Adam Kraemer

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Adam Kraemer

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

High school

Columbia High School

Bachelor's

Colgate University

Graduate

Columbia University

Personal

Profession

Credit representative

Contact

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Adam Kraemer (Republican Party) ran for election to the Essex County Board of County Commissioners to represent District 4 in New Jersey. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

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Kraemer earned a bachelor's degree in geography and economics from Colgate University and an M.A. and an M.Ed. from Columbia University's Teachers College. His professional experience includes work as a credit representative for Inteplast and as a social studies teacher for Livingston High School and the Newark Boys Chorus School.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2023)

General election

General election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4

Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leonard Luciano (D)	59.3	20,158
		Adam Kraemer (R)	40.7	13,826

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,984
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4

Incumbent Leonard Luciano advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leonard Luciano	100.0	8,194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,194
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4

Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kraemer	100.0	1,983

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,983
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kraemer in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2022)

General election

General election for Essex County Executive

Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Executive on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. (D)	80.5	137,164
		Adam Kraemer (R)	19.5	33,259

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 170,423
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Essex County Executive

Incumbent Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.	100.0	36,215

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,215
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Essex County Executive

Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Executive on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kraemer	100.0	5,466

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,466
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2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 27

Incumbent Richard Codey defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Codey (D)	64.9	50,604
		Adam Kraemer (R)	35.1	27,409

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,013
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27

Incumbent Richard Codey advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Codey	100.0	12,111

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,111
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27

Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 27 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kraemer	100.0	6,028

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,028
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2020)

General election

General election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4

Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Adam Kraemer in the general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leonard Luciano (D)	60.3	55,678
		Adam Kraemer (R)	39.7	36,672

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,350
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4

Incumbent Leonard Luciano defeated Jennifer Larsen in the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leonard Luciano	67.9	14,959
		Jennifer Larsen	32.1	7,084

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 22,043
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4

Adam Kraemer advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kraemer	100.0	5,704

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,704
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2019

General election

Special general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large

Incumbent Romaine Graham defeated Adam Kraemer in the special general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Romaine Graham (D)	77.5	58,876
		Adam Kraemer (R)	22.1	16,794
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	264

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,934
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large

Incumbent Romaine Graham defeated Dwight Saunders in the special Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Romaine Graham	72.3	16,479
		Dwight Saunders	27.5	6,276
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	31

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,786
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large

Adam Kraemer advanced from the special Republican primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders At-large on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kraemer	99.4	3,221
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	20

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,241
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2017)

Essex County, New Jersey, held a general election for all four at-large seats and all five district seats on the board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was April 3, 2017. Incumbent Leonard Luciano (D) defeated Adam Kraemer (R) in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Leonard Luciano Incumbent	63.97%	23,981
	Republican	Adam Kraemer	35.96%	13,481
		Write-in votes	0.06%	24
Total Votes				37,486
Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018

Adam Kraemer ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the District 4 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Kraemer  (unopposed)	99.85%	2,725
		Write-in votes	0.15%	4
Total Votes				2,729
Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Adam Kraemer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Adam Kraemer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Adam Kraemer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Adam Kraemer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Adam Kraemer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

Candidate survey

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Kraemer participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Economic improvement	”
—Adam Kraemer (October 31, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Candidate did not provide a response	7	Recreational opportunities
2	Unemployment	8	Environment
3	Transportation	9	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
4	K-12 education	10	Homelessness
5	Public pensions/retirement funds	11	Housing
6	Candidate did not provide a response	12	Civil rights

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	None
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Harsher penalties for offenders. Jobs.
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform. Lower taxation reduce zoning laws.
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Good people who care
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	High taxation. Essex County, NJ has about the highest property taxes in the nation

Kraemer provided the following additional comments with his survey response:

“	The other big issue is transparency and honesty	”
—Adam Kraemer (2017)

Additional themes

Kraemer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Essex County is a wonderful place. However, Essex County is one of the most highly taxed jurisdictions, in the state of New Jersey and the United States of America. For well over a decade, all the elected officials in Essex county (All nine Freeholders, the Clerk, the Sheriff, the Register of Mortgages and Deeds, the Surrogate, the County Executive) have been and are Regular Organization Progressive Democrats. Also, the elected official in general, have limited experience in the private sector. I want to bring a different perspective, running on the Republican line as a fiscal conservative. While the Board of Chosen Freeholders is diverse by race, gender, religion, and ethnicity: with nine Progressive Regular Organization Democrats, it is not diverse of ideas. The public debate has been limited and most ordinances and resolutions, pass with unanimous votes. Furthermore Essex County needs to be more transparent. The lack of transparency results in numerous one bid or no bid contracts. The lack of transparency means the approximately 780,000 citizen of the county, for the most part, do not accurately understand what the county government does, nor how it spends the taxpayers money. By operating in an honest and transparent way and being beholden to no special interest groups, other than the taxpayers, and voters of the fourth district of Essex County, I hope to earn your vote, and work hard as a Freeholder to try to make Essex County, a some what more affordable and better place to live and work.	”
—Adam Kraemer's campaign website, (2017)

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