Yvonne M. Lopez | |
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Member of the New Jersey Assembly from the 19th District | |
Assumed office January 9, 2018 Servingwith Craig Coughlin | |
Preceded by | John Wisniewski |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth Amboy,New Jersey [1] | July 28,1957
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Rutgers University [2] |
Occupation | Administrator |
Website | Legislative Website |
Yvonne M. Lopez (born July 28,1957) is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Perth Amboy,she has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9,2018. She initially had been in the private sector,having served in the Community Relations department of Wachovia Bank,for 20 years from 1987 to 2007,where she became a vice-president. [3]
Lopez ran and won in the 2017 election for John Wisniewski's seat,who relinquished it to run for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election. [2]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative 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. [4] The representatives from the 19th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Coughlin (Incumbent) | 26,529 | 29.15 | |
Democratic | Yvonne Lopez (Incumbent) | 26,057 | 28.63 | |
Republican | Anthony "Tony" Gallo | 19,337 | 21.24 | |
Republican | Bruce Banko | 19,098 | 20.98 | |
Total votes | 91,021 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Craig Coughlin (Incumbent) | 25,708 | 35.6 | 0.0 | |
Democratic | Yvonne Lopez | 24,830 | 34.4 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Deepak Malhotra | 10,709 | 14.8 | 0.0 | |
Republican | Amarjit K. Riar | 9,436 | 13.1 | 0.2 | |
Quality of Life | William Cruz | 1,488 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Total votes | 72,171 | 100.0 |
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