These South Jersey Democrats to see 'five-figure' cash windfall for 2025 election
On Aug. 7, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee named 12 'spotlight candidates' in six legislative districts and promised a 'five-figure" campaign investment for the caucus. Eleven candidates are incumbents, with seven also in their first terms in Trenton.
'The DLCC never takes any majority for granted,' campaign committee President Heather Williams said in the announcement. 'And with every seat in the New Jersey Assembly on the ballot, alongside a competitive gubernatorial race in November, we're zeroing in and investing in the races that matter most to protect Democrats' majority in the legislature.'
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The campaign committee members characterized these 12 races as the most competitive in New Jersey. New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with an entire legislative chamber standing for election in 2025.
In South Jersey, the "spotlight" districts are:
the 3rd, which covers all or parts of Salem, Gloucester and Cumberland counties.
the 4th, which takes in Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester counties.
the 8th, which includes Atlantic and Burlington counties.
Those candidates are first-term incumbents Dave Bailey and Heather Simmons in the 3rd District, first-term incumbents Dan Hutchinson and Cody Miller in the 4th District, and first-term incumbent Andrea Katz and challenger Anthony Angelozzi in the 8th District.
The New Jersey General Assembly has 80 seats. Democrats hold 52 of them and Republicans hold 28. Democrats increased their majority in the last election.
Democrats also control the 40-seat state Senate, 25-15, but the entire upper body is not on the ballot again until 2027.
The Democratic Party relies on the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee to help win state legislative seats and build party infrastructures.
Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times.
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