BettyLou DeCroce

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BettyLou DeCroce
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New Jersey General Assembly District 26
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Last election

June 6, 2023

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BettyLou DeCroce (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 26. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on January 11, 2022.

DeCroce (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 26. She lost in the Republican primary on June 6, 2023.

Biography

DeCroce studied government at Rutgers University and business at Berkley College. Her professional experience includes working as deputy commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.[1]

Committee assignments

2020-2021

DeCroce was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

DeCroce was assigned to the following committees:

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2016 legislative session

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

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Commerce and Economic Development
• Health and Senior Services
• Transportation and Independent Authorities

2015 legislative session

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

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, DeCroce served on the following committees:


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

2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent Brian Bergen defeated John Von Achen and Walter Mielarczyk in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber (R)
 
28.7
 
28,146
✔
Image of Brian Bergen
Brian Bergen (R)
 
28.3
 
27,831
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John Von Achen (D)
 
21.7
 
21,263
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Walter Mielarczyk (D)
 
21.3
 
20,962

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 98,202
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

John Von Achen and Walter Mielarczyk advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Von Achen
 
50.4
 
6,727
✔
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Walter Mielarczyk
 
49.6
 
6,609

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,336
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent Brian Bergen defeated BettyLou DeCroce and Robert Peluso in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber
 
34.3
 
10,117
✔
Image of Brian Bergen
Brian Bergen
 
31.0
 
9,162
Image of BettyLou DeCroce
BettyLou DeCroce
 
17.4
 
5,131
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Robert Peluso
 
17.3
 
5,105

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,515
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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jay Webber and Christian Barranco defeated Pamela Fadden and Melissa Brown Blaeuer in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber (R)
 
30.0
 
46,239
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Christian Barranco (R)
 
29.3
 
45,224
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Pamela Fadden (D)
 
20.4
 
31,434
Image of Melissa Brown Blaeuer
Melissa Brown Blaeuer (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.3
 
31,355

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 154,252
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Melissa Brown Blaeuer and Pamela Fadden advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melissa Brown Blaeuer
Melissa Brown Blaeuer Candidate Connection
 
50.2
 
6,960
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Pamela Fadden
 
49.8
 
6,904

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,864
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jay Webber and Christian Barranco defeated incumbent BettyLou DeCroce and Thomas Mastrangelo in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber
 
34.5
 
10,460
✔
Image of Christian Barranco
Christian Barranco
 
23.8
 
7,220
Image of BettyLou DeCroce
BettyLou DeCroce
 
22.0
 
6,669
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Thomas Mastrangelo
 
19.7
 
5,982

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,331
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent BettyLou DeCroce and incumbent Jay Webber defeated Christine Clarke and Laura Fortgang in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of BettyLou DeCroce
BettyLou DeCroce (R)
 
28.4
 
25,460
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber (R)
 
28.1
 
25,233
Image of Christine Clarke
Christine Clarke (D)
 
21.8
 
19,602
Image of Laura Fortgang
Laura Fortgang (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.7
 
19,507

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 89,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Laura Fortgang and Christine Clarke advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Laura Fortgang
Laura Fortgang Candidate Connection
 
50.2
 
4,420
✔
Image of Christine Clarke
Christine Clarke
 
49.8
 
4,386

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,806
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 26 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber
 
51.7
 
9,772
✔
Image of BettyLou DeCroce
BettyLou DeCroce
 
48.3
 
9,143

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,915
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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.[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 Jay Webber (R) and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R) defeated Joseph Raich (D) and William Edge (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 general election.[4][5]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jay Webber Incumbent 28.23% 31,810
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png BettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 28.19% 31,766
     Democratic Joseph Raich 21.95% 24,732
     Democratic William Edge 21.62% 24,362
Total Votes 112,670
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

William Edge and Joseph Raich defeated Laura Fortgang in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 Democratic primary election.[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Edge 42.87% 6,669
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Raich 38.91% 6,054
Laura Fortgang 18.22% 2,835
Total Votes 15,558
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce defeated William Lyon and John Cesaro in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 Republican primary election.[8][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jay Webber Incumbent 32.95% 8,574
Green check mark transparent.png BettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 27.82% 7,239
William Lyon 20.56% 5,350
John Cesaro 18.66% 4,856
Total Votes 26,019
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.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Wayne Marek and Avery Ann Hart were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Webber and DeCroce defeated Marek, Hart, and Jimmy Brash (Green) in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Webber Incumbent 30.3% 13,739
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 30.1% 13,666
     Democratic Avery Ann Hart 19.4% 8,805
     Democratic Wayne Marek 18.8% 8,525
     Green Jimmy Brash 1.5% 666
Total Votes 45,401

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

DeCroce won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26. DeCroce was bracketed with Jay Webber. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She and incumbent Jay Webber (R) defeated Elliot Isibor (D) and Joseph Raich (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 32.9% 35,352
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Webber Incumbent 32.6% 35,028
     Democratic Elliot Isibor 17.4% 18,720
     Democratic Joseph Raich 17.1% 18,379
Total Votes 107,479

2012

See also: State legislative special elections, 2012

DeCroce faced a special election to determine if she would continue to hold the Assembly District 26 seat. She defeated Joseph Raich (D) in the special election on November 6, 2012.[19][20][21]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26, Special Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Joseph Raich 39.5% 33,618
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBettyLou DeCroce 60.5% 51,485
Total Votes 85,103

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

BettyLou DeCroce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

BettyLou DeCroce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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BettyLou DeCroce campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023* New Jersey General Assembly District 26Lost primary$161,662 $0
2021New Jersey General Assembly District 26Lost primary$207,840 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 26Won $103,965 N/A**
2012New Jersey General Assembly, District 26Won $153,127 N/A**
Grand total$626,594 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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DeCroce has two sons and three grandchildren.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ "NJ Assembly Republicans - BettyLou DeCroce," accessed May 9, 2013
    2. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
    4. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
    5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
    6. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
    8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    9. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
    10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
    11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
    12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    13. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    14. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
    15. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
    16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
    17. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
    18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
    19. ↑ NJ.com, "Assemblywoman DeCroce: I'm not running off late husband's legacy," October 24, 2012
    20. ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Assemblywomen secure seats in special election," November 7, 2012
    21. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Special election results November 6, 2012," accessed December 19, 2012


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