Paul Moriarty (New Jersey)
2024 - Present
2028
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Paul Moriarty (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Moriarty (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Moriarty earned his B.A. in communications from Temple University in 1981. His professional experience includes working as a television commercial consultant for Scout Media and as an investigative journalist with KYW-CBS Philadelphia.[1] Moriarty served as Mayor of Washington Township from 2004 to 2008.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Moriarty was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Moriarty was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Moriarty was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Moriarty served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Consumer Affairs, Chair |
| • Regulated Professions |
| • Transportation and Independent Authorities |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Moriarty served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Consumer Affairs, Chair |
| • Regulated Professions |
| • Transportation and Independent Authorities |
| • New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Moriarty served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Consumer Affairs, Chair |
| • Regulated Professions |
| • Transportation and Independent Authorities |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Moriarty served on the following committees:
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| • Consumer Affairs, Chair |
| • Education |
| • Law and Public Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 4
Paul Moriarty defeated Christopher Del Borrello and Giuseppe Costanzo in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Moriarty (D) | 53.5 | 30,728 |
 | Christopher Del Borrello (R) | 43.5 | 25,010 | |
 | Giuseppe Costanzo (Conservatives South Jersey Party)  | 3.0 | 1,712 | |
| Total votes: 57,450 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4
Paul Moriarty advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 100.0 | 12,103 |
| Total votes: 12,103 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4
Christopher Del Borrello defeated Nick Desilvio in the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 4 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Del Borrello | 61.6 | 5,335 |
 | Nick Desilvio | 38.4 | 3,331 | |
| Total votes: 8,666 | |||
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Patricia Kline, Denise Gonzalez, and Nicholas Magner in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty (D) | 26.5 | 36,480 |
| ✔ |  | Gabriela Mosquera (D) | 25.8 | 35,561 |
 | Patricia Kline (R) | 23.5 | 32,403 | |
 | Denise Gonzalez (R) | 23.3 | 32,025 | |
 | Nicholas Magner (L) | 0.9 | 1,218 | |
| Total votes: 137,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 50.2 | 12,448 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera | 49.8 | 12,367 |
| Total votes: 24,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Denise Gonzalez and Patricia Kline advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Gonzalez | 97.8 | 7,095 |
| ✔ | | Patricia Kline (Write-in) | 2.2 | 158 |
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera defeated Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty (D) | 29.9 | 23,179 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera (D) | 29.4 | 22,739 |
 | Paul Dilks (R) | 21.0 | 16,227 | |
 | Stephen Pakradooni Jr. (R) | 19.7 | 15,250 | |
| Total votes: 77,395 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Moriarty | 50.4 | 8,360 |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mosquera | 49.6 | 8,220 |
| Total votes: 16,580 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Paul Dilks and Stephen Pakradooni Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Dilks | 51.1 | 3,177 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Pakradooni Jr. | 48.9 | 3,036 |
| Total votes: 6,213 | |||
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2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[2] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[3] Incumbent Paul Moriarty (D) and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Patricia Jefferson Kline (R), Eduardo Maldonado (R), and William McCauley Jr. (Represent, Not Rule) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
32.24% | 32,892 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
31.17% | 31,800 | |
| Republican | Patricia Jefferson Kline | 18.02% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Eduardo Maldonado | 17.41% | 17,761 | |
| Represent, Not Rule | William McCauley Jr. | 1.17% | 1,194 | |
| Total Votes | 102,033 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
50.51% | 11,510 |
| Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
49.49% | 11,277 |
| Total Votes | 22,787 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Patricia Jefferson Kline and Eduardo Maldonado were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 4 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patricia Jefferson Kline |
50.42% | 3,793 |
| Eduardo Maldonado |
49.58% | 3,730 |
| Total Votes | 7,523 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Paul Moriarty and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Murphy and Jack Nicholson were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Moriarty and Mosquera defeated Murphy and Nicholson in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
30.4% | 17,454 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
29.9% | 17,147 | |
| Republican | Kevin Murphy | 20.2% | 11,592 | |
| Republican | Jack Nicholson | 19.4% | 11,131 | |
| Total Votes | 57,324 | |||
2013
Moriarty won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4. Moriarty was bracketed with Gabriela Mosquera. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Gabriela Mosquera (D) defeated Philip Dieser (R) and Theodore M. Liddell (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
29% | 28,527 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera Incumbent |
27.6% | 27,095 | |
| Republican | Philip Dieser | 22.1% | 21,702 | |
| Republican | Theodore M. Liddell | 21.4% | 20,998 | |
| Total Votes | 98,322 | |||
Endorsements
In 2013, Moriarty’s endorsements included the following:[19]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
2011
Moriarty won re-election in 2011. He and Gabriela Mosquera ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. John Caramanna also sought the party nomination but was disqualified in late April. He and Mosquera defeated Shelly Lovett (R), Agnes Gardiner (R), and Tony Celeste (I) in the November 8 general election.[20]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 4 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Moriarty Incumbent |
30% | 22,734 | |
| Democratic | Gabriela Mosquera |
28.3% | 21,461 | |
| Republican | Shelley Lovett | 19.9% | 15,106 | |
| Republican | Patricia Fratticcioli | 19.4% | 14,725 | |
| Independent | Tony Celeste | 2.4% | 1,843 | |
| Total Votes | 75,869 | |||
2009
Moriarty successfully won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election.[21] [22]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Fourth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Paul Moriarty (R)
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28,680 | |||
| Domenick (R)
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27,408 | |||
| William Collins (D) | 26,807 | |||
| Eugene E. T. Lawrence (R) | 26,027 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2021
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2019
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2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Moriarty and his wife, Lisa, have one child.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ Christie elected Governor, defeats Corzine by 106,000 votes; GOP picks up one Assembly seat, November 3, 2009
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
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| Preceded by Fred Madden (D) |
New Jersey State Senate District 4 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 4 2006-2024 |
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| Preceded by - |
Mayor Washington Township 2004-2008 |
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