Jack Ciattarelli

Jack Ciattarelli

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of New Jersey

Prior offices

New Jersey General Assembly District 16

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Elections and appointments

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Seton Hall University

Graduate

Seton Hall University

Personal

Profession

Owner/Publisher, Galen Publishing, LLC

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Jack Ciattarelli (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the 2025 election.^[source]

Ciattarelli (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 16. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2018.

Ciattarelli previously served as assistant minority whip in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018.

Ciattarelli was a 2017 Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, but lost in the primary election on June 6, 2017.

Biography

Ciattarelli earned both his B.S. in accounting and his M.B.A in finance from Seton Hall University. His professional experience includes being a publisher and the owner of Galen Publishing, LLC.

Committee assignments

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Ciattarelli served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Financial Institutions and Insurance
• Regulated Professions

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Ciattarelli served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2015
• Financial Institutions and Insurance
• Regulated Professions

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Ciattarelli served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2014
• Financial Institutions and Insurance
• Regulated Professions

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025

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General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Governor of New Jersey

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Ras Baraka (D)
		Steve Fulop (D)
		Sean Spiller (D)
		Stephen Sweeney (D)
		Jon Bramnick (R)
		Robert Canfield (R)
		Jack Ciattarelli (R)
		Edward R. Durr (R)
		James Fazzone (R)
		Hans Herberg (R)
		Bill Spadea (R)
		Gerardo Cedrone (Independent)
		Karen Zaletel (Independent)

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2021

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Republican primary)

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of New Jersey

Incumbent Phil Murphy defeated Jack Ciattarelli, Madelyn Hoffman, Gregg Mele, and Joanne Kuniansky in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Murphy (D)	51.2	1,339,471
		Jack Ciattarelli (R)	48.0	1,255,185
		Madelyn Hoffman (G)	0.3	8,450
		Gregg Mele (L)	0.3	7,768
		Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)	0.2	4,012

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,614,886
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Edward Forchion Jr. (Legalize Marihuana Party)
• Justin Maldonado (Independent)
• David Winkler (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey

Incumbent Phil Murphy defeated Lisa McCormick in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Murphy	100.0	382,984
		Lisa McCormick (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 382,984
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roger Bacon (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey

Jack Ciattarelli defeated Philip Rizzo, Hirsh Singh, and Brian Levine in the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Ciattarelli	49.5	167,690
		Philip Rizzo	25.7	87,007
		Hirsh Singh	21.6	73,155
		Brian Levine	3.3	11,181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 339,033
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Doug Steinhardt (R)

2017

See also: State executive official elections, 2017

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017

New Jersey held an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 7, 2017. Governor Chris Christie (R) was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. New Jersey elects its governor and lieutenant governor together on a joint ticket.

The general election took place on November 7, 2017. The primary election was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the primary election was April 3, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey.

New Jersey Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phil Murphy/Sheila Oliver	56.03%	1,203,110
	Republican	Kim Guadagno/Carlos Rendo	41.89%	899,583
	Independent	Gina Genovese/Derel Stroud	0.57%	12,294
	Libertarian	Peter Rohrman/Karese Laguerre	0.49%	10,531
	Green	Seth Kaper-Dale/Lisa Durden	0.47%	10,053
	Constitution	Matt Riccardi	0.32%	6,864
	Independent	Vincent Ross/April Johnson	0.23%	4,980
Total Votes (6385/6385 precincts reporting)				2,147,415
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Kim Guadagno defeated Jack Ciattarelli, Hirsh Singh, Joseph Rudy Rullo, and Steve Rogers in the Republican primary.

New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kim Guadagno	46.82%	113,846
Jack Ciattarelli	31.08%	75,556
Hirsh Singh	9.76%	23,728
Joseph Rudy Rullo	6.51%	15,816
Steve Rogers	5.84%	14,187
Total Votes		243,133
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Phil Murphy defeated Jim Johnson, John Wisniewski, Ray Lesniak, Bill Brennan, and Mark Zinna in the Democratic primary.

New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Murphy	48.42%	243,643
Jim Johnson	21.91%	110,250
John Wisniewski	21.57%	108,532
Ray Lesniak	4.83%	24,318
Bill Brennan	2.24%	11,263
Mark Zinna	1.04%	5,213
Total Votes		503,219
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 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. Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jack Ciattarelli and incumbent Donna Simon were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. The four candidates faced off in the general election. Zwicker (D) and Ciattarelli (R) defeated Vella (D) and Simon (R) in the general election. After all provisional ballots were counted on November 9, 2015, Zwicker led Simon by 78 votes. Simon had until November 18 to concede the race or to file for a recount. Simon decided not to pursue a recount.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jack Ciattarelli Incumbent	25.4%	16,577
	Democratic	Andrew Zwicker	25%	16,308
	Republican	Donna Simon Incumbent	24.9%	16,230
	Democratic	Maureen Vella	24.6%	16,043
Total Votes				65,158

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Ciattarelli won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16. Ciattarelli was bracketed with Donna Simon. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He and incumbent Donna Simon (R) defeated Marie Corfield (D), Ida Ochoteco (D), and Patrick McKnight (L) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.

