The NFIB New Jersey team is gearing up for the General Assembly election which will take place on November 3, 2015.
Currently the NFIB New Jersey team is gearing up for the General Assembly election which will take place on November 3, 2015. While we don’t expect the composition of the Assembly to change much after the election, we are closely examining each race and candidate in order to make recommendations to you, our members, so you can be informed before entering the voting booth.
In early fall we will be releasing a vote record for each incumbent candidate along with our endorsements. Interestingly, only eight incumbents out of 80 Assembly members are not running for re-election in 2015. We will be taking a close look at these open seats in hopes that we can identify some pro-business candidates to support.
Keep an eye out for our voter guide, which will be delivered to you via mail. We will also list our recommendations online and will alert you of our endorsements in a future edition of this newsletter. We also plan to host meet at greet events with our endorsed candidates.
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2015 Election Facts (from Ballotopedia):
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Eight incumbents did not run for re-election, while 72 (90%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, six Democrats and two Republicans, can be found here.
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Seven incumbents faced primary competition on June 2; none were defeated. Seven incumbents did not seek re-election in 2015 and the remaining 26 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition.
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In eight of the 80 seats up for election in 2015, there is only one major party candidate running for election. A total of three Democrats and five Republicans are guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.
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During the 2013 election, the total contributions to the 194 Assembly candidates was $18,532,306.
Sincerely,
Laurie Ehlbeck
NFIB/NJ State Director
