Herb Conaway | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th district | |
Assumed office January 13, 1998 Servingwith Carol A. Murphy | |
Preceded by | Diane Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Trenton,New Jersey,U.S. | January 30,1963
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Thomas Jefferson University (MD) Rutgers University,Newark (JD) |
Website | State Assembly website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1992–1996 |
Rank | Captain |
Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (born January 30,1963) is an American Democratic Party politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998,where he represents the 7th Legislative District.
Conaway served in the Assembly as the Majority Whip from 2014 to 2017,and was the Deputy Speaker from 2002 to 2005 and again starting in 2022. [1] He is the Democratic candidate for the 3rd district seat in the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives election.
Conaway was born at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton on January 30,1963,to Eva Christine Conaway (née Godard),a nurse at the hospital,and Herb Conaway Sr.,a history teacher at Bordentown Regional High School. [2] [3] [4] He grew up in Bordentown,attending high school there. Conaway graduated with an A.B. in politics from Princeton University in 1985 after completing a 67-page long senior thesis titled "Black Political Strategy." [5] He then received an M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and was awarded a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law—Newark. [1] He is the only member of the legislature to hold both an M.D. degree and a J.D. degree. [6] Conaway later served in the United States Air Force Medical Corps from 1992 to 1996,reaching the rank of Captain. [1] He served at McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County as general medical officer and as assistant director of the primary care clinic. [6] He continues to practice medicine whilst serving in the legislature. He specializes in internal medicine and currently serves as director of the internal medicine clinic at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton. He formerly worked at Cooper University Hospital and had a practice in Willingboro. [4] Formerly a resident of Delanco Township,he now lives in Moorestown. [4] [6] [7]
Conaway was first elected to the General Assembly from the 7th District in 1997 as the top vote getter. The same election saw his running mate and second-place finisher,Jack Conners,be seated then removed due to voting machine issues and replaced in September 1998 by Republican Kenneth William Faulkner. [8] Conners was subsequently elected in a 1998 special election and the two served together from the 7th district from that point until 2011 when Conners resigned. Since late 2011,his Assembly associate from the district was Troy Singleton,until Singleton was elected to the New Jersey Senate. Since 2018,his Assembly associate has been Carol A. Murphy. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Speaker from 2002 to 2005.
Calling the proposed bill a "recipe for disaster" that could result in the spread of disease,Conaway opposed legislation proposed by Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk that would give parents the right to exclude their children from mandatory vaccinations,after hearings held in March 2011 by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. [9] In 2019,Conaway supported legislation eliminating religious exemptions from mandatory vaccination requirements for students to be eligible to attend school. [10]
Committee assignments for the current session are: [11]
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. [12] The representatives from the 7th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [13]
Conaway ran for the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the 2004 election,losing to Republican Jim Saxton [14] Conway considered another run for the 3rd district in the 2024 election after incumbent Democrat Andy Kim decided to run for Senate,before officially deciding to enter in December 2023 after winning re-election. [15] [16] Conaway became the Democratic candidate to succeed Kim in the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives election after defeating his legislative district-mate,Carol A. Murphy,in a primary in June. [17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (incumbent) | 32,608 | 33.5 | |
Democratic | Carol Murphy (incumbent) | 31,936 | 32.8 | |
Republican | Douglas Dillon | 16,368 | 16.8 | |
Republican | Eileen Bleistine | 16,350 | 16.8 | |
Total votes | 97,262 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 45,728 | 30.98% | |
Democratic | Carol Murphy | 45,170 | 30.60% | |
Republican | Douglas Dillon | 28,579 | 19.36% | |
Republican | Joseph Jesuele | 28,139 | 19.06% | |
Total votes | 147,616 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 39,879 | 33.1 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Carol Murphy | 38,819 | 32.3 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Octavia Scott | 20,941 | 17.4 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Robert Thibault | 20,726 | 17.2 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 120,365 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 22,559 | 30.6 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Troy Singleton | 22,056 | 29.9 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Bill Conley | 14,272 | 19.3 | 3.1 | |
Republican | Rob Prisco | 13,949 | 18.9 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '72,836' | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 34,978 | 28.0 | 1.8 | |
Democratic | Troy Singleton | 34,772 | 27.8 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Anthony Ogozalek | 27,991 | 22.4 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Jeff Banasz | 27,233 | 21.8 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | '124,974' | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 23,908 | 26.2 | |
Democratic | Troy Singleton | 23,403 | 25.6 | |
Republican | James "Jim" Keenan | 22,144 | 24.3 | |
Republican | Christopher Halgas | 21,828 | 23.9 | |
Total votes | 91,283 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 36,127 | 31.9 | 3.7 | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 35,156 | 31.0 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Leah J. Arter | 21,332 | 18.8 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Harry Adams | 20,763 | 18.3 | 3.5 | |
Write-In | Personal choice | 20 | 0.02 | N/A | |
Total votes | 113,398 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 22,865 | 28.2 | 4.6 | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 22,760 | 28.0 | 4.2 | |
Republican | Brian Propp | 17,843 | 22.0 | 4.0 | |
Republican | Nancy Griffin | 17,741 | 21.8 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 81,209 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 36,221 | 32.8 | 6.6 | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 35,562 | 32.2 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Joe Donnelly | 19,902 | 18.0 | 6.4 | |
Republican | Mike Savala | 18,718 | 17.0 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 110,403 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 22,161 | 26.2 | 3.3 | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 22,059 | 26.1 | 3.6 | |
Republican | Jean Stanfield | 20,600 | 24.4 | 4.1 | |
Republican | Mike Savala | 19,727 | 23.3 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 84,547 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack Conners | 31,703 | 29.7 | |
Democratic | Herb Conaway | 31,547 | 29.5 | |
Republican | Clara Ruvolo | 21,740 | 20.3 | |
Republican | Aubrey A. Fenton | 21,066 | 19.7 | |
Conservative | Hosey Best | 850 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 106,906 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack Conners | 20,667 | 27.7 | 3.1 | |
Democratic | Herb Conaway, MD | 20,517 | 27.5 | 2.9 | |
Republican | Gary Daniels | 16,086 | 21.6 | 2.9 | |
Republican | Clara Ruvolo | 15,338 | 20.6 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | Norman E. Wahner | 1,025 | 1.4 | 0.4 | |
Conservative | Hosey Best | 896 | 1.2 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 74,529 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herbert C. Conaway Jr. | 27,447 | 24.63 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 27,402 | 24.59 | 3.4 | |
Republican | Ken Faulkner | 27,335 | 24.53 | 3.2 | |
Republican | George Williams | 25,122 | 22.5 | 3.0 | |
Conservative | Hosey Best | 1,257 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Raymond Hellings | 1,091 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Reform | Carmen S. Zarrelli | 900 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Reform | George Guzdek | 880 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 111,434 | 100.0 |
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