New Jersey General Assembly District 20

Incumbents

Reginald Atkins

Annette Quijano

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 242,177
Gender |

48.4% Male

51.6% Female

Race |

23.3% White

27.6% Black

4.4% Asian

0.9% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 47.6% Hispanic
Median household income | $64,213
High school graduation rate | 81.4%
College graduation rate | 22.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

New Jersey General Assembly District 20 is represented by Reginald Atkins (D) and Annette Quijano (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey state representatives represented an average of 116,112 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 109,898 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2021
* 4.2 2019
* 4.3 2017
* 4.3.1 General election
* 4.3.2 Democratic primary election
* 4.3.3 Republican primary election
* 4.4 2015
* 4.5 2013
* 4.6 2011
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the New Jersey General Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Jersey legislators assume office at noon of the second Tuesday in January following the election.

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:[1]

* Be a citizen of the United States
* Be 21 years of age or older.
* Reside in the state for a minimum of two years prior to the general election.
* Reside in the legislative district for one year prior to the general election.

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$49,000/year| No per diem is paid.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the New Jersey State Legislature, the vacancy will be filled by an interim appointment by the county leadership of the political party that holds the seat. The office will be on the ballot in the next general election, unless the vacancy occurs within 51 days of the election. If that is the case, the appointment would stand until the following general election.[2][3]

See sources: New Jersey Const., Art. IV, Sec. IV(1)

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

On February 18, 2022, the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to approve a new set of state legislative maps.[4] The commission voted 9-2 to approve the maps. Thomas Kean Jr. (R) and Cosmo A. Cirillo (D) were the two dissenting votes.[5] The New Jersey Monitor's Nikita Biryukov wrote that the vote was "an unprecedented compromise for a commission that has historically relied on a court-appointed tiebreaker to end partisan gridlock."[4] These maps take effect for New Jersey's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:[6]

1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.[6]

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.[6]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[6]

1. Districts must be contiguous.
2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[6]

### New Jersey General Assembly District 20
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### New Jersey General Assembly District 20
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2021[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

##### General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Annette Quijano and Reginald Atkins won election in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Annette Quijano (D)  |

50.8

| 26,276
✔ |

| Reginald Atkins (D)  |

49.2

| 25,477

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 51,753

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Annette Quijano |

36.8

| 8,785
✔ |

| Reginald Atkins |

34.0

| 8,105

| Diane Murray-Clements |

12.6

| 3,015

| Christian Veliz |

11.6

| 2,778

| Ricky Castaneda (Unofficially withdrew) |

2.6

| 615

| Aissa Heath (Unofficially withdrew) |

2.4

| 563

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 23,861

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### 2019[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2019. The primary was on June 4, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was April 1, 2019.

General election

##### General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley defeated Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Annette Quijano (D)  |

40.9

| 14,373
✔ |

| Jamel Holley (D)  |

38.7

| 13,612

| Charles Donnelly (R)  |

10.6

| 3,727

| Ashraf Hanna (R)  |

9.8

| 3,441

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 35,153

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano defeated Kenneth Jones in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Jamel Holley |

45.4

| 8,917
✔ |

| Annette Quijano |

43.9

| 8,616

| Kenneth Jones |

10.7

| 2,111

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 19,644

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 (2 seats)

Charles Donnelly and Ashraf Hanna advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Charles Donnelly |

51.7

| 822
✔ |

| Ashraf Hanna |

48.3

| 767

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,589

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### 2017[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

#### General election[edit]

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[7] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[8] Incumbent Annette Quijano (D) and incumbent Jamel Holley (D) defeated Joseph Aubourg (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 general election.[9][10]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Annette Quijano Incumbent | 45.38% | 24,221
| Democratic  |  Jamel Holley Incumbent | 44.57% | 23,790
| Republican  | Joseph Aubourg | 10.04% | 5,361
Total Votes | 53,372
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Incumbent Jamel Holley and incumbent Annette Quijano were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Democratic primary election.[11][12]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jamel Holley Incumbent | 50.23% | 9,435
Annette Quijano Incumbent | 49.77% | 9,348
Total Votes | 18,783
Source: New Jersey Department of State

#### Republican primary election[edit]

Joseph Aubourg ran unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Republican primary election.[13][12]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Joseph Aubourg (unopposed) | 100.00% | 706
Total Votes | 706
Source: New Jersey Department of State

