Council Endorses Candidates for
November 2019 Elections

Below are the endorsements of your Union for the State Assembly and local office contests that will take place this Election Day on November 5.  

These endorsements were made and approved by your fellow faculty, librarians and professional staff who serve on your local union COPE (Committee on Political Education) committees and as delegates to the Council of New Jersey State College Locals, AFT, AFL-CIO.  Nearly all have also been endorsed by the NJ State AFL-CIO.

All endorsed candidates, both incumbents and challengers, are committed to quality affordable public higher education, public sector collective negotiations and labor and civil rights in general. As they are willing and able to work with us to advance our agenda, they have earned our support. 

Since there are no state-wide or federal elections taking place this November, turn-out is expected to be low.  Therefore, it is even more important that engaged voters like yourself come out to the polls or vote by mail ballot so that your vote really counts and the reactionary forces that oppose us cannot pull off any surprise upsets.

We especially encourage taking part in this Saturday's final Labor Walk of the season on November 2nd. Sponsored by Central Labor Councils throughout the state, Labor Walks are the key to building worker power. Every union is encouraged to provide volunteers between 9 AM to Noon each Saturday through Election Day.  When you check in, identify yourself by your local union and you will be paired with another volunteer and sent off to knock on the doors of union members and their families for a few hours.  

See the schedule here.  It is a good idea to call the contact person before you go.

Together we can make a difference!

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Elections for State Legislature

* indicates incumbent
+ indicates NJ AFL-CIO Labor Candidate

DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 21
Senate	Assembly
No endorsement	Lisa Mandelblatt (D)
	Stacey Gunderman (D)
Assembly
R. Bruce Land* (D)
Matthew W. Milam* (D)
DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 22
Assembly	Assembly
John Armato* (D)	James J. Kennedy* (D)
Vince Mazzeo* (D)	Linda Carter* (D)
DISTRICT 3	DISTRICT 23
Assembly	Assembly
John J. Burzichelli* (D)	Marisa Trofimov (D)
Adam Taliaferro* (D)	Denise T. King (D)
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 24
Assembly	Assembly
Paul D. Moriarty*+ (D)	No Endorsement
Gabriela M. Mosquera* (D)
DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 25
Assembly	Assembly
William Spearman* (D)	Lisa Bhimani (D)
William F. Moen, Jr. (D)	Darcy Draeger (D)
DISTRICT 6	DISTRICT 26
Assembly	Assembly
Louis D. Greenwald* (D)	Laura Fortgang (D)
Pamela R. Lampitt* (D)	Christine Clarke (D)
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 27
Assembly	Assembly
Carol Murphy* (D)	John F. McKeon* (D)
Herb Conaway* (D)	Mila M. Jasey* (D)
DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 28
Assembly	Assembly
Gina LaPlaca (D)	Cleopatra G. Tucker* (D)
Mark Natale (D)	Ralph Caputo* (D)
DISTRICT 9	DISTRICT 29
Assembly	Assembly
Sarah J. Collins (D)	Shanique Davis-Speight* (D)
Wayne Lewis (D)	Eliana Pintor Marin* (D)
DISTRICT 10	DISTRICT 30
Assembly	Assembly
Eileen Della Volle (D)
Erin Wheeler (D)	No endorsement
DISTRICT 11	DISTRICT 31
Assembly	Assembly
Eric Houghtaling*+ (D)	Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti* (D)
Joann Downey* (D)	Angela V. McKnight* (D)
DISTRICT 12	DISTRICT 32
Assembly	Assembly
Malini Guha (D)	Angelica M. Jimenez* (D)
David H. Lande (D)	Pedro Mejia* (D)
DISTRICT 13	DISTRICT 33
Assembly	Assembly
Allison Friedman+ (D)	Raj Mukherji* (D)
Barbara Singer (D)	Annette Chaparro* (D)
DISTRICT 14	DISTRICT 34
Assembly	Assembly
Wayne P. DeAngelo*+ (D)	Thomas P. Giblin*+ (D)
Daniel R. Benson* (D)	Britnee Timberlake* (D)
DISTRICT 15	DISTRICT 35
Assembly	Assembly
Anthony Verrelli*+ (D)	Shavonda E. Sumter* (D)
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson* (D)	Benjie E. Wimberly* (D)
DISTRICT 16	DISTRICT 36
Assembly	Assembly
Roy Freiman* (D)	Gary S. Schaer* (D)
Andrew Zwicker* (D)
DISTRICT 17	DISTRICT 37
Assembly	Assembly
Joseph V. Egan*+ (D)	Gordon M. Johnson* (D)
Joe Danielsen* (D)	Valerie Vainieri Huttle* (D)
DISTRICT 18	DISTRICT 38
Assembly	Assembly
Nancy Pinkin* (D)	P. Christopher Tully* (D)
Robert J. Karabinchak* (D)	Lisa Swain* (D)
DISTRICT 19	DISTRICT 39
Assembly	Assembly
Yvonne M. Lopez* (D)	Gerald Falotico (D)
Craig J. Coughlin* (D)	John Birkner, Jr.+ (D)
DISTRICT 20	DISTRICT 40
Assembly	Assembly
Annette Quijano* (D)	Maria Martini Cordonnier (D)
Jamel C. Holley* (D)

