SEIU 32BJ Endorses 76 Candidates for NJ Legislature for 2021 Elections
NEWARK, NJ — The members of SEIU 32BJ, the largest property services union in the country, announced their endorsements for the New Jersey State Senate and the General Assembly for November 2021 elections on Monday.
“As we continue rebuilding and recovering from COVID-19, we need to support candidates who will champion New Jersey’s working families,” said SEIU 32BJ Vice President and New Jersey state director Kevin Brown. “Our members want to know that their leaders will protect them and stand up for their rights. They want candidates who will fight with them for their health, their livelihood as essential workers, and defend their rights as people of color and immigrants. Most importantly, SEIU 32BJ members want to see commitment to and leadership on policies that will protect working families, such as hazard pay, adequate sick days, and protections for workers organizing for good wages and meaningful benefits.”
The union endorsed the following candidates:
NJ SENATE
Stephen Sweeney – LD3
Fred H. Madden Jr. – LD 4
Nilsa Cruz Perez – LD 5
Troy Singleton – LD 7
Dawn Marie Addiego – LD 8
Vin Gopal – LD 11
Linda R. Greenstein – LD 14
Andrew Zwicker –LD 16
Bob Smith – LD 17
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. – LD 18
Joseph F. Vitale – LD 19
Joseph P. Cryan – LD 20
Christine Clarke – LD 26
Joe Signorello III – LD 21
Nicholas P. Scutari – LD 22
Richard Codey – LD 27
M. Teresa Ruiz – LD 29
Sandra B. Cunningham – LD 31
Nicholas J. Sacco – LD 32
Brian P. Stack – LD 33
Nia H. Gill – LD 34
Nellie Pou – LD 35
Paul A. Sarlo – LD 36
Gordon M. Johnson – LD 37
Joseph A. Lagana – LD 38
NJ STATE ASSEMBLY
John J. Buzichelli – LD 3
Adam J. Taliaferro – LD 3
Gabriela M. Mosquera – LD 4
William F. Moen Jr. – LD 5
William W. Spearman – LD 5
Herb Conaway Jr. – LD 7
Carol Murphy – LD 7
Mark Natale – LD 8
Allison Eckel – LD 8
Joann Downey – LD 11
Eric Houghtaling – LD 11
Daniel R. Benson – LD 14
Wayne P. DeAngelo – LD 14
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson – LD 15
Anthony S. Verelli – LD 15
Roy Freiman – LD 16
Sadaf Jaffer – LD 16
Joe Danielsen – LD 17
Joseph V. Egan – LD 17
Robert J. Karabinchak – LD 18
Sterley Stanley – LD 18
Craig J. Coughlin – LD 19
Yvonne Lopez – LD 19
Annette Quijano – LD 20
Reverend Reginald Atkins – LD 20
Elizabeth A. Graner – LD 21
Anjali Mehrotra – LD 21
Linda Carter – LD 22
James J. Kennedy – LD 22
Melissa Brown Blaeuer – LD 26
Pamela Fadden – LD 26
Mila M. Jasey – LD 27
John F. McKeon – LD 27
Ralph F. Caputo – LD 28
Cleopatra G. Tucker – LD 28
Eliana Pintor Marin – LD 29
Shanique Speight – LD 29
Angela V. McKnight – LD 31
Angelica M. Jimenez – LD 32
Pedro Mejia – LD 32
Annette Chaparro – LD 33
Raj Mukherji – LD 33
Thomas P. Giblin – LD 34
Britnee N. Timberlake – LD 34
Shavonda E. Sumter – LD 35
Benjie E. Wimberly – LD 35
Gary S. Schaer – LD 36
Shama Haider – LD 37
Ellen Park – LD 37
Lisa Swain – LD 38
P. Christopher Tuly – LD 38
SEIU 32BJ represents about 13,000 members in New Jersey, who work as residential porters, door attendants, office cleaners, security officers, airport workers, school food service workers and other building service jobs.
With the union’s endorsement came a commitment of its resources to help a candidate win, including member volunteers and financial support.
The deadline to register to vote in New Jersey — online, by mail or in person — is October 12, 2021.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
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With 175,000 members in twelve states and Washington, D.C., including 13,000 in New Jersey, 32BJ SEIU is the largest property service workers union in the country.