The New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association, a union representing more than 6,500 career firefighters, dispatchers, and EMTs in the state, endorsed a slate of Assembly candidates on Tuesday.
The candidates were nearly all incumbents or members of the incumbent party. The sole exception is Democrat Anthony Angelozzi, who is running alongside Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D-Chesterfield) in the competitive 8th district and looking to unseat Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R-Hammonton).
“This is a pivotal election, and the members of the NJFMBA are going to play a pivotal role in it,” Eddie Donnelly, the president of NJFMBA, said in a release. “These endorsements do not come lightly, and they do not come without expectations of the candidates when they are serving in the New Jersey Legislature.”
The firefighters union endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for governor last October, before she officially entered the race.
The FMBA opted not to make endorsements in the 13th or 24th legislative districts, and only made one endorsement in the 18th and 26th legislative districts.
The full list:
LD1: Antwan McClellan (R-inc.), Erik Simonsen (R-inc.)
LD2: Don Guardian (R-inc.), Claire Swift (R-inc.)
LD3: Dave Bailey Jr. (D-inc.), Heather Simmons (D-inc.)
LD4: Dan Hutchison (D-inc.), Cody D. Miller (D-inc.)
LD5: William F. Moen Jr. (D-inc.), William W. Spearman (D-inc.)
LD6: Louis D. Greenwald (D-inc.), Melinda Kane (D-inc.)
LD7: Carol Murphy (D-inc.), Balvir Singh (D-inc.)
LD8: Andrea Katz (D-inc.), Anthony Angelozzi (D)
LD9: Gregory E. Myhre (R-inc.), Brian E. Rumpf (R-inc.)
LD10: Paul Kanitra (R-inc.), Gregory P. McGuckin (R-inc.)
LD11: Margaret M. Donlon (D-inc.), Luanne M. Peterpaul (D-inc.)
LD12: Robert Clifton (R-inc.), Alex Sauickie (R-inc.)
LD13: NO ENDORSEMENTS
LD14: Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-inc.), Tennille R. McCoy (D-inc.)
LD15: Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-inc.), Anthony S. Verrelli (D-inc.)
LD16: Mitchelle Drulis (D-inc.), Roy Freiman (D-inc.)
LD17: Joe Danielsen (D-inc.), Kevin Egan (D-inc.)
LD18: Robert Karabinchak (D-inc.)
LD19: Craig J. Coughlin (D-inc.), Yvonne Lopez (D-inc.)
LD20: Annette Quijano (D-inc.), Eduardo Rodriguez (D)
LD21: Nancy Munoz (R-inc.), Michele Matsikoudis (R-inc.)
LD22: Linda S. Carter (D-inc.), James J. Kennedy (D-inc.)
LD23: John DiMaio (R-inc.), Erik Peterson (R-inc.)
LD24: NO ENDORSEMENTS
LD25: Christian E. Barranco (R-inc.), Aura K. Dunn (R-inc.)
LD26: Brian Bergen (R-inc.)
LD27: Rosy Bagolie (D-inc.), Alixon Collazos-Gill (D-inc.)
LD28: Cleopatra G. Tucker (D-inc.), Chigozie Onyema (D)
LD29: Eliana Pintor Marin (D-inc.), Shanique Speight (D-inc.)
LD30: Sean T. Kean (R-inc.), Alexander “Avi” Schnall (D-inc.)
LD31: William Sampson (D-inc.), Jerry Walker (D)
LD32: Katie Brennan (D), Ravi Bhalla (D)
LD33: Gabriel Rodriguez (D-inc.), Larry Wainstein (D)
LD34: Carmen T. Morales (D-inc.), Mike Venezia (D-inc.)
LD35: Al Abdelaziz (D-inc.), Kenyatta Stewart (D)
LD36: Clinton Calabrese (D-inc.), Gary S. Schaer (D-inc.)
LD37: Shama A. Haider (D-inc.), Ellen Park (D-inc.)
LD38: Lisa Swain (D-inc.), Christopher Tully (D-inc.)
LD39: Robert J. Auth (R-inc.), John V. Azzariti Jr. (R-inc.)
LD40: Al Barlas (R-inc.), Christopher P. DePhillips (R-inc.)
