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November 3, 2015

Volume 19 Issue 1

ELECTION DAY / SPECIAL EDITION

NJ AFL-CIO Makes History with Record
Number of Labor Candidates Elected;
Democrats Expand Assembly Majority
LABOR DELIVERS FOR HOUGHTALING (IBEW 400)
AND DOWNEY IN DISTRICT 11

ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Labor Prevails in District 11 Upset

47 Labor Candidate Victories (NEW RECORD)

The New Jersey State AFL-CIOs political education program is second to none, and the outstanding results of the
November 3 election keep our momentum strong heading
into the 2016 presidential race. We led union brothers and
sisters to victories across the state, from school board and
town council races to mayor, freeholder and state Assembly
seats. A record 47 union members won their elections, a phenomenal win ratio of 73% for labor candidates on the ballot.
No one delivers election results like our labor candidates
program, which raised its total of election victories to 864!

73% Labor Candidate Win-Rate

In a remarkable upset, Eric Houghtaling of IBEW 400 and

his running mate JoAnn Downey unseated GOP incumbents,
taking control of District 11 for the first time in 20 years.
Additionally, five incumbent labor officials all won reelection: Thomas Giblin, IUOE 68; Joseph Egan, IBEW 456;
Wayne DeAngelo, IBEW 269; Troy Singleton, UBC 715;
and Paul Moriarty, AFTRA/SAG. Democrats easily retained
control of the state Assembly.

DISTRICT 1

DISTRICT 2

Bob Andrzejczak (D)*

R. Bruce Land (D)

Vincent Mazzeo (D)*

Chris Brown (R)*

DISTRICT 3

DISTRICT 4

John Burzichelli (D)*

Adam Taliaferro (D)*

Paul D. Moriarty (D)*+

Gabriela Mosquera (D)*

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Senate
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)*

Louis D. Greenwald (D)*

Pamela R. Lampitt (D)*

New Jerseys labor movement was united throughout the

campaign season. Our Central Labor Councils, Building
Trades Councils, affiliates and volunteers are responsible for
the Labor 2015 programs unparalleled success. Young union workers were more active and involved than ever, and
we successfully rolled out an app called MiniVAN, which
lets volunteers record labor walk data on their cell phones,
replacing traditional paper packets. Young and experienced
union members from all sectors of the labor movement
joined together to lift our political program to new heights. A
united labor movement gives us the power to elect fellow
union members and others who will truly represent us and
our concerns in office.

864 Labor Candidate Victories Since 1997

Democrats Expand Assembly Majority
2015 General Election Results

Assembly
Arthur Barclay (D)
Patricia Egan Jones (D)
DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

Herb Conaway (D)*

Troy Singleton (D)*+

Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R)*

Joe Howarth (R)

* Incumbent + Labor Candidate Endorsed by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO

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2015 General Election Results (Continued)

DISTRICT 9

DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

DISTRICT 12

Brian E. Rumpf (R)*

DiAnne C. Gove (R)*

Dave Wolfe (R)*

Gregory P. McGuckin (R)*

Eric Houghtaling (D)+

Joann Downey (D)

Ronald S. Dancer (R)*

Robert D. Clifton (R)*

DISTRICT 13

DISTRICT 14

DISTRICT 15

DISTRICT 16

Amy H. Handlin (R)*

Declan OScanlon (R)*

Wayne P. DeAngelo (D)*+

Daniel R. Benson (D)*

Reed Gusciora (D)*

Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D)*

Jack M. Ciattarelli (R)*

Donna M. Simon (R)*

DISTRICT 17

DISTRICT 18

DISTRICT 19

DISTRICT 20

Joseph V. Egan (D)*+

Joseph F. Danielsen (D)*

Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D)*

Nancy Pinkin (D)*

John S. Wisniewski (D)*

Craig J. Coughlin (D)*

Annette Quijano (D)*

Jamel Holley (D)*

DISTRICT 21

DISTRICT 22

DISTRICT 23

DISTRICT 24

Jon Bramnick (R)*

Nancy Munoz (R)*

Gerald Jerry Green (D)*

James J. Kennedy (D)

Erik Peterson (R)*

John DiMaio (R)*

F. Parker Space (R)*

Gail Phoebus (R)

