R) Demarest
Michael J. Cino (R) Demarest
Lorraine Waldes (D) River Vale
40th DISTRICT: Bergen (part) - Essex (part) - Morris (part) - Passaic (part)
Kevin J. O’Toole * (R) Cedar Grove
John Zunic (D) Cedar Grove
