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Labor News Co-Editors: Charles Wowkanech Laurel Brennan President Secretary-Treasurer Associate Editor: Michael Comoroto (609) 989-8730 • www.njaflcio.org Election Highlights 48 Labor Candidate Victories—4 Too Close to Call 82% Labor Candidate Win Ratio 1,022 Labor Candidate Victories Since ‘97 November 6, 2018 ELECTION DAY / SPECIAL EDITION Labor Leads Charge to Take Back the 2018 Election Results House in Midterm Elections U.S. Senator of New Jersey Labor Candidates Program Notches 1,000th Win Robert Menendez (D)*◊ Tonight, after what may have been the most consequential election in recent U.S. history, union members across New Jersey celebrate —— U.S. House of Representatives —— Bob Menendez’s reelection to the U.S. Senate, as well as the elec- District 1 District 7 tion of 11 endorsed congressional candidates, eight State Senate and Assembly members, and 48 rank-and-file union members. Donald Norcross (D)*+◊ Tom Malinowski (D)◊ In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, as District 2 District 8 well as the recent attacks on workers’ rights and union rights, these Jeff Van Drew (D)◊ Albio Sires (D)*◊ victories could not have come at a better time for working families in New Jersey. Ultimately, the results attest to the exceptional District 3 District 9 mobilization efforts of organized labor and the New Jersey State (Too Close to Call) Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D)*◊ AFL-CIO’s political program, a program unparalleled by any other in our state or nation. District 4 District 10 Christopher Smith (R)*◊ Donald Payne, Jr. (D)*◊ This election was especially significant in that the nationally renowned New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidates Program District 5 District 11 notched its 1,000th candidate victory, a mark many thought Josh Gottheimer (D)*◊ Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill (D)◊ impossible to reach when the program first began more than two decades ago. Thus far, today’s election saw 48 victories achieved District 6 District 12 by rank-and-file union members running for public office (with Frank Pallone, Jr. (D)*◊ Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)*◊ four races still too close to call), bringing the program’s total num- ber of election victories to 1,022 and its all-time win ratio to 76%. ———— State Ballot Question ———— In addition, working families succeeded in passing Ballot Ques- tion No. 1, the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act, thereby Yes No authorizing $500 million in state borrowing for improvements to public schools, vocational schools, and community colleges. 52% 48% Moreover, labor-endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the 11th Congressional District, beating Republican Jay Webber and flip- ——— Special Legislative Election ——— ping a key Republican district in New Jersey. Labor-endorsed Senate District 38 Democrats Tom Malinowski and Jeff Van Drew also won open Joe Lagana (D)* ◊ U.S. House seats that had long been held by Republicans in the 7th and 2nd Congressional Districts. Assembly District 15 Assembly District 34 Verlina Reynolds Jackson (D)* ◊ Britnee Timberlake (D)*◊ One U.S. House seat is still up for grabs in the 3rd Congressional Anthony Verrelli (D)*+◊ District as the battle between labor-endorsed Democrat Andy Kim and Republican Tom MacArthur comes down to the wire. Polls Assembly District 22 Assembly District 36 currently show MacArthur leading by less than a point, but the Linda Carter (D)* ◊ Clinton Calabrese (D) *◊ Kim campaign believes that outstanding votes will tip the race Assembly District 32 Assembly District 38 back in his favor. Pedro Mejia (D)* ◊ Lisa Swain (D)* ◊ Continued on pg. 3 Chris Tully (D) *◊ * Incumbent + Labor Candidate ◊ Endorsed by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO November 6, 2018 Page 2 2018 Labor Candidate Election Victories ————— U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ————— District 1 Donald Norcross* IBEW 