New Jersey General Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jack Ciattarelli Incumbent	28.3%	32,125
	Republican	Donna Simon Incumbent	27.8%	31,543
	Democratic	Marie Corfield	22.1%	25,112
	Democratic	Ida Ochoteco	20.8%	23,682
	Libertarian	Patrick McKnight	1.1%	1,202
Total Votes				113,664

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Ciattarelli won election to District 16 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Ciattarelli and Peter Biondi ran unopposed in the Republican primary. They then defeated Marie Corfield (D) and Joe Camarota (D) in the November 8 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly District 16 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Peter Biondi Incumbent	26.9%	20,359
	Republican	Jack Ciattarelli	26.1%	19,770
	Democratic	Marie Corfield	23.5%	17,779
	Democratic	Joe Camarota	23.5%	17,795
Total Votes				75,703

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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Campaign website

Ciattarelli’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Lower Property Taxes Lower property taxes to make home ownership more affordable Reform the tax code to help families and make New Jersey competitive Stronger Economy Build an open economy to promote growth and opportunity for all Upgrade infrastructure to improve safety and facilitate commerce Stand With Law Enforcement Restore respect for the rule of law Protect police and fire pensions Rights & Freedoms Fix our broken immigration system Defend the rights of law-abiding citizens Promote healthy children and families Secure & Fair Elections Affordable Healthcare Make healthcare more affordable and protect medical freedom Freedom for Freelancers New Jersey workers deserve the freedom to decide their own employment arrangements. They don’t need - or want - big government to limit their dreams of being an entrepreneur, or hinder the high-earning potential that independent, self-employed... Improve Education & Empower Parents Education is the foundation upon which our children’s futures are built, and no one understands a child’s educational needs better than the child's parents. However, the jarring experience of school closures and remote learning during the pandem... Revitalize New Jersey Cities Create a cabinet-level position exclusively dedicated to transformative urban community planning that will oversee the further development, implementation, and accountability of these policies Honoring And Thanking Veterans Fully investigate the high death and infection rates from Covid-19 in our state-run veterans’ nursing homes, hold those responsible to account, and ensure nothing like that ever happens again. Preserve funding for military and veterans’ affairs and the earned benefits of veterans	”
—Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign website (2021)

2017

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“	School Funding Reform Reduce excess aid in the most extremely overfunded school districts like Jersey City by 20% per year over 5 years, with the savings re-directed to the most severely underfunded school districts in places like Delran, Egg Harbor Township, Lakewood, Manville, Freehold Borough, Red Bank and Woodbridge and other middle-/working-class towns across the state. Redefine ‘Local Fair Share’ so no community funds less than 25% of their school operating budget or construction costs through the local property tax levy, phased in over 5 years or 20% per year. Recognizing that simply spending more money per student does not guarantee better educational outcomes (i.e. Asbury Park) . . . Change the state aid formula by reweighting cost-per-student spending targets. This will better serve Non-Abbott middle-/working–class towns and shore communities across the state by reallocating state aid so the distribution aligns with need TODAY, not the 1980s. Prevent communities like Jersey City and others from abating school taxes on new development with 75% of negotiated payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (i.e. PILOTS) dedicated to the local school district. In order to ensure that state-funded Pre-K is not unfairly limited to a small handful of districts like Hoboken and Newark, my plan reforms the system to redirect state pre-K funds to make means-tested pre-K available to all families at no additional cost to taxpayers. Tax Reform Never tax gain on sale of a primary residence or second home. Never increase property taxes when homeowner has made a home improvement. Abolish the death tax and transfer inheritance tax. Increase retirement income exclusion to make the state more affordable for seniors. Make student loan interest tax deductible. Do not tax the gain on the sale of a family-owned business. Effectuate a new tax agreement to ease the burden on NJ residents that work in NYC. Allow for carry forward of capital losses to help business grow and create jobs. Enact a 10-year phase out (10% per year) of the corporate business tax to make New Jersey more economically competitive. Close various corporate loopholes and restructure marginal tax rates on taxable income over $750,000 and $1,000,000 as part of comprehensive tax reform that greatly benefits the middle class and all New Jerseyans. Employee Benefits Reform All current and future public worker retirees whose pension plus Social Security exceeds $50,000 per year contribute on a sliding scale to post-retirement healthcare benefit. All public workers with less than 10 years of employment switch over to cash balance pension plan, and all newly hired public workers enroll in defined contribution pension plan similar to a 401k. Discontinue platinum (‘Cadillac’) health insurance plans, as defined by Obamacare. All newly hired teachers will have pension and Social Security paid by the local school district, not the state. Going forward, prohibit accumulation of unused sick and vacation time (i.e., ‘use it or lost it’) and cap payout of previously accumulated sick and vacation time to certain dollar amounts based on employee age.	”
—Jack Ciattarelli

Campaign finance summary

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Jack Ciattarelli campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2021	Governor of New Jersey	Lost general	$23,492,630	$0
2013	New Jersey General Assembly, District 16	Won	$42,665	N/A**
2011	New Jersey General Assembly, District 16	Won	$19,014	N/A**
Grand total			$23,554,309	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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2017

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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2016

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2015

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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31. ACLU-NJ: 2014-2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties. Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2014-2015 Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters: 2015 Legislative Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes concerning environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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. ACLU-NJ: 2014-2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties. Americans for Prosperity: 2014 Midterm Legislator Ratings Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2014-2015 Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union: 2014 Legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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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. Americans for Prosperity: Taxpayer Scorecard, 215th Legislative Session Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2010-2013 Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. New Jersey League of Conservation Voters: 2013 Legislative Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes concerning environmental issues. New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance: 2013 Taxpayer Legislative Scorecards Legislators are scored on their votes concerning New Jersey’s individual and corporate taxpayer communities. Assembly scorecard Senate scorecard The American Conservative Union: 2013 Legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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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. Americans for Prosperity: Taxpayer Scorecard, 215th Legislative Session Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Clean Water Action: Legislative Scorecard 2010-2013 Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. The American Conservative Union: 2012 Legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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2012

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Jack Ciattarelli endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

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Ciattarelli and his wife have four children.

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