### 2015[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[14] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley were bracketed together, Jorge Batista and Vivian Bell were bracketed together and Tony Monteiro and Giuliano Farina were bracketed together and faced off in the Democratic primary. Stephen Kozlovich and Roger Stryeski were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Quijano and Holley defeated Kozlovich and Stryeski in the general election.[15][16][17][18][19]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Annette Quijano Incumbent | 39.4% | 12,061
| Democratic  | Jamel Holley Incumbent | 37.8% | 11,568
| Republican  |  Stephen Kozlovich  | 11.7% | 3,593
| Republican  |  Roger Stryeski  | 11.1% | 3,398
Total Votes | 30,620
New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jamel Holley Incumbent | 29.6% | 5,907
Annette Quijano Incumbent | 29.4% | 5,857
Tony Monteiro  | 16.5% | 3,288
Giuliano Farina  | 15.3% | 3,054
Jorge Batista  | 4.6% | 916
Vivian Bell  | 4.6% | 908
Total Votes | 19,930

### 2013[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2013. Incumbent Joseph Cryan (D) and incumbent Annette Quijano (D) defeated Charles Donnelly (R) and Christopher Hackett (R) in the general election. Quijano and Cryan were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Donnelly and Hackett were bracketed together, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[20][21][22][23]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Joseph Cryan Incumbent | 36.3% | 19,268
| Democratic  | Annette Quijano Incumbent | 35.5% | 18,839
| Republican  |  Charles Donnelly  | 14.5% | 7,719
| Republican  |  Christopher Hackett  | 13.7% | 7,269
Total Votes | 53,095

### 2011[edit]

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Elections for the office of New Jersey General Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 7, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2011. Incumbents Joseph Cryan (D) and Annette Quijano (D) defeated John Donoso (R) in the general election. Cryan and Quijano defeated Carlos Cedeno and Tony Monteiro in the Democratic primary to advance to the general election. Donoso was unopposed in the Republican primary.[24][25][26]

New Jersey General Assembly District 20 General Election, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Joseph Cryan Incumbent | 42.7% | 12,104
| Democratic  | Annette Quijano Incumbent | 42.7% | 12,116
| Republican  |  John Donoso  | 14.6% | 4,128
Total Votes | 28,348
New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Democratic Primary, 2011

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Joseph Cryan Incumbent | 27.6% | 8,161
Annette Quijano Incumbent | 27% | 7,977
Tony Monteiro  | 22.8% | 6,743
Carlos Cedeno  | 22.7% | 6,715
Total Votes | 29,596

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2001 to 2011, candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 20 raised a total of $5,130,761. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $197,337 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, New Jersey General Assembly District 20

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2011 | $1,631,696 | 5 | $326,339
2009 | $765,862 | 2 | $382,931
2007 | $1,152,966 | 4 | $288,242
2005 | $1,083,126 | 3 | $361,042
2003 | $292,321 | 6 | $48,720
2001 | $204,790 | 6 | $34,132
Total | $5,130,761 | 26 | $197,337

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* New Jersey State Legislature
* New Jersey State Senate
* New Jersey General Assembly
* New Jersey state legislative districts

## External links[edit]

* The New Jersey State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ State of New Jersey, "About NJ Government," accessed February 10, 2021
2. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Our Legislature," accessed February 10, 2021
3. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "New Jersey Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021 (Article IV, Section 4, (1))
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey Monitor, "Democrats, GOP agree on new legislative map for N.J.," February 18, 2022
5. ↑ Insider NJ, "Redistricting Commission Finalizes Legislative Map by 9-2 Vote," February 18, 2022
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
7. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
9. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
11. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
13. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
14. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
15. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
19. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
20. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
21. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
22. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
23. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
24. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List,” accessed December 5, 2013
25. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official General election results,” accessed December 5, 2013
26. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “2011 Official Primary election results,” accessed December 5, 2013

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Craig Coughlin

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R)

Beth Sawyer (R)

District 4

Paul Moriarty (D)

Gabriela Mosquera (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Pamela Lampitt (D)

District 7

Herbert Conaway (D)

Carol Murphy (D)

District 8

Michael Torrissi (R)

Brandon Umba (R)

District 9

DiAnne Gove (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

John Catalano (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Kim Eulner (R)

Marilyn Piperno (R)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauicki (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Daniel Benson (D)

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Roy Freiman (D)

Sadaf Jaffer (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Joseph Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Munoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Parker Space (R)

Harold Wirths (R)

District 25

Brian Bergen (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Christian Barranco (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Mila Jasey (D)

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Ralph Caputo (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Edward Thomson (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

William Sampson (D)

District 32

Angelica Jimenez (D)

Pedro Mejia (D)

District 33

Annette Chaparro (D)

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 34

Thomas Giblin (D)

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Shavonda Sumter (D)

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

DeAnne DeFuccio (R)

District 40

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Kevin Rooney (R)

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Republican Party (34)

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