Nellie Pou
2012 - Present
2028
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Nellie Pou (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 35. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Pou (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 35. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Pou served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012.
Biography
Pou studied at Kean College, Rutgers University, and the University of Virginia. Her professional experience includes serving as chair for the City of Paterson Department of Human Resources from 1983 to 1997 and on the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, as well as the Passaic County Planning and Policy Partnership Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Pou was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
- Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp Committee
2020-2021
Pou was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp Committee
- Commerce Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice-chair
2019-2020
Pou was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pou served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education, Vice-Chair |
| • Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Pou served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Higher Education, Vice-Chair |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Pou served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Public Schools |
| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Assembly Bi-Partisan Leadership |
| • Budget |
| • Higher Education |
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 35
Incumbent Nellie Pou defeated Christopher Faustino in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nellie Pou (D) | 69.0 | 11,950 |
 | Christopher Faustino (R) | 31.0 | 5,365 | |
| Total votes: 17,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35
Incumbent Nellie Pou advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nellie Pou | 100.0 | 3,707 |
| Total votes: 3,707 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35
Christopher Faustino advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Faustino | 100.0 | 988 |
| Total votes: 988 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pou in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 35
Incumbent Nellie Pou defeated Ken Pengitore in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nellie Pou (D) | 68.6 | 20,464 |
| Ken Pengitore (R) | 31.4 | 9,372 | |
| Total votes: 29,836 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35
Incumbent Nellie Pou advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nellie Pou | 100.0 | 4,548 |
| Total votes: 4,548 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35
Ken Pengitore advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 35 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Pengitore | 100.0 | 1,489 |
| Total votes: 1,489 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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][3] Incumbent Nellie Pou (D) defeated Marwan Sholakh (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nellie Pou Incumbent |
78.99% | 21,425 | |
| Republican | Marwan Sholakh | 21.01% | 5,698 | |
| Total Votes | 27,123 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Nellie Pou defeated Haytham Younes in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 Democratic primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nellie Pou Incumbent |
94.96% | 7,247 |
| Haytham Younes | 5.04% | 385 |
| Total Votes | 7,632 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Marwan Sholakh ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 35 Republican primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 35 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
| Marwan Sholakh | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Pou won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 35. Pou was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated Lynda Gallashaw (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[7][8][9][10]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nellie Pou Incumbent |
74.1% | 22,154 | |
| Republican | Lynda Gallashaw | 25.9% | 7,737 | |
| Total Votes | 29,891 | |||
Endorsements
In 2013, Pou’s endorsements included the following:[11]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Pou won the 2011 election for New Jersey Senate District 35. She ran unopposed in the primary on June 7, 2011. Pou defeated Ken Pengitore (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[12]
| New Jersey State Senate District 35 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nellie Pou Incumbent |
74.7% | 14,386 | |
| Republican | Ken Pengitore | 25.3% | 4,867 | |
| Total Votes | 19,253 | |||
Endorsements
In 2011, Pou’s endorsements included the following:[13]
2009
Nellie Pou successfully won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. She was bracketed with Elease Evans and defeated Republican challengers Lynn Anne Shortway and George Sawey.[14] [15]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Fifth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Nellie Pou (D)
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22,148 | |||
| Elease Evan (D)
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21,637 | |||
| Lynn Anne Shortway (R) | 12,488 | |||
| George Sawey (R) | 11,993 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Nellie Pou did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Pou's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[16]
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Excerpt: "Throughout her tenure in the legislator, Pou has committed herself to providing property tax relief for New Jersey families from all walks of life. In fact, during an unprecedented 2006 special session of the Legislature, Pou co-chaired one of four bicameral, bipartisan committees to address property taxes in New Jersey; sixteen of her committee's recommendations were enacted by the Legislature."
Excerpt: "Senator Pou is committed to keeping existing businesses and jobs here in New Jersey, while simultaneously enticing new businesses and jobs to the state. When the current economic crisis unfolded in Fall 2008, Pou worked with the Legislature and Governor to help enact a statewide economic recovery plan-- the first in the nation to do so, even before the federal government began its own recovery efforts."
Excerpt: "Presently, New Jersey allows students to drop out at age 16, essentially hindering these individuals' ability to become productive members of society. By advocating that children be forced to attend school until they are at least 18 years old, Senator Pou is working to ensure more students complete their education and graduate high school, putting them on secure educational footing and facilitating the very best possibility for their future success."
Excerpt: "The Senator is particularly committed to improving and expanding urban environmental health and sustainability. In 2004, Senator Pou sponsored legislation to dedicate park and open space development funding to densely populated communities, where access to open and "green" space often is limited."
Excerpt: "Senator Pou has also been a consummate supporter of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), which provides financial assistance to students who are capable and motivated to further their educations, but lack the necessary resources to do so. The Senator often credits the EOF as having been an instrumental support in her own life."[17] |
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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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2019
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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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2018
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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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2016
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Personal
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Pou currently resides in Paterson, New Jersey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Jersey State Senate District 35 |
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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, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "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 5, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "The Issues," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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New Jersey State Senate District 35 2012-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 35 1998-2012 |
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