DISTRICT 25

DISTRICT 26

DISTRICT 27

DISTRICT 28

Michael Patrick Carroll (R)*

Anthony M. Bucco (R)*

Jay Webber (R)*

BettyLou DeCroce (R)*

John F. McKeon (D)*

Mila M. Jasey (D)*

Cleopatra G. Tucker (D)*

Ralph R. Caputo (D)*

DISTRICT 29

DISTRICT 30

DISTRICT 31

DISTRICT 32

L. Grace Spencer (D)*

Eliana Pintor Marin (D)*

Sean T. Kean (R)*

David Rible (R)*

Angela V. McKnight (D)+

Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D)

Vincent Prieto (D)*

Angelica M. Jimenez (D)*

DISTRICT 33

DISTRICT 34

DISTRICT 35

DISTRICT 36

Raj Mukherji (D)*

Annette Chaparro (D)

Sheila Y. Oliver (D)*

Thomas P. Giblin (D)*+

Shavonda E. Sumter (D)*

Benjie E. Wimberly (D)*

Gary Schaer (D)*

Marlene Caride (D)*

DISTRICT 37

DISTRICT 38

DISTRICT 39

DISTRICT 40

Gordon M. Johnson (D)*

Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*

Timothy J. Eustace (D)*

Joseph Lagana (D)*

Holly Schepisi (R)*

Robert Auth (R)*

David C. Russo (R)*

Scott T. Rumana (R)*

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2015 Labor Candidate Election Victories

STATE ASSEMBLY
District 4
Paul Moriarty*
AFTRA/SAG

District 7
Troy Singleton*
UBC 715

District 11
Eric Houghtaling
IBEW 400

District 17
Joseph Egan*
IBEW 456

District 31
Angela McKnight
IUOE 68

District 34
Thomas Giblin*
IUOE 68

District 14
Wayne DeAngelo*
IBEW 269

FREEHOLDER
Bergen
Tom Sullivan, Jr.*
IBEW 164

Camden
Jonathan Young, Sr.*
UBC 255

Gloucester
Joseph Chila*
IBEW 351

Gloucester
Robert Damminger*
USW 8-991

Middlesex
Ronald Rios*
IAM/TCU

Salem
Charles Hassler
IBEW 94
(Too Close to Call)

Penns Grove
John Washington, Jr.
UAW Region 8

Westwood
John Birkner*
UWUA 534

MAYOR
Dover
James Dodd*
UA 274

Clayton
Thomas Bianco*
CWA 1085

Frenchtown
Brad Myhre
CWA 1036

Neptune City
Robert Brown*
SMWIA 27

COUNCIL
Absecon
Frank Phillips*
IBT 331

Barrington
Shawn Ludwig*
CWA 1038

Bound Brook
Vincenzo Petti*
IBEW 102

Deptford
Tom Hufnell*
IBT 830

Deptford
Joseph Scott*
IBT 830

Deptford
Paul Medany*
UA 322

East Orange
Amy Lewis
IBT 97

Galloway
Richard Clute
Iron Workers 350

Galloway
James Gorman*
IUOE 68
(Too Close to Call)

Gloucester Twp.
Orlando Mercado*
AFT 4965

Hillside
Donald DeAugustine
UBC 715

Oakland
John Biale
IBEW 194

Riverdale
Matt Oswald
IBEW 102

Woodbury Heights
Harold Pye*
CWA 1085

Woodstown
Brett Rowand
UBC 255
(Too Close to Call)

COMMITTEE/ALDERMAN
Buena Vista
Teresa Kelly*
CWA 1039

Dover
Ron Camacho
IBT 469

Hamilton
Art Schenker
UA 322

Mullica
Ed Hagaman
UBC 255

North Hanover
Brendan ODonnell
IAFF 3786

Weymouth
Ken Haeser*
IBEW 827

Little Egg Harbor Twp.

David Schlick
IUPAT 711

SCHOOL BOARD
Delsea Regional
Bob Scavelli
UFCW 1360
Piscataway
Atif Nazir*
IUOE 68
* Incumbent

Egg Harbor Twp.

Pete Castellano*
AFM 661-708

Emerson
Tom Kelly
IBEW 827

Hamilton
Richard Kanka*
UA 9

Piscataway
Ira Stern*
IAM 447

Saddle Brook
Joe Nigito
IBEW 827

Teaneck
Victoria Fisher
CWA 1037

- NJ State AFL-CIO: The Voice for Working Families in New Jersey OPEIU:153

Mantua
Richard Chrone*
CWA 13000