Labor Fax Co-Editors: Charles Wowkanech Laurel Brennan President Secretary-Treasurer Associate Editors: Angela Delli Santi & Lee Sandberg (609) 989-8730 • www.njaflcio.org 1998 Labor Fax APEX Award November 3, 2015 Volume 19 Issue 1 ELECTION DAY / SPECIAL EDITION NJ AFL-CIO Makes History with Record —— ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS —— Number of Labor Candidates Elected; Democrats Expand Assembly Majority – Labor Prevails in District 11 Upset LABOR DELIVERS FOR HOUGHTALING (IBEW 400) 47 – Labor Candidate Victories (NEW RECORD) AND DOWNEY IN DISTRICT 11 The New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s political education pro- 70% – Labor Candidate Win-Rate gram is second to none, and the outstanding results of the November 3 election keep our momentum strong heading 864 – Labor Candidate Victories Since 1997 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 – Democrats Expand Assembly Majority seats. A record 47 union members won their elections, a phe- nomenal win ratio of 70% for labor candidates on the ballot. No one delivers election results like our labor candidates 2015 General Election Results program, which raised its total of election victories to 864! DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 In a remarkable upset, Eric Houghtaling of IBEW 400 and his running mate JoAnn Downey unseated GOP incumbents, Bob Andrzejczak (D)*◊ Vincent Mazzeo (D)*◊ taking control of District 11 for the first time in 20 years. R. Bruce Land (D) Chris Brown (R)* Additionally, five incumbent labor officials all won re- election: Thomas Giblin, IUOE 68; Joseph Egan, IBEW 456; DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 4 Wayne DeAngelo, IBEW 269; Troy Singleton, UBC 715; and Paul Moriarty, AFTRA/SAG. Democrats easily retained John Burzichelli (D)*◊ Paul D. Moriarty (D)*+◊ control of the state Assembly. Adam Taliaferro (D)*◊ Gabriela Mosquera (D)*◊ New Jersey’s labor movement was united throughout the campaign season. Our Central Labor Councils, Building DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 6 Trades Councils, affiliates and volunteers are responsible for the Labor 2015 program’s unparalleled success. Young un- Senate Louis D. Greenwald (D)*◊ Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)*◊ Pamela R. Lampitt (D)*◊ ion workers were more active and involved than ever, and we successfully rolled out an app called MiniVAN, which Assembly lets volunteers record labor walk data on their cell phones, Arthur Barclay (D) Patricia Egan Jones (D) replacing traditional paper packets. Young and experienced union members from all sectors of the labor movement DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 8 joined together to lift our political program to new heights. A united labor movement gives us the power to elect fellow Herb Conaway (D)*◊ Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R)* union members and others who will truly represent us and Troy Singleton (D)*+◊ Joe Howarth (R) our concerns in office. * Incumbent + Labor Candidate ◊ Endorsed by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO November 3, 2015 Page 2 2015 General Election Results (Continued) DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 10 DISTRICT 11 DISTRICT 12 Brian E. Rumpf (R)* Dave Wolfe (R)* Eric Houghtaling (D)+◊ Ronald S. Dancer (R)* DiAnne C. Gove (R)* Gregory P. McGuckin (R)* Joann Downey (D)◊ Robert D. Clifton (R)* DISTRICT 13 DISTRICT 14 DISTRICT 15 DISTRICT 16 Amy H. Handlin (R)* Wayne