351 ————— NEW JERSEY STATE ASSEMBLY————— District 15 Anthony Verrelli* UBC 254 ————— FREEHOLDER & SURROGATE————— Atlantic County Burlington County Gloucester County Gloucester County Surrogate Frank Formica* George Youngkin Robert Damminger* Giuseppe Chila SAG/AFTRA UA 855 USW 943 IBEW 351 (Too Close to Call) Middlesex County Sussex County Ronald Rios* Josh Hertzberg IAMAW/TCU ILA 1804-1 ————— MAYOR ————— Ewing Haledon Keyport Monroe South Toms River Bert Steinmann* Domenick Stampone* Collette Kennedy Richard DiLucia Greg Handshy IBEW 269 AFT 2375/IBT 97 CWA 1031 AFSCME 1199C UA 9 ————— COUNCIL & COMMITTEE ————— Barrington Barrington Bound Brook Brigantine Brigantine Buena Vista Patti Harris* Shawn Ludwig* Vincenzo Petti* Mike Riordan Vince Sera* Teresa Kelly* CWA 1014 CWA 1038 IBEW 102 IBEW 827 AFSCME 63 CWA 1040 Chesilhurst Clayton Clementon Delran Dennis Estell Manor Matthew Marrone Frank Rollo Mark Armbruster* Daniel O’Connell* Matthew Cox Aaron Buchanan* UBC 255 HFIAW 14 IUOE 542 SMART/UTU UBC 441 UBC 255 Folsom Franklin Township Hamilton Township Hasbrouck Heights Middle Township New Brunswick Greg Schenker* Jake Bruno Art Schenker* Steven Reyngoudt Theron Gandy Kevin Egan* UA 322 IBEW 210 UA 322 UFCW 2-D UBC 255 IBEW 456 (Too Close to Call) Northfield North Hanover Oakland Pemberton Port Republic Riverdale Rick Brozosky Brendan O’Donnell* John Biale* Jason Allen* Thomas Kurtz Matt Oswald* UBC 255 IAFF 3786 IBEW 164 CWA 1033 UBC 255 IBEW 102 (Too Close to Call) Scotch Plains South Toms River Spotswood Weymouth Woodbury Heights Woodstown Roshan White Sam Fennell Charles Spicuzzo Ken Haeser* Harold Pye* Brett Rowand UA 24 IBEW 1820 IBEW 456 IBEW 827 CWA 1085 UBC 255 (Too Close to Call) *Incumbent November 6, 2018 Page 3 2018 Labor Candidate Election Victories Continued from pg. 2 ————— SCHOOL BOARD ————— Atlantic City Bloomfield Buena Vista East Windsor Farook Hossain Michael Heller William Sneathen Alice Weisman* UNITE HERE 54 AFT 1904 IBEW 351 AFSCME 63 Egg Harbor Township Hamilton Hamilton Township Monroe Peter Castellano* Richard Kanka* Eric Aiken* Brian Cummiskey IAMAW/NFFE 1340 UA 9 UBC 255 SMW 19 Teaneck Victoria Fisher* * Incumbent CWA 1037 Labor Leads Charge to Take Back the House and there is no limit to what we can taxation, and a sustainable and secure retire- Continued from pg. 1 accomplish. ment future for all working families. Make no mistake: what made the difference At the end of the day, not even the This election is only the beginning. tonight was our unified labor voice as well multimillion dollar smear campaigns and Organized labor will use this momentum to as the support we received from thousands hateful rhetoric of Bob Hugin and other anti usher in a new era of progress for all of union volunteers; national, state, and -union politicians could silence the unified working people that is long-overdue. Once local affiliates; Central Labor Councils, and voice of our one-million member strong again, we cannot thank you enough for your Building Trades Councils. By gathering in state labor movement. solidarity and support. Together, we made solidarity every Saturday for labor walks, the difference, and together we will contin- And now, with the midterm election behind knocking on more than 366,000 doors, and ue to be the driving force that moves our us, New Jersey will lead the way forward delivering thousands of mail pieces around state forward and fulfills the promise of for the rest of the nation, securing needed the state, we showed the nation what it fairness, dignity, respect, and opportunity reforms that promote job creation, quality means to be union strong. We also showed for all working people. Let’s continue our education, skills training, modernized infra- our adversaries that when working people work and build a future we can all be proud structure, affordable health care, equitable stand together, we are an unassailable force, of. - NJ State AFL-CIO: The Voice for Working Families in New Jersey - OPEIU:153 .
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