Steve Oroho

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Republican Daniel Cruz challenged Oroho in the June 3, 2021 primary. [8]

Tenure

Oroho opposes same-sex marriage and has been the senate sponsor of legislation that would allow a public vote in the form of a ballot question to determine whether it should be legalized or banned in New Jersey. [9] He is the primary sponsor of that legislation in the Senate. In June 2009 he was one of seven senators to vote against putting open space bond question on the November ballot. [10] Oroho serves in the Senate on the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Economic Growth Committee. [11] He served on the Franklin Borough Council from 2001 to 2006 and on the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2005 to 2007. [11] [12] In 2018 Oroho made calls to bring back the death penalty in New Jersey. [13] [14]

Committees

District 24

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 24th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: [15]

Electoral history

New Jersey Senate

Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho.jpg
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 8, 2008 –January 9, 2024
New Jersey general election, 2021 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Oroho (Incumbent) 56,628 69.4 Increase2.svg 8.4
Democratic Frederick P. Cook23,24030.6Decrease2.svg 8.3
Total votes'75,868''100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Oroho (Incumbent) 35,641 61.0 Decrease2.svg 9.4
Democratic Jennifer Hamilton22,76039.0Increase2.svg 9.4
Total votes'58,401''100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Oroho (Incumbent) 38,819 70.4 Increase2.svg 4.4
Democratic Richard D. Tomko16,29229.6Decrease2.svg 4.4
Total votes'55,111''100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Oroho (Incumbent) 21,044 66.0
Democratic Edwin Selby10,83734.0
Total votes31,881 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Oroho 31,143 69.5 Increase2.svg 1.4
Democratic Edwin Selby13,69430.5Decrease2.svg 1.4
Total votes'44,837''100.0'

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References

  1. ↑ "Senate Republicans Roll Out Leadership Team; Oroho New Leader". Insider NJ. November 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Brent. "Top Republican in N.J. Senate surprisingly says he won’t seek re-election", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 30, 2023. Accessed January 31, 2023. "State Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho, the highest-ranking Republican in the New Jersey Legislature, announced Monday he won’t seek re-election to the Senate this fall after 16 years in office — a surprise decision that guarantees at least one leadership shakeup in Trenton next year."
  3. ↑ Wildstein, David (June 28, 2023). "Oroho steps down early as Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 213, p. 239. E. J. Mullin, 2008. Accessed July 7, 2023. "Steve V. Oroho, Rep., Franklin (Sussex)... Senator Oroho was born July 26, 1958, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in West Milford. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Francis University, Loretto, Pa., in 1980."
  5. ↑ New Jersey State Sen. Steve Oroho, LegiStorm. Accessed July 7, 2023. "West Milford (N.J.) High School - Diploma (1976)"
  6. 1 2 Staff. "Littell to retire", PolitickerNJ, March 6, 2007. Accessed July 15, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Pizzaro, Max (June 1, 2007). "Mountain Men, Gregg and Oroho, fight for Senate seat". Observer .
  8. ↑ "Daniel Cruz". Ballotpedia. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Friedman, Matt. "Leery of poll data, GOP legislators call for a vote on gay marriage" Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine , PolitickerNJ, February 19, 2009. Accessed April 24, 2012. "McHose sponsored legislation in the assembly that would create a ballot question to amend the state constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Her district-mate, state Sen. Steve Oroho, is the prime sponsor of the senate version."
  10. ↑ Pizarro, Max. "Senate reconvenes, passes open space bond question" Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine , PolitickerNJ, June 25, 2009. Accessed April 24, 2012. "In a sign of the first significant public dissent of the day here, state Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) just stood and expressed his opposition to the open space bond question, which already passed in the Assembly earlier in the evening. "
  11. 1 2 Assemblyman Oroho's legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Board of Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Steven Oroho – Eliminating capital punishment has placed..." Facebook . December 5, 2018.
  14. ↑ Hochron, Adam (December 6, 2018). "Should NJ bring back death penalty? Colts Neck case renews call". New Jersey 101.5 .
  15. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 24, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ "New Jersey Division of Elections" (PDF). The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  17. ↑ "New Jersey Division of Elections" (PDF). The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Official List Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  19. ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011, p. 15. Accessed April 27, 2019.
  20. ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election [ permanent dead link ], New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007, p. 15. Accessed April 27, 2019.
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from the 24th district
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