William F. Moen Jr. (born November 14, 1986) is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 14, 2020,[1] at which time he was the state's youngest legislator in the Assembly.[2]
Bill Moen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th District | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2020 Serving with William Spearman | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Egan Jones |
| Member of the Camden County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1986 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Camden, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Rowan University (B.A.) University of Pennsylvania (M.P.A.)[1] |
| Website | Legislative Webpage |
New Jersey Assembly
editBefore taking office in the Assembly, Moen served on the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2016 to 2019, where he was one of the youngest people elected to serve as freeholder.[1] Moen resigned from his position as freeholder in March 2019 in order to focus on his run for assembly and was replaced by Melinda Kane.[3]
Raised in Runnemede, Moen has been a resident of Camden.[4]
District 5
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.[5] The representatives from the 5th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[6]
- Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)
- Assemblyman Bill Moen (D) , and
- Assemblyman William Spearman (D)
Electoral history
editAssembly
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William W. Spearman (incumbent) | 25,994 | 35.1 | |
| Democratic | William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent) | 25,757 | 34.7 | |
| Republican | Joe Miller | 11,386 | 15.4 | |
| Republican | Yalinda Pagan | 11,048 | 14.9 | |
| Total votes | 74,135 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent) | 30,442 | 28.74% | |
| Democratic | William W. Spearman (incumbent) | 30,059 | 28.38% | |
| Republican | Samuel DiMatteo | 23,007 | 21.72% | |
| Republican | Sean Sepsey | 22,413 | 21.16% | |
| Total votes | 105,921 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Spearman (incumbent) | 21,533 | 33.95% | ||
| Democratic | William Moen, Jr. | 20,743 | 32.7% | ||
| Republican | Nicholas Kush | 10,711 | 16.89% | ||
| Republican | Kevin Ehret | 10,442 | 16.46% | ||
| Total votes | 63,429 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Assemblyman William F. Moen (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 12, 2022.
- ^ Walsh, Jim. "William Moen Jr., elected in 5th District, will be Assembly's youngest member", Courier-Post, November 5, 2019. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Democrat William Moen Jr. was elected to the state Assembly Tuesday, positioning the Camden man to become the Legislature’s youngest member. Moen, 32, will fill the 5th District seat being vacated by retiring Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones."
- ^ Walsh, Jim. "Gold Star Mother Melinda Kane named to freeholder board", Courier-Post, March 29, 2019. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Melinda Kane, a two-term Cherry Hill councilwoman, replaced Bill Moen Jr. on the all-Democratic freeholder board. Moen resigned March 22 to run for a 5th District Assembly seat."
- ^ Pizarro, Max. "Wilson done in the Fifth District, to run for Camden Sheriff", The New York Observer, March 20, 2015. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Whip Wilson (D-5) (pictured, above) will seek the Camden County Sheriff’s seat, opening up a seat in the Camden Democratic legislative constellation, while Booker South Jersey Director Bill Moen will seek a freeholder seat.... If elected freeholder, Moen would be the youngest member of the Camden County Freeholders and one of the youngest Freeholders in the state.... The son of an active Vietnam veteran, Moen grew up in Runnemede and currently resides in Camden City, where he coaches baseball for the North Camden Little League."
- ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
- ^ Legislative Roster for District 5, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NJ General Assembly 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 7, 2019.