James W. Holzapfel | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 10th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Andrew R. Ciesla |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 10th district | |
In office August 15,1994 –January 10,2012 | |
Preceded by | Virginia E. Haines |
Succeeded by | Gregory P. McGuckin |
Personal details | |
Born | Point Pleasant Beach,New Jersey | October 9,1944
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Joyce Holden |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Toms River,New Jersey |
Alma mater | Monmouth College (BA) Seton Hall University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Legislative Website |
James William "Jim" Holzapfel (born October 9,1944) [1] is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey State Senate as of January 10,2012,representing the 10th legislative district. Before his election to the Senate he had served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003.
Born in Point Pleasant Beach,New Jersey,Holzapfel is a graduate of Point Pleasant Beach High School. [1] He received a B.A. from Monmouth College in Pre-Law and was awarded a J.D. degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law. [2] He is a resident of Toms River. [3] He is married to Joyce Holzapfel (née Holden) and has two children,Dennis and Jennifer. [4]
Holzapfel served as a Trustee of Ocean County College from 1988 to 1994. [5] He was the Ocean County Prosecutor from 1987 to 1992. [2] Holzapfel has been admitted to practice law since 1969 before the New Jersey Supreme Court,the Supreme Court of the United States and the Florida Supreme Court. [1]
Following the resignation of Assemblywoman Virginia E. Haines to become the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery,Holzapfel was appointed to fill her seat and took office on August 15,1994. [4] He was subsequently reelected in the 1994 special election and the regular biennial elections thereafter. He was the Deputy Republican Leader from 2002 to 2003 and was the Assistant Majority Whip from 1998 to 2000. [2]
Having announced that he would not run again for office after 20 years in the Senate,Andrew R. Ciesla announced in February 2011 that he would support Holzapfel as his successor. [6] In the November 2011,Holzapfel defeated Democrat Charles Tivenan by a 64%-36% margin.
Committee assignments for the 2024-2025 session are: [2]
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. [7] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Holzapfel (incumbent) | 35,788 | 66.6 | |
Democratic | Jeff J. Horn | 17,981 | 33.4 | |
Total votes | 53,769 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel (incumbent) | 57,021 | 68.99 | |
Democratic | Emma Mammano | 25,635 | 31.01 | |
Total votes | 82,656 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 39,555 | 62.5 | 7.2 | |
Democratic | Emma L. Mammano | 23,707 | 37.5 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | '63,262' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 45,565 | 69.7 | 5.7 | |
Democratic | John Bendel | 19,807 | 30.3 | 5.7 | |
Total votes | '65,372' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 28,675 | 64.0 | |
Democratic | Charles P. Tivenan | 16,105 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 44,780 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 47,336 | 36.4 | 4.8 | |
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 45,916 | 35.3 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | Charles P. Tivenan | 18,739 | 14.4 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Eli L. Eytan | 18,090 | 13.9 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | '130,081' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 29,619 | 31.6 | 0.7 | |
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 29,014 | 31.0 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | John Kaklamanis | 15,560 | 16.6 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Salvatore Martino | 15,282 | 16.3 | 1.4 | |
Green | Elizabeth Arnone | 2,226 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Q. Dimon | 2,029 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | '93,730' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 40,660 | 32.3 | 0.4 | |
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 39,981 | 31.7 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Lawrence Jones | 22,398 | 17.8 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Joni Jones | 22,312 | 17.7 | 0.6 | |
Socialist | Scott Baier | 584 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '125,935' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 28,812 | 31.9 | 2.7 | |
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 27,509 | 30.5 | 1.5 | |
Democratic | Desmond Abazia | 15,773 | 17.5 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Mark Troncone | 15,418 | 17.1 | 3.7 | |
Green | Elizabeth Arnone | 2,765 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Total votes | '90,277' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 36,989 | 29.2 | |
Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 36,747 | 29.0 | |
Democratic | John Furey | 26,723 | 21.1 | |
Democratic | Kimberley Casten | 26,307 | 20.8 | |
Total votes | 126,766 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 23,227 | 29.3 | 1.5 | |
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 23,145 | 29.2 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Stephanie Wauters | 15,895 | 20.1 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Samuel D. Kaye | 14,764 | 18.6 | 2.0 | |
Conservative | Morgan Strong | 1,105 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Bertani | 1,058 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | '79,194' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 41,746 | 31.2 | 2.3 | |
Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 41,117 | 30.8 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Regina Calandrillo | 23,538 | 17.6 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Jim Margetis | 22,239 | 16.6 | 0.9 | |
Libertarian | Betty Florentine | 1,381 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Christopher Kawa | 1,317 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward C. Mueller | 1,292 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | J. Morgan Strong | 1,068 | 0.8 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | '133,698' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David W. Wolfe | 22,837 | 28.9 | 1.4 | |
Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 22,806 | 28.8 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Richard P. Strada | 14,669 | 18.5 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Richard Sevrin | 13,836 | 17.5 | 0.6 | |
Conservative | Gary J. Rich | 2,483 | 3.1 | 1.8 | |
Conservative | Agnes A. James | 2,455 | 3.1 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | '79,086' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 38,538 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Louis B. Wary, Jr. | 17,751 | 31.1 | |
Conservative | Agnes A. James | 838 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 57,127 | 100.0 |
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