Vince Mazzeo | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 2nd district | |
In office January 14, 2014 –January 11, 2022 Servingwith John Armato | |
Preceded by | John Amodeo |
Succeeded by | Don Guardian Claire Swift |
Chair of the Assembly State and Local Government Committee | |
In office January 9,2018 –January 11,2022 | |
Preceded by | Troy Singleton [1] |
Mayor of Northfield Township,New Jersey | |
In office January 1,2008 –January 14,2014 | |
Preceded by | Frank Perri [2] |
Succeeded by | Jerry McGee |
Personal details | |
Born | January 6,1964 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Gerri Mazzeo |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Northfield |
Alma mater | Glassboro State College |
Website | Legislative Website |
Vincent Mazzeo (born January 6,1964) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2022,representing the 2nd Legislative District.
Mazzeo is part owner of B.F. Mazzeo,a grocery store. [3] Prior to serving as mayor,Mazzeo served on the Northfield City Council from 2003 until 2007 and was the president of the council. [4] He then served as Mayor from 2008-2014. He received a bachelor's degree from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and is married to Gerri. They have two children. [5]
In the 2013 elections,Mazzeo ran for a seat in the General Assembly [6] and was declared the winner by 32 votes over Republican Party incumbent John F. Amodeo. [3] [7] Amodeo filed for a recount after Mazzeo had been declared the winner by a margin of 38 votes among the more than 100,000 ballots cast [8] and conceded to Mazzeo shortly after a month-long process showed Mazzeo ahead by 51 votes. [9] With Republican Chris A. Brown leaving the Assembly to run for Senate in the November 2017 general election,Mazzeo and his running mate,newcomer John Armato,defeated Republican challengers Vince Sera and Brenda Taube to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats. [10]
Mazzeo has said he might challenge Chris A. Brown for New Jersey Senate in 2021. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vince Mazzeo (Incumbent) | 23,211 | 26.71% | 1.85% | |
Democratic | John Armato (Incumbent) | 21,895 | 25.19 | 1.39% | |
Republican | John W. Risley | 20,906 | 24.05 | 1.85 | |
Republican | Phil Guenther | 20,905 | 24.05 | 1.39% | |
Total votes | 86,717 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vince Mazzeo (Incumbent) | 27,601 | 28.6 | 3.1 | |
Democratic | John Armato | 25,683 | 26.6 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Vince Sera | 20,814 | 21.5 | 5.0 | |
Republican | Brenda Taube | 20,611 | 21.3 | 2.3 | |
Independent, Honest, Reliable | Heather Gordon | 1,208 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Green | Mico Lucide | 718 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '96,635' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chris Brown (Incumbent) | 18,959 | 26.5 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo (Incumbent) | 18,279 | 25.5 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Colin Bell | 17,433 | 24.4 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Will Pauls | 16,907 | 23.6 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | '71,578' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chris Brown (Incumbent) | 26,022 | 25.6 | 1.5 | |
Democratic | Vincent Mazzeo | 25,182 | 24.77 | 1.8 | |
Republican | John F. Amodeo (Incumbent) | 25,131 | 24.72 | 4.5 | |
Democratic | Nick Russo | 23,921 | 23.5 | 2.8 | |
Brownie Plus Me | Gary Stein | 1,394 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | '101,650' | '100.0' |
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