Adam Taliaferro

Adam Taliaferro

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Gloucester County Board of Freeholders

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New Jersey General Assembly District 3

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Penn State University

Law

Rutgers School of Law-Camden

Personal

Profession

Policy Analyst, Bristol-Myers Squibb

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Adam Taliaferro (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 3. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 11, 2022.

Taliaferro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

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Taliaferro earned his B.S. in labor & industrial relations from Penn State University and his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Camden. While at Penn State University, Taliaferro became paralyzed while making a tackle in a football game in 2000. He overcame odds and recovered from the injury. His professional experience includes working as a policy analyst for Bristol-Myers Squibb. He served on the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders from 2011 to 2015.

Committee assignments

2020-2021

Taliaferro was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee, Vice-chair
• Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair

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2019-2020

Taliaferro was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee, Vice-Chair
• Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair

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2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Taliaferro served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice-Chair
• Education

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Taliaferro served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Beth Sawyer and Bethanne McCarthy Patrick defeated incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Sawyer (R)	26.2	33,878
✔		Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R)	26.1	33,735
		John Burzichelli (D)	24.0	31,024
		Adam Taliaferro (D)	23.6	30,537

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 129,174
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Burzichelli	50.1	8,863
✔		Adam Taliaferro	49.9	8,826

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,689
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arman Noori (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bethanne McCarthy Patrick	95.1	8,517
✔		Beth Sawyer (Write-in)	4.9	443

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,960
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Sereday (R)

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro defeated Beth Sawyer and Edward R. Durr in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Burzichelli (D)	27.9	23,811
✔		Adam Taliaferro (D)	27.1	23,179
		Beth Sawyer (R)	23.1	19,704
		Edward R. Durr (R)	21.9	18,724

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Adam Taliaferro and incumbent John Burzichelli defeated John Kalnas in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Taliaferro	47.3	6,153
✔		John Burzichelli	46.1	5,994
		John Kalnas	6.6	863

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,010
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)

Beth Sawyer and Edward R. Durr advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Sawyer	50.5	3,059
✔		Edward R. Durr	49.5	2,997

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,056
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

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. 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. Incumbent John Burzichelli (D) and incumbent Adam Taliaferro (D) defeated Philip Donohue (R), Linwood Donelson (R), and Edward R. Durr (One For All) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Burzichelli Incumbent	30.30%	31,853
	Democratic	Adam Taliaferro Incumbent	29.24%	30,733
	Republican	Philip Donohue	20.70%	21,758
	Republican	Linwood Donelson	19.20%	20,181
	One For All	Edward R. Durr	0.56%	589
Total Votes				105,114
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Races we watched

Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.

This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and both of the incumbents' margins of victory in the previous election were 10 points or less. Incumbents John Burzichelli (D) and Adam Taliaferro (D) ran for re-election in 2017. Taliaferro was first appointed to the chamber in January 2015. He received 27.1 percent of the vote in the November 2015 election. Burzichelli was first elected in 2001. He received 28.5 percent of the vote in 2015. Republicans Samuel Maccarone and Leroy Pierce received 22.3 percent of the vote and 20.4 percent in 2015, respectively. District 3 was one of 12 New Jersey state legislative districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 3 by 3.5 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 3 by 11.2 points. As of 2017, District 3 overlapped with the following counties: Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. Gloucester and Salem are the two Pivot Counties in New Jersey. These counties voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Trump in 2016.

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Adam Taliaferro and incumbent John Burzichelli defeated John Kalnas in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 Democratic primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Adam Taliaferro Incumbent	46.41%	8,523
John Burzichelli Incumbent	45.75%	8,401
John Kalnas	7.84%	1,439
Total Votes		18,363
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Philip Donohue and Linwood Donelson were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 3 Republican primary election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Philip Donohue	50.63%	4,268
Linwood Donelson	49.37%	4,162
Total Votes		8,430
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

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. Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent John Burzichelli and incumbent Adam Taliaferro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Samuel Maccarone and Leroy Pierce were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Burzichelli and Taliaferro defeated Maccarone, Pierce and John Kalnas (The Peoples Voice) in the general election.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Burzichelli Incumbent	28.5%	20,507
	Democratic	Adam Taliaferro Incumbent	27.1%	19,480
	Republican	Samuel Maccarone	22.3%	16,063
	Republican	Leroy Pierce	20.4%	14,715
	The Peoples Voice	John Kalnas	1.7%	1,223
Total Votes				71,988

Campaign themes

2021

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2019

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2021

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2020

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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Jersey Clean Water Action Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. New Jersey Clean Water Action Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Vietnam Veterans of America New Jersey State Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

2018

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2017

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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018. American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties. New Jersey Clean Water Action Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Vietnam Veterans of America New Jersey State Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017. Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31. ACLU-NJ: 2014-2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties. Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2014-2015 Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters: 2015 Legislative Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes concerning environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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