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Wayne DeAngelo

Wayne P. DeAngelo (born November 5, 1965) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th Legislative District.

Wayne DeAngelo
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Serving with Tennille McCoy
Preceded byBill Baroni
Personal details
Born (1965-11-05) November 5, 1965 (age 59)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseToni DeAngelo
Children2
ResidenceHamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
EducationMercer County Community College
WebsiteAssembly website

Early life

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DeAngelo was born in Trenton, New Jersey.[1] He is a fourth-generation Hamilton Township, Mercer County resident of Italian-American descent. He lives in the township with his wife Toni and their two daughters. DeAngelo attended Steinert High School and the Rupert John Trade School.[2] He is the Assistant Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 269.[3] DeAngelo is a former Hamilton Township Councilman. DeAngelo and John Bencivengo, Hamilton's mayor, served as Grand Marshals of the 2008 Hamilton Township Columbus Day Parade.[4]

New Jersey Assembly

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DeAngelo was first elected to the Assembly in 2007 winning a close race with his Democratic running mate, incumbent Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein against Republicans Adam Bushman and Tom Goodwin and Libertarians Jason M. Scheurer and Ray F. Cragle. While Greenstein won 27% of the total vote, DeAngelo eked out a win by getting 821 more votes than third-place winner Goodwin.[5] He subsequently won another full term to the Assembly with Greenstein in 2009; since 2011, DeAngelo won re-election with Dan Benson.

DeAngelo and his newcomer running mate Tennille McCoy defeated Republicans Adam J. Elias and Skye Gilmartin in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[6][7]

Committees

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DeAngelo serves on the following committees:[3]

  • Telecommunications and Utilities, Chair
  • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Vice-Chair
  • Appropriations

District 14

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Each 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.[8] The representatives from the 14th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[9]

Electoral history

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New Jersey Assembly

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14th Legislative District General Election, 2023[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent) 32,843 30.3
Democratic Tennille McCoy 31,181 28.8
Republican Adam Elias 22,223 20.5
Republican Skye Gilmartin 22,174 20.5
Total votes 108,421 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
14th Legislative District General Election, 2021[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent) 40,836 28.29%
Democratic Daniel R. Benson (incumbent) 40,241 27.85%
Republican Andrew Pachuta 31,366 21.71%
Republican Bina Shah 30,531 21.13%
For The People Michael Bollentin 1,535 1.06%
Total votes 144,509 100.0
Democratic hold
14th Legislative District General Election, 2019[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo (incumbent) 29,734 30.32%
Democratic Daniel Benson (incumbent) 29,012 29.59%
Republican Thomas Calabrese 19,791 20.18%
Republican Bina Shah 18,024 18.38%
Integrity And Accountability Michael Bollentin 1,500 1.53%
Total votes 98,061 100%
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 35,596 30.0   0.2
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 35,088 29.6   0.9
Republican Kristian Stout 24,725 20.9   1.3
Republican Steven Uccio 23,106 19.5   0.6
Total votes '118,515' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 22,319 30.2   3.2
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 21,187 28.7   2.7
Republican David C. Jones 14,474 19.6   4.0
Republican Philip R. Kaufman 13,937 18.9   3.1
Green Joann Cousin 1,028 1.4 N/A
Green Steven Welzer 957 1.3 N/A
Total votes '73,902' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 32,048 27.0   2.0
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 30,992 26.0   2.0
Republican Steve Cook 28,135 23.6   2.7
Republican Ronald Haas 26,233 22.0   1.2
Libertarian Sean O’Connor 898 0.8 N/A
Libertarian Steven Uccio 779 0.7 N/A
Total votes '119,085' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 26,626 29.0
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 25,662 28.0
Republican Sheree McGowan 19,135 20.9
Republican Wayne Wittman 19,100 20.8
Green Steven Welzer 1,189 1.3
Total votes 91,712 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 37,958 28.2   1.1
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 35,791 26.6   2.6
Republican Rob Calabro 30,479 22.6   0.7
Republican William T. Harvey, Jr. 29,530 21.9   0.8
Modern Whig Gene L. Baldassari 859 0.6 N/A
Total votes '134,617' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 28,266 27.1   0.4
Democratic Wayne P. DeAngelo 25,119 24.0   1.7
Republican Thomas Goodwin 24,298 23.3   4.4
Republican Adam Bushman 23,711 22.7   0.4
Libertarian Jason M. Scheurer 1,775 1.7   1.2
Libertarian Ray F. Cragle 1,308 1.3   0.8
Total votes '104,477' '100.0'

References

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  1. ^ Assembly Member Wayne P. DeAngelo, Project Vote Smart. Accessed April 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo Bio Page". NJ Assembly Majority Office. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo's legislative Website, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Cusido, Carmen. "Co-grand marshals for Columbus Day parade." (September 11, 2008). The Times of Trenton, p. 57
  5. ^ "Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2007. p. 14. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Connolly, John. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  8. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Legislative Roster for District 14, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  13. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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