Council Endorsed New Jersey State AFL-CIO
Labor Candidates

* indicates incumbent

Name	Union	Office Sought
David Gonzalez*	AFGE District 2	Fairfield Township Committee
Edina Renfro-Michel*	AFT 1904	Boonton Alderman
Orlando Mercado*	AFT 4965	Gloucester Township Council
John F. Capo*	BAC 4	Totowa Council
Judy Ward*	CWA 1000	Pleasantville Council
Patti Harris	CWA 1014	Barrington Mayor
Victoria Pacheco*	CWA 1032	Keyport Council
Rue Ryan	CWA 1036	Lumberton Committee
Allison Friedman	CWA 1037	Assembly District 13
Joseph Hiles*	CWA 1085	Woodstown Council
Nelson Carney	CWA 1085	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Board of Education
Nick LaRotondo	IAFF S-18	Absecon Council
Dale Cross	IBEW 94	Salem County Clerk
Robert Kaminski	IBEW 102	Parsippany-Troy Hills Council
Thomas Sullivan, Jr.*	IBEW 164	Bergen Freeholder
Keith Misciagna*	IBEW 164	Park Ridge Mayor
Wayne DeAngelo*	IBEW 269	Assembly District 14
Ken Carmen*	IBEW 351	Sterling Regional Board of Education
Nick DeSilvio*	IBEW 351	Franklin Board of Education
Steve Light	IBEW 351	Atlantic Freeholder
Steve Martinelli*	IBEW 351	Buena Vista Committee
Warren "Mike" Vizzard*	IBEW 351	Commercial Committee
Eric Houghtaling*	IBEW 400	Assembly District 11
Joseph Egan*	IBEW 456	Assembly District 17
James Carroll*	IBEW 827	Demarest Council
Gina Ragomo-Tait	IBEW 827	Palmyra Mayor
Amy Lewis*	IBT 97	East Orange Council
John Ryan	IBT 177	Lawrence Council
Vince Minichino	IBT 469	Brick Council
Pat Lepore*	IBT 802	Passaic Freeholder
Tom Hufnell*	IBT 830	Deptford Council
Richard Clute*	Ironworkers 399	Galloway Council
Jamillah Beasley-McCloed	IUOE 68	Irvington Council
Thomas Giblin*	IUOE 68	Assembly District 34
Romaine Graham	IUOE 68	Essex Freeholder
Michael McGlynn*	IUOE 68	Fairfield Council
Thomas Hickson*	IUOE 825	Pittsgrove Committee
Latham Tiver*	IUOE 825	Burlington Freeholder
Matthew Walker*	IUOE 825	Buena Borough Council
Ed Kalinowski*	IUOE 825	Deptford Board of Education
Christine Camp-Taggert	IUPAT 711	Northfield Council
Robert Lane*	IUPAT 711	Neptune Committee
John P. Wisniewski*	LIUNA 172	Westampton Committee
Robert Garrison*	LIUNA 472	Westfield Board of Education
Thomas Grolimond*	OPEIU 32	Belleville Board of Education
Paul Moriarty*	SAG/AFTRA	Assembly District 4
Paul Medany*	UA 322	Deptford Mayor
Greg Schenker	UA 322	Folsom Mayor
John Washington*	UAW Region 8	Penns Grove Mayor
George Caruso*	UBC 8	Monroe Board of Education
Tom Hurley	UBC 253	North Arlington Council
Joe Scarletti	UBC 254	South Brunswick Board of Education
Anthony Verrelli*	UBC 254	Assembly District 15
Roland Allen	UBC 254	Robbinsville Council
Brett Rowand	UBC 255	Woodstown Council
Dan Christy*	UBC 255	Gloucester Freeholder
Michael Porretta	UBC 255	Folsom Council
Michael Ring	UBC 255	Absecon Council
Scott Quick	UBC 255	Franklin Council
Donald DeAugustine*	UBC 715	Hillside Council
Sophie Curiel*	UFCW 360	Haledon Council
Dan O'Connell*	UTU/SMART	Burlington Freeholder
John Birkner	UWUA 534	Assembly District 39
Frank Mafino	UWUA 601	North Arlington Council

 

Other Friends of Higher Education and Labor

Mary Wallace* Fairlawn Board of Education

Jeff Martin* (D) Mayor, Hamilton Township

Pat Papero* (D) Hamilton Township Council 

Nancy Phillips* (D) Hamilton Township Council

Dianne Douthat* (D) Wayne Town Council 

 

ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5. PLEASE VOTE!!

 

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