Roy Freiman

American Democratic Party politician

Roy Freiman

Freiman in 2025

Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 16th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 9, 2018

Serving with Andrew Zwicker (2018-2022)
Sadaf Jaffer (2022-2024)
Mitchelle Drulis (2024-present)

Preceded by| Jack Ciattarelli
Personal details
Born|  (1959-04-30) April 30, 1959 (age 66)
Political party| Democratic
Spouse| Victoria[1]
Children| 2[1]
Residence| Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Alma mater| State University of New York at Oneonta
Brunel University London[1]
Occupation| Insurance executive
Website| Legislative Webpage

Roy Freiman (born April 30, 1959) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 16th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, replacing Jack Ciattarelli, who did not seek re-election to his seat to run unsuccessfully for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 primaries.[2]

## Personal life

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A resident of Hillsborough Township, Freiman graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta with a bachelor's degree in business finance and attended Brunel University London.[1] He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant.[2] He worked for more than 20 years at Prudential Financial, where he was a vice president of strategy and analytics.[3] Freiman served in 2017 on the Hillsborough Township Sustainability Committee.[2]

## New Jersey General Assembly

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In the November 2017 general election, with Jack Ciattarelli leaving the Assembly in his unsuccessful run for the gubernatorial nomination, Freiman (with 32,714 votes; 26.0% of all ballots cast) and his running mate, incumbent Andrew Zwicker (with 34,233; 27.2%), defeated Republican challengers Mark Caliguire (29,041; 23.1%) and Donna Simon (29,674; 23.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats.[4][5]

### Committees

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Committee assignments for the current session are:[2]

* Agriculture and Food Security, Chair
* Commerce and Economic Development
* Financial Institutions and Insurance

### District 16

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Each 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.[6] The representatives from the 16th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[7]

* Senator Andrew Zwicker (D)
* Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis (D)
* Assemblyman Roy Freiman  (D)

## Electoral history

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### Assembly

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16th Legislative District General Election, 2023[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Roy Freiman (incumbent)  | 34,188  | 28.3
| Democratic | Mitchelle Drulis  | 33,642  | 27.9
| Republican | Grace Zhang  | 26,558  | 22.0
| Republican | Ross Traphagen  | 26,293  | 21.8
Total votes | 120,663  | 100.0
| Democratic hold
| Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2021[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Roy Freiman (incumbent)  | 40,992  | 26.67%
| Democratic | Sadaf Jaffer | 39,512  | 25.71%
| Republican | Vincent T. Panico  | 36,924  | 24.03%
| Republican | Joseph A. Lukac III  | 36,251  | 23.59%
Total votes | 153,679  | 100.0
| Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2019[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Andrew Zwicker (incumbent)  | 26,280  | 27.85%
| Democratic | Roy Freiman (incumbent)  | 25,077  | 26.58%
| Republican | Mark Caliguire  | 21,606  | 22.9%
| Republican | Christine Madrid  | 21,387  | 22.67%
Total votes | 94,350  | 100%
| Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Andrew Zwicker | 34,233  | 27.2  |  2.2
| Democratic | Roy Freiman  | 32,714  | 26.0  |  1.4
| Republican | Donna Simon | 29,674  | 23.6  |  1.3
| Republican | Mark Caliguire  | 29,041  | 23.1  |  2.3
Total votes  | 125,662  | 100.0  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Roy Freiman Candidate Profile, Somerset County Democrats. Accessed January 16, 2018.
2. ^ a b c d Legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 27, 2022.
3. ^ D'Elia, Gianluca. "2017 Election Guide: District 16 legislative race", Planet Princeton, November 5, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018. "The longtime Hillsborough resident and member of the Hillsborough sustainable steering committee was a vice president in strategy and analytics at Prudential Financial from 1992 to 2016. Freiman earned his bachelor’s degree in business and managerial economics from the State University of New York College in Oneonta."
4. ^ Deak, Mike. "NJ Elections: Bateman survives difficult night for Republicans", Courier News, November 8, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018. "And though Bateman was pleased by his victory, Election Night was "bittersweet" because his running mates, Mark Caliguire and Donna Simon, lost in their bid for Assembly seats to Democrats Andrew Zwicker, the incumbent, and newcomer Roy Freiman."
5. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election, New Jersey Department of State, dated November 29, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018.
6. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
7. ^ Legislative Roster for District 16, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 28, 2022.
8. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
9. ^ "New Jersey Election Results". The New York Times. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
10. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/05/2019 Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2019. Accessed November 15, 2023.
11. ^ Official List for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election, New Jersey Department of State, November 29, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2023.

