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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Adler | 75% | |||
Nelson Albano | 78% | |||
Diane Allen | 63% | |||
Peter Barnes III | 78% | |||
Bill Baroni | 75% | |||
Christopher Bateman | 63% | |||
Jennifer Beck | 63% | |||
Pete Biondi | 67% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 89% |
Anthony Bucco | 75% | |||
Barbara Buono | 88% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 89% |
Gerald Cardinale | 43% | |||
Michael Carroll | 11% | |||
Upendra Chivukula | 89% | |||
Andrew Ciesla | 100% | |||
Richard Codey | 75% | |||
Neil Cohen | 78% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Jack Conners | 89% | |||
Christopher Connors | 50% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 78% |
NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | Democratic | 89% |
Ronald Dancer | 67% | |||
Alex DeCroce | 33% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Michael Doherty | 33% | |||
Joseph Egan | 89% | |||
NJ | Secretary of Agriculture | Douglas Fisher | Democratic | 89% |
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 100% | |||
Nia Gill | 75% | |||
John Girgenti | 88% | |||
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | Democratic | 88% |
Jerry Green | 78% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 78% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 100% | |
Amy Handlin | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | Republican | 67% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | Democratic | 78% |
Marcia Karrow | 33% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 63% |
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | Democratic | 78% |
Leonard Lance | 88% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 75% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 88% | |||
Joseph Malone III | 56% | |||
Alison McHose | 22% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 89% |
Richard Merkt | 22% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | Democratic | 100% |
Eric Munoz | 78% | |||
Kevin O'Toole | 50% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 38% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 89% |
Vincent Prieto | 89% | |||
Joan Quigley | 89% | |||
Ronald Rice | 75% | |||
Joseph Roberts, Jr. | 78% | |||
John Rooney | 67% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 56% |
David Russo | 44% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 57% |
Frederick Scalera | 89% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 78% |
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 88% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 75% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 75% |
Linda Stender | 78% | |||
Stephen Sweeney | 86% | |||
Sam Thompson | 67% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 75% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 63% |
Charlotte Vandervalk | 44% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Joseph Vas | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | Commissioner - At-Large | Joan Voss | 100% | |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 89% |
Loretta Weinberg | 100% | |||
Jim Whelan | 88% | |||
John Wisniewski | 89% | |||
David Wolfe | 78% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Adler | 75% | |||
Nelson Albano | 78% | |||
Diane Allen | 63% | |||
Peter Barnes III | 78% | |||
Bill Baroni | 75% | |||
Christopher Bateman | 63% | |||
Jennifer Beck | 63% | |||
Pete Biondi | 67% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 89% |
Anthony Bucco | 75% | |||
Barbara Buono | 88% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | D | 89% |
Gerald Cardinale | 43% | |||
Michael Carroll | 11% | |||
Upendra Chivukula | 89% | |||
Andrew Ciesla | 100% | |||
Richard Codey | 75% | |||
Neil Cohen | 78% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 89% |
Jack Conners | 89% | |||
Christopher Connors | 50% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 78% |
NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | D | 89% |
Ronald Dancer | 67% | |||
Alex DeCroce | 33% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 89% |
Michael Doherty | 33% | |||
Joseph Egan | 89% | |||
NJ | Secretary of Agriculture | Douglas Fisher | D | 89% |
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 100% | |||
Nia Gill | 75% | |||
John Girgenti | 88% | |||
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | D | 88% |
Jerry Green | 78% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 100% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 78% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 100% | |
Amy Handlin | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | R | 67% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | D | 78% |
Marcia Karrow | 33% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 63% |
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 75% |
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | D | 78% |
Leonard Lance | 88% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 75% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 88% | |||
Joseph Malone III | 56% | |||
Alison McHose | 22% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 89% |
Richard Merkt | 22% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | D | 100% |
Eric Munoz | 78% | |||
Kevin O'Toole | 50% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 38% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | D | 89% |
Vincent Prieto | 89% | |||
Joan Quigley | 89% | |||
Ronald Rice | 75% | |||
Joseph Roberts, Jr. | 78% | |||
John Rooney | 67% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 56% |
David Russo | 44% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | D | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 57% |
Frederick Scalera | 89% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 78% |
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 75% |
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 88% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 75% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 75% |
Linda Stender | 78% | |||
Stephen Sweeney | 86% | |||
Sam Thompson | 67% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 75% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 63% |
Charlotte Vandervalk | 44% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Joseph Vas | D | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 75% |
NJ | Commissioner - At-Large | Joan Voss | 100% | |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 89% |
Loretta Weinberg | 100% | |||
Jim Whelan | 88% | |||
John Wisniewski | 89% | |||
David Wolfe | 78% |