Christine Ordway was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Ordway was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Ordway earned her B.S. in accounting from Fairfield University and her MBA in finance from Pace University. Her professional experience includes working as an auditor for Ernst and Young, as a teacher, and in auditing, accounting, and analysis for many brand name companies.[1]
On their shared campaign website, Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway highlighted the following issues:
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Pension Reform
Area and State Issues
Fundamental Rights
Flooding
Fiscal Reform
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—Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway[3] |
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.[4] 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.[5] Incumbent Kevin Rooney (R) and Christopher DePhillips (R) defeated Christine Ordway (D), Paul Vagianos (D), and Anthony J. Pellechia (You Tell Me) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 general election.[6][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Kevin Rooney Incumbent | 26.79% | 31,170 | |
Republican | Christopher DePhillips | 26.31% | 30,610 | |
Democratic | Christine Ordway | 23.28% | 27,092 | |
Democratic | Paul Vagianos | 22.98% | 26,737 | |
You Tell Me | Anthony J. Pellechia | 0.64% | 748 | |
Total Votes | 116,357 | |||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Christine Ordway and Paul Vagianos were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Democratic primary election.[8][9]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Christine Ordway | 50.39% | 7,299 |
Paul Vagianos | 49.61% | 7,187 |
Total Votes | 14,486 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Incumbent Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips defeated Norman Robertson and Joseph Bubba in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Republican primary election.[10][9]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Kevin Rooney Incumbent | 35.92% | 8,251 |
Christopher DePhillips | 33.29% | 7,647 |
Norman Robertson | 15.45% | 3,548 |
Joseph Bubba | 15.33% | 3,522 |
Total Votes | 22,968 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
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.[11] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Paul Vagianos and Christine Ordway were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Russo and incumbent Scott Rumana were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Russo and Rumana defeated Vagianos and Ordway in the general election.[12][13][14][15][16]