New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on June 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.
Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out the survey as of May 25. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article.
Incumbent Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D) is running for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4, and the Democratic primary election is on June 6. Here’s how Aponte-Lipski responded to the question: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
“Causes that I have worked on specifically are balanced/stable budgets, … direct services for our homeless and senior neighbors, helicopter reduction in our area, bike-pedestrian-vehicular safety and education, protecting Liberty State Park, women’s empowerment, helping families apply for admissions to Hudson County Schools of Technology and Hudson County Community College as well as appeal decisions that are not favorable, worked with inmates at the county jail, their families, and jail staff to facilitate optimum communication, and, lastly, being a commissioner on the County planning board who has missed only 1 meeting.”
Click here to read the rest of Aponte-Lipski’s answers.
Chris Auriemma (R) is running for New Jersey State Senate District 36, and the Republican primary election is on June 6. Here’s how Auriemma responded to the question: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
“Parental Rights. We pay for the schools and we have a right to what our children are taught. We have children who cannot read or do math at college level leaving high school unprepared for the real world. There are so many parents who are afraid to s[p]eak out against these radical politics going into the classrooms.”
Click here to read the rest of Auriemma’s answers.
Mario De Santis (D) is running for New Jersey State Senate District 3, and the Democratic primary election is on June 6. Here’s how De Santis responded to the question: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
“Education, public safety, healthcare, & economic opportunities.”
Click here to read the rest of De Santis’ answers.
Roger Forest Locandro (R) is running for New Jersey State Senate District 15, and the Republican primary election is on June 6. Here’s how Locandro responded to the question: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
- “Jobs
- Education
- Work Force Development
- Green Sustainability
- Equity in opportunity
- Agriculture, Solar, Hydro Electric Geothermal”
Click here to read the rest of Locandro’s answers.
If you’re a New Jersey candidate or incumbent, click here to take the survey. The survey contains over 30 questions, and you can choose the ones you feel will best represent your views to voters. If you complete the survey, a box with your answers will display on your Ballotpedia profile. Your responses will also populate the information that appears in our mobile app, My Vote Ballotpedia.
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