Erik Simonsen | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st Legislative District district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2020 Servingwith Antwan McClellan | |
Preceded by | R. Bruce Land Matthew W. Milam |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968or1969(age 54–55) |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Lower Township,New Jersey |
Alma mater | The College of New Jersey Rutgers University University of Scranton [1] |
Website | Legislative Webpage |
Erik K. Simonsen is an American musician and Republican Party politician [2] who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 14,2020,after defeating incumbent Assemblymen R. Bruce Land and Matthew W. Milam in the 2019 general election. Simonsen served as Mayor of Lower Township from 2016 until 2020.
Simonsen is the athletic director at Lower Cape May Regional High School. [3]
Simonsen ran as a team with Mike Testa for Senate and Antwan McClellan for Assembly. During the campaign,the team made immigration and taxes a key part of their campaign. He,alongside Testa and McClellan,ousted the 1st District's legislators,Senator Bob Andrzejczak,Assemblymen R. Bruce Land and Matthew W. Milam. [4] Their victories were the only gains Republicans made in the 2019 New Jersey elections. [5]
Simonsen was sworn into office on January 14,2020,when the 219th New Jersey Legislature convened.
New Jersey's 1st Legislative District encompasses parts of Atlantic County,Cumberland County,and all of Cape May County. Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 1st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erik Simonsen (incumbent) | 27,976 | 31.8 | |
Republican | Antwan McClellan (incumbent) | 27,603 | 31.3 | |
Democratic | Damita White-Morris | 16,257 | 18.5 | |
Democratic | Eddie L. Bonner | 16,228 | 18.4 | |
Total votes | 88,064 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erik Simonsen (incumbent) | 40,803 | 31.61% | |
Republican | Antwan McClellan (incumbent) | 40,405 | 31.30% | |
Democratic | John P. Capizola Jr. | 23,818 | 18.45% | |
Democratic | Julia L. Hankerson | 23,055 | 17.86% | |
Libertarian | Michael Gallo | 589 | 0.46% | |
Libertarian | Jacob Selwood | 399 | 0.31% | |
Total votes | 129,069 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erik Simonsen | 27,304 | 27.15% | |
Republican | Antwan McClellan | 26,264 | 26.11% | |
Democratic | Bruce Land (Incumbent) | 23,778 | 23.64% | |
Democratic | Matthew W. Milam (Incumbent) | 23,234 | 23.10% | |
Total votes | 100,508 | 100.0% |
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