## External links

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* Legislative webpage

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Members of the New Jersey General Assembly

221st Legislature (2024–2025)

Speaker of the General Assembly
Craig Coughlin (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Annette Quijano (D)
Majority Leader
Louis Greenwald (D)
Minority Leader
John DiMaio (R)

1. ▌Antwan McClellan (R)
▌Erik K. Simonsen (R)
2. ▌Don Guardian (R)
▌Claire Swift (R)
3. ▌David Bailey (D)
▌Heather Simmons (D)
4. ▌Dan Hutchison (D)
▌Cody Miller (D)
5. ▌Bill Moen (D)
▌William Spearman (D)
6. ▌Louis Greenwald (D)
▌Melinda Kane (D)
7. ▌Carol A. Murphy (D)
▌Balvir Singh (D)
8. ▌Andrea Katz (D)
▌Michael Torrissi (R)
9. ▌Greg Myhre (R)
▌Brian E. Rumpf (R)
10. ▌Paul Kanitra (R)
▌Gregory P. McGuckin (R)
11. ▌Margie Donlon (D)
▌Luanne Peterpaul (D)
12. ▌Robert D. Clifton (R)
▌Alex Sauickie (R)
13. ▌Vicky Flynn (R)
▌Gerard Scharfenberger (R)
14. ▌Wayne DeAngelo (D)
▌Tennille McCoy (D)
15. ▌Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
▌Anthony Verrelli (D)

16. ▌Mitchelle Drulis (D)
▌Roy Freiman (D)
17. ▌Joseph Danielsen (D)
▌Kevin Egan (D)
18. ▌Robert Karabinchak (D)
▌Sterley Stanley (D)
19. ▌Craig Coughlin (D)
▌Yvonne Lopez (D)
20. ▌Reginald Atkins (D)
▌Annette Quijano (D)
21. ▌Michele Matsikoudis (R)
▌Nancy Munoz (R)
22. ▌Linda S. Carter (D)
▌James J. Kennedy (D)
23. ▌John DiMaio (R)
▌Erik Peterson (R)
24. ▌Dawn Fantasia (R)
▌Mike Inganamort (R)
25. ▌Christian Barranco (R)
▌Aura K. Dunn (R)
26. ▌Brian Bergen (R)
▌Jay Webber (R)
27. ▌Rosy Bagolie (D)
▌Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)
28. ▌Garnet Hall (D)
▌Cleopatra Tucker (D)
29. ▌Eliana Pintor Marin (D)
▌Shanique Speight (D)
30. ▌Avi Schnall (D)
▌Sean T. Kean (R)
31. ▌Barbara McCann Stamato (D)
▌William Sampson (D)
32. ▌John Allen (D)
▌Jessica Ramirez (D)
33. ▌Julio Marenco (D)
▌Gabe Rodriguez (D)
34. ▌Carmen Morales (D)
▌Michael Venezia (D)
35. ▌Shavonda E. Sumter (D)
▌Al Abdelaziz (D)
36. ▌Clinton Calabrese (D)
▌Gary Schaer (D)
37. ▌Shama Haider (D)
▌Ellen Park (D)
38. ▌Lisa Swain (D)
▌Chris Tully (D)
39. ▌Robert Auth (R)
▌John V. Azzariti (R)
40. ▌Al Barlas (R)
▌Christopher DePhillips (R)

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