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- 1 2 3 "Andrea Katz", Bucks County Courier Times , September 23, 2015. Accessed December 1, 2023. "College, if applicable, and degree earned: Bucks County Community College. High school attended: Pennsbury High School"
- ↑ Biryukov, Nikita. "Race called for Andrea Katz in 8th District, boosting Democrats’ Assembly gains to six", New Jersey Monitor, November 15, 2023. Accessed December 1, 2023. "Democrat Andrea Katz defeated Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Burlington) in the eighth legislative district in a race that had been too close to call for the past week.... That lead expanded Wednesday after Atlantic County issued an updated tally that, combined with her lead in Burlington County, put the Democrat 238 votes ahead of Umba, a first-term Assemblyman. Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R-Burlington) finished first in the contest with 27,850 votes. Katz placed second with 27,588. Umba received 27,350 votes, putting him behind Katz’s running mate Anthony Angelozzi, who finished third with 27,479."
- ↑ Wildstein, David (November 14, 2023). "Katz defeats Umba for 8th district Assembly seat". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Legislative Roster for District 8, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State . Retrieved December 6, 2023.