Vin Gopal

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Vin Gopal
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Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Democratic Vin Gopal (incumbent) 34,350 60.3 Increase2.svg 8.4
Republican Steve Dnistrian22,17238.9Decrease2.svg 9.2
NJ PatriotKaren Zaletel4390.8
Total votes56,961 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey 11th Senate district election, 2021 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vin Gopal 36,978 51.9 Decrease2.svg 1.7
Republican Lori L. Annetta34,29648.1Increase2.svg 1.7
Total votes71,274 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey 11th Senate district election, 2017 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vin Gopal 31,308 53.6 Increase2.svg 14.8
Republican Jennifer Beck (incumbent)27,15046.4Decrease2.svg 13.6
Total votes58,458 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Assembly

New Jersey general election, 2011 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Caroline Casagrande 18,739 26.8
Republican Mary Pat Angelini 18,479 26.4
Democratic Vin Gopal15,39222.0
Democratic Kathleen Horgan15,06021.5
Demand A Voice Daniel Jacobson 2,3583.4
Total votes70,028 100.0

Personal life

Gopal married to Christina Zuk in September 2019. [36] [37] [38]

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  1. ↑ Staff. "Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal To Seek Beck's Senate Seat", The Monmouth Journal, January 2, 2017. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Born in Neptune Township and raised in Freehold Township, Gopal says that it is time for new leadership to tackle New Jersey's grave fiscal problems."
  2. ↑ "State Senate Hopeful Vin Gopal on his Ranney Foundations", Ranney School. Accessed January 25, 2022. "The Class of 2003’s Vin Gopal, a Long Branch resident, is currently running in the 2017 electoral race for the New Jersey State Senate’s District 11, which includes 18 towns in Monmouth County."
  3. ↑ "Home". Direct Development: Design + Communications. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meet Vin".
  5. ↑ "Gopal Makes His Senate Candidacy Official in LD11". Observer. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vin Gopal Biography". Vote Smart.
  7. ↑ "Home". Vin Gopal Civic Association. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ Pizarro, Max (June 13, 2012). "Gopal beats LaRocca to lead Monmouth Dems". The New York Observer .
  9. ↑ "The Dynamics of the LD11 Win Heading Into 2016". Observer. November 4, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Vin Gopal, Indian American included in Top 100 in Power List 2015". South Brunswick, NJ Patch. November 29, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ Pizarro, Max (January 3, 2017). "Gopal Makes His Senate Candidacy Official in LD11". Observer.
  12. ↑ "Legislative District 11". NJ Spotlight. October 9, 2017.
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  14. ↑ Dutt, Ela. ""Mara Chokra Ne Jitadvo Che," Indian-Americans win key seats in New Jersey". News India Times.
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  16. ↑ "New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections - 2017 Election Information Archive". www.njelections.org. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Vin Gopal (D)". www.njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sweeney Names Diegnan, Singleton & Gopal to Leadership Positions". April 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Sweeney ousts Stack, Gill from Judiciary Committee". December 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Gopal: Voters sent a message that can't be ignored". November 23, 2021.
  21. ↑ Fox, Joey. "Where did Vin Gopal do best? Everywhere.; Democratic senator carried 17 of 19 towns in theoretically competitive district", New Jersey Globe, November 13, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ Senator Vin Gopal (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
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  30. ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  31. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 11, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  34. ↑ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  35. ↑ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). sussex.nj.us. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  36. ↑ Lassiter, Jay. "NJ Power Couples: InsiderNJ’s 2017 Edition", Insider NJ , November 2, 2017. Accessed August 14, 2023. "Christina Zuk + Vin Gopal She’s a lobbyist at Princeton Public Affairs Group & he’s the Democratic candidate for NJ Senate in Monmouth County."
  37. ↑ Kaufman, Alexander C. "After Blocking Gas Bans In Red States, Fossil Fuel Industry Eyes New Jersey", Huffington Post , July 12, 2022. Accessed August 14, 2023. "Christina Zuk, Gopal’s wife, is a lobbyist at Princeton Public Affairs Group who works for companies including BP America and pipeline builders Kinder Morgan and T.C. Energy."
  38. ↑ New Jersey State Sen. Vin Gopal, LegiStorm. Accessed August 14, 2023. "Married: Christina Zuk, Sept. 8, 2019 in Marlboro, N.J."
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