Bob Smith (New Jersey politician)
Bob Smith (born March 25, 1947) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 17th Legislative District. Smith was elected to his first Senate term in November 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of John Lynch.[1] Smith serves in the Senate on the Environment Committee (as Chair) and the Judiciary Committee.[2]
Bob Smith | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2002 | |
Preceded by | John Lynch |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 17th district | |
In office January 14, 1986 – January 8, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Angela L. Perun |
Succeeded by | Upendra Chivukula Joseph V. Egan |
Mayor of Piscataway | |
In office January 1, 1981 – January 14, 1986 | |
Member of Piscataway Township Council | |
In office January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 25, 1947 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ellen |
Residence | Piscataway, New Jersey |
Alma mater | B.A. University of Scranton (History) M.S. University of Scranton (Chemistry) M.S. Rutgers University (Environmental Science) J.D. Seton Hall University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Legislative Website |
Early life
editSmith received a B.A. degree in 1969 from the University of Scranton in History, an M.S. in 1970 from the University of Scranton in Chemistry, an M.S. in 1973 from Rutgers University in Environmental Science and was awarded a J.D. in 1981 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Smith taught environmental science and chemistry at Middlesex County College for 15 years. By profession, Senator Smith is an attorney.[2] Smith served as Mayor of Piscataway, New Jersey from 1981 to 1986, served on the Piscataway Township Council from 1977 to 1980, its Planning Board from 1975 to 1986 (as its Chair in 1976) and on the Piscataway Environmental Committee from 1971 to 1975.[2]
New Jersey Assembly
editBefore being elected to the State Senate, Smith served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1986 to 2001. In the Assembly, Smith served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995 and as the Parliamentarian from 1988 to 1989.[2]
New Jersey Senate
editSmith sponsored and passed laws dealing with such matters as increasing penalties for violations of environmental laws, repairing outmoded combined sewer systems, and reforming the state's oil spill prevention efforts. Senator Smith's legislative accomplishments include authoring the Ocean Pollution Bounty Act, Sludge Management Act, Oil Spill Prevention Act, the Worker and Community Right to Know Act and the Clean Water Enforcement Act. He has sought the enactment of laws affording greater protection to child victims of abuse and sponsored bills to increase the penalties for carjacking.
In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3]
Committee assignments
editCommittee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[2]
- Environment and Energy (as chair)
- Judiciary
District 17
editEach of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[4] The representatives from the 17th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]
- Senator Bob Smith (D)
- Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen (D)
- Assemblyman Kevin Egan (D)
Electoral history
editSenate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 20,643 | 72.8 | |
Republican | William P. Mikita Jr. | 7,718 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 28,361 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 32,455 | 69.11 | |
Republican | James A. Abate | 14,505 | 30.89 | |
Total votes | 46,960 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith | 29,816 | 71.4 | 11.6 | |
Republican | Daryl J. Kipnis | 11,921 | 28.6 | 11.6 | |
Total votes | 41,737 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 22,920 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Brian D. Levine | 15,403 | 40.2 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 15,507 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Jordan Rickards | 8,715 | 36.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 16,898 | 61.7 | |
Republican | John Costello | 10,506 | 38.3 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,438 | 61.0 | |
Republican | Jeffrey M. Orbach | 11,168 | 39.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith | 29,290 | 68.9 | |
Republican | Matthew "Skip" House | 13,216 | 31.1 | |
Democratic hold |
Assembly
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 11,946 | 37.2 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 10,963 | 34.2 | |
Republican | Tracy Ford | 4,727 | 14.7 | |
Republican | Daniel N. Epstein | 4,463 | 13.9 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 27,802 | 34.5 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 26,135 | 32.4 | |
Republican | Phyllis A. Mason | 13,310 | 16.5 | |
Republican | Daniel N. Epstein | 11,803 | 14.6 | |
Independent | Pat M. Iurilli | 802 | 1.0 | |
Independent | Joy Norsworthy | 778 | 1.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,068 | 33.6 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 16,611 | 32.7 | |
Republican | Michael De Nardo | 7,367 | 14.5 | |
Republican | Michael Ullnick | 7,043 | 13.9 | |
Independent | Richard Rutkowski | 1,441 | 2.8 | |
Independent | Erich Sturn | 1,201 | 2.4 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 26,480 | 32.0 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 25,633 | 31.0 | |
Republican | Al Smith | 15,463 | 18.7 | |
Republican | John H. Bresnan | 15,217 | 18.4 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,206 | 26.1 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green | 16,449 | 24.9 | |
Republican | Barbara "Bobbie" Weigel | 15,165 | 23.0 | |
Republican | Frank A. Santoro | 14,827 | 22.5 | |
Independent | Moses Williams | 818 | 1.2 | |
Independent | Al Olszewski | 759 | 1.2 | |
Independent | Joseph S. Ginn | 728 | 1.1 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 26,999 | 33.6 | |
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 26,720 | 33.3 | |
Republican | George B. Gore | 13,155 | 16.4 | |
Republican | Csilla Soproni | 12,270 | 15.3 | |
Independent | Joseph F. Scalera III | 1,210 | 1.5 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 18,455 | 31.9 | |
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 18,047 | 31.2 | |
Republican | Dorothy Sonnenberg | 10,780 | 18.6 | |
Republican | Peter J. Selesky | 10,529 | 18.2 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 21,174 | 28.1 | |
Democratic | Bob Smith | 19,556 | 26.0 | |
Republican | Angela L. Perun (incumbent) | 19,104 | 25.4 | |
Republican | Francis J. Coury | 15,503 | 20.6 | |
Democratic hold |
References
edit- ^ Ackerman, Spencer. "To fill Lynch's big shoes, Smith stresses education"[permanent dead link], The Daily Targum, October 30, 2001. Accessed April 23, 2008. "Now, Assemblyman and former Piscataway Mayor Bob Smith is looking to take over for retiring State Sen. John Lynch, the powerful democrat castigated by his detractors as running 'the Lynch machine'."
- ^ a b c d e Senator Bob Smith (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ Bill A4454 AcaSca (2R) Session 2020 - 2021, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 27, 2022.
- ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ^ Legislative Roster for District 17, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2013 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 4, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011. Accessed June 22, 2012.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007. Accessed June 22, 2012.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2003 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2003. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2001 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, April 17, 2008. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1999 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, January 11, 2010. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1997 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 1997. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1995 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 4, 1995. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1993 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, November 24, 1993. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1991 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 1991. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1989 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1987 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 1985 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 11, 2013.
External links
edit- Senator Smith's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms