Sadaf Jaffer

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Jaffer ran for New Jersey General Assembly in the 16th district after incumbent Andrew Zwicker decided to run for New Jersey State Senate. She was endorsed by several progressive groups, including #VOTEPROCHOICE. [10] After trailing behind Republican Vinny Panico for the second Assembly seat by nearly 300 votes in data published the night of the election [11] she won alongside Roy Freiman in the final results, more than 2,500 votes ahead of Panico. [12]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are: [13]

District 16

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. [14] The representatives from the 16th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: [15]

Electoral history

Sadaf Jaffer
Sadaf Jaffer (cropped).jpg
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 11, 2022 –January 9, 2024
Servingwith Roy Freiman
16th Legislative District Democratic Primary, 2021 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sadaf F. Jaffer 9,383 44.2%
Democratic Roy Freiman (incumbent) 8,889 41.8%
Democratic Faris Zwirahn2,97914.0%
Total votes21,251 100.0%
16th Legislative District General Election, 2021 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Freiman (incumbent) 40,992 26.67%
Democratic Sadaf F. Jaffer 39,512 25.71%
Republican Vincent T. Panico36,92424.03%
Republican Joseph A. Lukac III36,25123.59%
Total votes153,679 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Sadaf F. Jaffer – candidate for Montgomery Township Committee". www.ggcnj.org. October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Wildstein, David (January 16, 2023). "Jaffer will not seek re-election to Assembly in 2023". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ O'Dea, Colleen (May 8, 2019). "Meet Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey's first female Muslim mayor". WHYY-FM . Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jabeen, Yusra (January 7, 2019). "Sadaf Jaffer Sworn In As The First South Asian Woman Mayor in New Jersey". TheIndiaObserver.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ Deak, Mike. "Montgomery: Sadaf Jaffer becomes NJ's first female South Asian mayor". Courier News . Somerville, New Jersey . Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sadaf Jaffer sworn in as first South Asian-American woman mayor in New Jersey". New India Times. Parikh Worldwide Media. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sadaf Jaffer, Daniel Sheffield: Weddings". The New York Times. May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ de La Bruyere, Josephine (January 13, 2019). "Postdoc becomes NJ's first female South Asian mayor". The Daily Princetonian . Princeton, New Jersey . Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ Sharma, Ahmed (January 30, 2019). "South Asian American woman breaks boundaries with historic mayoral election". News 4 San Antonio . Sinclair Broadcast Group . Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Meet Our 2021 Candidates". #VOTEPROCHOICE. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ Wildstein, David. "Freiman re-elected, Jaffer likely winner of 16th district Assembly seat", New Jersey Globe, November 5, 2021. Accessed January 23, 2022. "Jaffer, who trailed on election night and was ahead by less than 300 votes on Thursday, has now opened up an 801-vote lead against Republican Vinny Panico, a former president of the Central Hunterdon Regional Board of Education."
  12. ↑ New Jersey Elections Results: State Assembly - District 16 - General, Associated Press. Accessed January 23, 2022.
  13. ↑ Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 16, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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