New Jersey –32BJ SEIU , one of the largest private sector unions in New Jersey with nearly 10,000 members in the Garden State alone, endorsed NJ State Senate Candidate for the 18th District Peter Barnes and NJ Assembly Candidate for the 11th District Ed Zipprich for the Nov 5th legislative elections in New Jersey (list of previously endorsed candidates below)*.
“As an effective assemblyman, Peter Barnes has demonstrated a deep commitment to the issues affecting the working people of our state,” said Kevin Brown, New Jersey Director of 32BJ. “From supporting an increase in the minimum wage to advocating for cost-saving bidding strategies in school districts, Peter Barnes has always put the interest of New Jersey working families first.”
“Just like Barnes, Ed Zipprich is the kind of committed legislator who can stand up to a governor that time after time has opposed policies to help create family-sustaining jobs, like prevailing wage mandates when companies receive economic development grants. Now more than ever New Jersey needs real champions of working families who will stand up to special interests who would deny workers good jobs that will bring them solidly into the middle class.”
“Zipprich and Barnes have repeatedly stood up for working people,” Brown said. “They will be powerful advocates for workers”
With more than 145,000 members, including 9,000 in New Jersey, 32BJ is the largest property services union in the country.
| *Previously endorsed candidates |
DistrictTitleFirst NameLast NamePartyNJ District 1AssemblymanNelsonAlbanoDNJ District 1AssemblymanMathewMilamDNJ District 2SenatorJimWhelanDNJ District 3SenatorStephenSweeneyDNJ District 3AssemblymanJohnBurzichelliDNJ District 3AssemblywomanCelesteRileyDNJ District 4SenatorFredMadden JrDNJ District 4AssemblymanPaulMoriarityDNJ District 4AssemblywomanGabrielaMosqueraDNJ District 5SenatorDonaldNorcrossDNJ District 5AssemblymanAngelFuentesDNJ District 5AssemblymanGilbertWilsonDNJ District 6SenatorJamesBeachDNJ District 6AssemblymanLouisGreenwaldDNJ District 6AssemblywomanPamelaLampittDNJ District 7SenatorDianeAllenRNJ District 7AssemblymanTroySingletonDNJ District 7AssemblymanHerbConaway JrDNJ District 14SenatorLindaGreensteinDNJ District 14AssemblymanDaniel R.BensonDNJ District 14AssemblymanWayne P.DeAngeloDNJ District 15SenatorShirley KTurnerDNJ District 15AssemblymanReedGuscioraDNJ District 15AssemblywomanBonnieWatson ColemanDNJ District 17SenatorBobSmithDNJ District 17AssemblymanUpendraChivukulaDNJ District 17AssemblymanJosephEganDNJ District 18AssemblymanPatrickDiegnan JrDNJ District 19SenatorJosephVitaleDNJ District 19AssemblymanCraigCoughlinDNJ District 19AssemblymanJohnWisniewskiDNJ District 20SenatorRaymondLesniakDNJ District 20AssemblymanJoeCryanDNJ District 20AssemblywomanAnnetteQuijanoDNJ District 22SenatorNicholasScutariDNJ District 22AssemblymanJerryGreenDNJ District 22AssemblywomanLindaStenderDNJ District 27SenatorRichardCodeyDNJ District 27AssemblywomanMilaJaseyDNJ District 27AssemblymanJohnMcKeonDNJ District 28SenatorRonaldRiceDNJ District 28AssemblywomanCleopatraTuckerDNJ District 28AssemblymanRalphCaputoDNJ District 31SenatorSandraCunninghamDNJ District 31AssemblymanJasonO DonnellDNJ District 31AssemblymanCharlesMainorDNJ District 32AssemblymanVincentPrietoDNJ District 33AssemblymanRubenRamos Jr.DNJ District 33AssemblymanSeanConnorsDNJ District 34SenatorNiaGillDNJ District 34AssemblymanThomasGiblinDNJ District 34AssemblywomanSheilaOliverDNJ District 35SenatorNelliePouDNJ District 35AssemblywomanShavondaSumterDNJ District 35AssemblymanBenjieWimberlyDNJ District 36SenatorPaulSarloDNJ District 36AssemblymanGarySchaerDNJ District 36AssemblywomanMarleneCarideDNJ District 37SenatorLorettaWeinbergDNJ District 37AssemblywomanValerieVainieri HuttleDNJ District 37AssemblymanGordonJohnsonDNJ District 38SenatorRobertGordonDNJ District 38AssemblywomanConnieWagnerDNJ District 38AssemblymanTimothyEustaceD