P. DeAngelo (D)*+◊ Reed Gusciora (D)*◊ Jack M. Ciattarelli (R)* Declan O’Scanlon (R)* Daniel R. Benson (D)*◊ Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D)*◊ Andrew Zwicker (D)◊ DISTRICT 17 DISTRICT 18 DISTRICT 19 DISTRICT 20 Joseph V. Egan (D)*+◊ Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D)*◊ John S. Wisniewski (D)*◊ Annette Quijano (D)*◊ Joseph F. Danielsen (D)*◊ Nancy Pinkin (D)*◊ Craig J. Coughlin (D)*◊ Jamel Holley (D)*◊ DISTRICT 21 DISTRICT 22 DISTRICT 23 DISTRICT 24 Jon Bramnick (R)* Gerald “Jerry” Green (D)*◊ Erik Peterson (R)* F. Parker Space (R)* Nancy Munoz (R)* James J. Kennedy (D)◊ John DiMaio (R)* Gail Phoebus (R) DISTRICT 25 DISTRICT 26 DISTRICT 27 DISTRICT 28 Michael Patrick Carroll (R)* Jay Webber (R)* John F. McKeon (D)*◊ Cleopatra G. Tucker (D)*◊ Anthony M. Bucco (R)* BettyLou DeCroce (R)* Mila M. Jasey (D)*◊ Ralph R. Caputo (D)*◊ DISTRICT 29 DISTRICT 30 DISTRICT 31 DISTRICT 32 L. Grace Spencer (D)*◊ Sean T. Kean (R)* Angela V. McKnight (D)+◊ Vincent Prieto (D)*◊ Eliana Pintor Marin (D)*◊ David Rible (R)* Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D)◊ Angelica M. Jimenez (D)*◊ DISTRICT 33 DISTRICT 34 DISTRICT 35 DISTRICT 36 Raj Mukherji (D)*◊ Sheila Y. Oliver (D)*◊ Shavonda E. Sumter (D)*◊ Gary Schaer (D)*◊ Annette Chaparro (D)◊ Thomas P. Giblin (D)*+◊ Benjie E. Wimberly (D)*◊ Marlene Caride (D)*◊ DISTRICT 37 DISTRICT 38 DISTRICT 39 DISTRICT 40 Gordon M. Johnson (D)*◊ Timothy J. Eustace (D)*◊ Holly Schepisi (R)* David C. Russo (R)* Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*◊ Joseph Lagana (D)*◊ Robert Auth (R)* Scott T. Rumana (R)* November 3, 2015 Page 3 2015 Labor Candidate Election Victories ————— STATE ASSEMBLY ————— District 4 District 7 District 11 District 14 Paul Moriarty* Troy Singleton* Eric Houghtaling Wayne DeAngelo* AFTRA/SAG UBC 715 IBEW 400 IBEW 269 District 17 District 31 District 34 Joseph Egan* Angela McKnight Thomas Giblin* IBEW 456 IUOE 68 IUOE 68 ————— FREEHOLDER ————— Bergen Camden Gloucester Gloucester Middlesex Tom Sullivan, Jr.* Jonathan Young, Sr.* Joseph Chila* Robert Damminger* Ronald Rios* IBEW 164 UBC 255 IBEW 351 USW 8-991 IAM/TCU ————— MAYOR ————— Clayton Dover Frenchtown Neptune City Penns Grove Westwood Thomas Bianco* James Dodd* Brad Myhre Robert Brown* John Washington, Jr. John Birkner* CWA 1085 UA 274 CWA 1036 SMWIA 27 UAW Region 8 UWUA 534 ————— COUNCIL ————— Absecon Barrington Bound Brook Deptford Deptford Frank Phillips* Shawn Ludwig* Vincenzo Petti* Tom Hufnell* Joseph Scott* IBT 331 CWA 1038 IBEW 102 IBT 830 IBT 830 Deptford East Orange Galloway Gloucester Twp. Hillside Paul Medany* Amy Lewis Richard Clute Orlando Mercado* Donald DeAugustine UA 322 IBT 97 Iron Workers 350 AFT 4965 UBC 715 Oakland Riverdale Woodbury Heights John Biale Matt Oswald Harold Pye* IBEW 164 IBEW 102 CWA 1085 ————— COMMITTEE/ALDERMAN ————— Buena Vista Dover Hamilton Little Egg Harbor Twp. Teresa Kelly* Ron Camacho Art Schenker David Schlick CWA 1039 IBT 469 UA 322 IUPAT 711 Mullica North Hanover Weymouth Ed Hagaman Brendan O’Donnell Ken Haeser* UBC 255 IAFF 3786 IBEW 827 ————— SCHOOL BOARD ————— Delsea Regional Egg Harbor Twp. Emerson Hamilton Mantua Bob Scavelli Pete Castellano* Tom Kelly Richard Kanka* Richard Chrone* UFCW 1360 AFM 661-708 IBEW 827 UA 9 CWA 13000 Piscataway Piscataway Saddle Brook Teaneck Atif Nazir* Ira Stern* Joe Nigito Victoria Fisher IUOE 68 IAM 447 IBEW 827 CWA 1037 * Incumbent - NJ State AFL-CIO: The Voice for Working Families in New Jersey - OPEIU:153 .