Andrew Zwicker
2022 - Present
2028
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Andrew Zwicker (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 11, 2022. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Zwicker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Zwicker was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 16 from 2016 to 2022.
Biography
Andrew Zwicker earned a B.A. in physics from Bard College and a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University. Zwicker's career experience includes working as the head of communications and public outreach with the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Zwicker was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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2020-2021
Zwicker was assigned to the following committees:
- Higher Education Committee
- Regulated Professions Committee
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Chair
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2019-2020
Zwicker was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee
- Regulated Professions Committee
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Chair
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2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Zwicker served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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• Environment and Solid Waste |
• Judiciary |
• Telecommunications and Utilities |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker defeated Mike Pappas and Richard Byrne in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker (D) | 56.5 | 34,693 | |
Mike Pappas (R) | 42.0 | 25,839 | ||
Richard Byrne (L) | 1.5 | 922 |
Total votes: 61,454 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker | 100.0 | 10,058 |
Total votes: 10,058 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Mike Pappas advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mike Pappas | 100.0 | 6,155 |
Total votes: 6,155 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2021
State Senate
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Andrew Zwicker defeated Mike Pappas in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker (D) | 53.3 | 41,837 | |
Mike Pappas (R) | 46.7 | 36,632 |
Total votes: 78,469 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Andrew Zwicker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker | 100.0 | 10,984 |
Total votes: 10,984 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16
Mike Pappas defeated Jeffrey Grant in the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 16 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mike Pappas | 64.5 | 7,146 | |
Jeffrey Grant | 35.5 | 3,934 |
Total votes: 11,080 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dick Zimmer (R)
General Assembly
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker did not file to run for re-election.
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker and incumbent Roy Freiman defeated Mark Caliguire and Christine Madrid in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker (D) | 28.1 | 27,732 | |
✔ | Roy Freiman (D) | 26.9 | 26,466 | |
Mark Caliguire (R) | 22.6 | 22,276 | ||
Christine Madrid (R) | 22.4 | 22,068 |
Total votes: 98,542 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker and incumbent Roy Freiman advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Zwicker | 51.4 | 8,671 | |
✔ | Roy Freiman | 48.6 | 8,207 |
Total votes: 16,878 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Mark Caliguire and Christine Madrid defeated Roger Forest Locandro in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mark Caliguire | 39.3 | 4,782 | |
✔ | Christine Madrid | 35.0 | 4,266 | |
Roger Forest Locandro | 25.7 | 3,127 |
Total votes: 12,175 | ||||
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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.[2] 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.[3] Incumbent Andrew Zwicker (D) and Roy Freiman (D) defeated Donna Simon (R) and Mark Caliguire (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 general election.[4][5]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Andrew Zwicker Incumbent | 27.24% | 34,233 | |
Democratic | Roy Freiman | 26.03% | 32,714 | |
Republican | Donna Simon | 23.61% | 29,674 | |
Republican | Mark Caliguire | 23.11% | 29,041 | |
Total Votes | 125,662 | |||
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 district was split between the parties following the 2015 elections, both incumbents had margins of victory that were less than five percent, and an incumbent from the opposite party of the 2016 presidential winner did not file for re-election In the 2015 elections, all four candidates for District 16 were within five points of each other. Incumbents Jack Ciattarelli (R) and Andrew Zwicker (D) received 25.4 percent of the vote and 25.5 percent, respectively. Republican incumbent Donna Simon (R) and Maureen Vella (D) received 24.9 percent and 24.6 percent, respectively. Ciattarelli was first appointed to the chamber in 2011 and Zwicker was first elected in 2015 when he defeated Simon. District 16 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 16 by 14.3 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 16 by 7.7 points. As of 2017, District 16 overlapped with the following counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Andrew Zwicker and Roy Freiman were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Andrew Zwicker Incumbent | 51.32% | 10,918 |
Roy Freiman | 48.68% | 10,358 |
Total Votes | 21,276 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Republican primary election
Donna Simon and Mark Caliguire were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 16 Republican primary election.[8][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Donna Simon | 50.43% | 8,048 |
Mark Caliguire | 49.57% | 7,912 |
Total Votes | 15,960 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
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.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jack Ciattarelli and incumbent Donna Simon were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. The four candidates faced off in the general election. Zwicker (D) and Ciattarelli (R) defeated Vella (D) and Simon (R) in the general election. After all provisional ballots were counted on November 9, 2015, Zwicker led Simon by 78 votes.[10] Simon had until November 18 to concede the race or to file for a recount. Simon decided not to pursue a recount.[11][12][13][14][15]
2014
Zwicker ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th District. Zwicker sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Bonnie Watson Coleman.
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Bonnie Watson Coleman | 43% | 15,603 | ||
Linda Greenstein | 27.8% | 10,089 | ||
Upendra Chivukula | 21.8% | 7,890 | ||
Andrew Zwicker | 7.4% | 2,668 | ||
Total Votes | 36,250 | |||
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
Campaign themes
2023
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2021
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2019
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2017
Zwicker's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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A Road to Affordability
Education
The Environment
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—Andrew Zwicker[17] |
2014
Zwicker listed the following themes on his campaign website.
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—Andrew Zwicker[18] |
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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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.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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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.
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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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Andrew Zwicker (D)," accessed December 11, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ My Central Jersey, "Final count gives Democrat win over GOP assemblywoman," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Patch.com, "Donna Simon Will Not Pursue Recount in 16th Legislative Assembly Race," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Andrew Zwicker 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ Zwicker for Congress, "Issues," accessed April 9, 2014(Archived)
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Preceded by Christopher Bateman (R) |
New Jersey State Senate District 16 2022-Present |
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New Jersey General Assembly District 16 2016-2022 |
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