Britnee Timberlake

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Britnee Timberlake
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Democratic Party

New Jersey State Senate District 34
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3
Successor: Tyshammie Cooper
New Jersey General Assembly District 34
Predecessor: Sheila Oliver

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Seton Hall University

Graduate

Seton Hall University

Personal
Profession
Nonprofit executive director
Contact

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Britnee Timberlake (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 34. She assumed office on January 9, 2024. Her current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Timberlake (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 34. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Timberlake was appointed in 2018 to replace Sheila Oliver, who became lieutenant governor. Timberlake previously served as the District 3 representative on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in New Jersey from 2015 to February 2018.

Biography

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Timberlake earned a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in religious studies and an M.P.A. with a concentration in nonprofit management from Seton Hall University. Her experience includes work as the founder and executive director of the Essex Community Land Trust and service as the housing chair for the Montclair NAACP.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Timberlake was assigned to the following committees:

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2020-2021

Timberlake was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Timberlake was assigned to the following committees:

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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 State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Britnee Timberlake defeated Joseph Belnome in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake (D)
 
76.1
 
18,677
Image of Joseph Belnome
Joseph Belnome (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.9
 
5,875

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

Total votes: 24,552
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Britnee Timberlake advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake
 
100.0
 
8,768

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

Total votes: 8,768
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34

Joseph Belnome advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 34 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Belnome
Joseph Belnome (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
110

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

Total votes: 110
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Endorsements

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2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Irene DeVita, Tafari Anderson, and Clenard Childress Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Giblin
Thomas Giblin (D)
 
39.3
 
36,717
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake (D)
 
38.9
 
36,392
Image of Irene DeVita
Irene DeVita (R)
 
10.8
 
10,107
Image of Tafari Anderson
Tafari Anderson (R)
 
10.5
 
9,830
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Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop The Insanity! Party)
 
0.4
 
401

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

Total votes: 93,447
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Giblin
Thomas Giblin
 
50.2
 
11,122
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake
 
49.8
 
11,023

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

Total votes: 22,145
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Irene DeVita and Tafari Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Irene DeVita
Irene DeVita
 
50.7
 
1,556
✔
Image of Tafari Anderson
Tafari Anderson
 
49.3
 
1,511

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

Total votes: 3,067
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Bharat Rana, Irene DeVita, and Clenard Childress Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Giblin
Thomas Giblin (D)
 
41.9
 
19,012
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake (D)
 
41.0
 
18,593
Image of Bharat Rana
Bharat Rana (R)
 
7.9
 
3,596
Image of Irene DeVita
Irene DeVita (R)
 
7.8
 
3,527
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Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop The Insanity! Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
658

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

Total votes: 45,386
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Simone Jelks-Bandison in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Giblin
Thomas Giblin
 
44.5
 
7,935
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake
 
44.2
 
7,894
Image of Simone Jelks-Bandison
Simone Jelks-Bandison Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
2,019

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

Total votes: 17,848
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)

Bharat Rana and Irene DeVita advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bharat Rana
Bharat Rana
 
50.5
 
532
✔
Image of Irene DeVita
Irene DeVita
 
49.5
 
521

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

Total votes: 1,053
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2018

General election

Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34

Incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Irene DeVita and Clenard Childress Jr. in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Britnee Timberlake
Britnee Timberlake (D)
 
81.9
 
53,837
Image of Irene DeVita
Irene DeVita (R)
 
16.6
 
10,920
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Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop the Insanity Party)
 
1.5
 
983

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

Total votes: 65,740
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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 Britnee Timberlake (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[2]

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Britnee Timberlake Incumbent (unopposed) 99.91% 22,923
Write-in votes 0.09% 21
Total Votes 22,944
Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018


Incumbent Britnee Timberlake ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the District 3 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[2]

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Britnee Timberlake Incumbent (unopposed) 99.94% 10,779
Write-in votes 0.06% 7
Total Votes 10,786
Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Britnee Timberlake did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Britnee Timberlake did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Timberlake's campaign website listed the following priorities:

“

Decisions are being made every day on the local, county, state and federal level that directly impacts our lives. When Dr. Kwame Akonor taught me that the definition of politics is deciding who gets what, where, when and how---I knew I wanted to be at that table to fight for the people who work hard every day, but still struggle to provide for their families These are the people who want access to good schools, safe neighborhoods, beautiful parks, great transportation and opportunity. I am a part of the community I’m trying to serve and understand their needs. That is why I’m running.

Freeholders are to the county as the city council is to the municipality. They are a legislative body on the county level responsible for the setting policy and controlling the spending of county funds amongst other things such as parks, public safety, traffic, beautification, transportation, economic development, county college and vocational schools, and more. As Freeholder, I will work hard every day to ensure taxpayer money is used to benefit the people, community, and the nonprofits helping the people.[3]

”
—Britnee Timberlake's campaign website, (2017)[4]

Campaign finance summary

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Britnee Timberlake campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey State Senate District 34Won general$232,663 $0
2021New Jersey General Assembly District 34Won general$109,716 $0
Grand total$342,379 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Essex County Freeholder Britnee Timberlake, "About Me," accessed October 19, 2017
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Essex County Board of Elections, "2017 Important Election Dates," accessed July 19, 2017
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Essex County Freeholder Britnee Timberlake, "Why Britnee Timberlake Ran for Office: A Personal Interview 2014," accessed October 19, 2017

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Nia Gill (D)     		New Jersey State Senate District 34
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    Sheila Oliver (D)     		New Jersey General Assembly District 34
    2018-2024    		 Succeeded by
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    -     		Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3
    2015-2018    		 Succeeded by
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