Raj Mukherji
2024 - Present
2028
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Raj Mukherji (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office on January 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Mukherji (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 32. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Mukherji earned his B.A. from Thomas Edison State College, his M.L.A. focused on national security from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. His professional experience includes working as an entrepreneur co-founding a public affairs firm and serving as deputy Mayor of Jersey City. Mukherji served in Military Intelligence for the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 2001 to 2009.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Budget Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee
2020-2021
Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:
- State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
- Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
2019-2020
Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Budget |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Labor |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Budget |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Labor |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Budget |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Labor |
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 32
Raj Mukherji defeated Ilyas Mohammed in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raj Mukherji (D) | 83.1 | 15,175 |
 | Ilyas Mohammed (R) | 16.9 | 3,083 | |
| Total votes: 18,258 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32
Raj Mukherji advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raj Mukherji | 100.0 | 8,882 |
| Total votes: 8,882 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32
Ilyas Mohammed advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ilyas Mohammed | 100.0 | 723 |
| Total votes: 723 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji defeated Marcos Marte and Jacob Curtis in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Annette Chaparro (D) | 40.9 | 33,463 |
| ✔ | | Raj Mukherji (D) | 40.5 | 33,189 |
 | Marcos Marte (R) | 9.4 | 7,685 | |
| Jacob Curtis (R) | 9.2 | 7,551 | |
| Total votes: 81,888 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Chaparro | 50.2 | 13,554 |
| ✔ | | Raj Mukherji | 49.8 | 13,472 |
| Total votes: 27,026 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Marcos Marte and Jacob Curtis advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marcos Marte | 50.3 | 1,008 |
| ✔ | | Jacob Curtis | 49.7 | 994 |
| Total votes: 2,002 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Incumbent Raj Mukherji and incumbent Annette Chaparro defeated Holly Lucyk and Fabian Rohena in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raj Mukherji (D) | 42.4 | 24,416 |
| ✔ | | Annette Chaparro (D) | 42.3 | 24,366 |
| Holly Lucyk (R) | 8.0 | 4,614 | |
| Fabian Rohena (R) | 7.3 | 4,204 | |
| Total votes: 57,600 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Incumbent Raj Mukherji and incumbent Annette Chaparro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raj Mukherji | 50.1 | 10,151 |
| ✔ | | Annette Chaparro | 49.9 | 10,098 |
| Total votes: 20,249 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)
Holly Lucyk and Fabian Rohena advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Lucyk | 51.9 | 739 |
| ✔ | | Fabian Rohena | 48.1 | 686 |
| Total votes: 1,425 | |||
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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 Annette Chaparro (D) and incumbent Raj Mukherji (D) defeated Holly Lucyk (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Annette Chaparro Incumbent |
46.67% | 32,988 | |
| Democratic | Raj Mukherji Incumbent |
45.27% | 31,997 | |
| Republican | Holly Lucyk | 8.06% | 5,697 | |
| Total Votes | 70,682 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Annette Chaparro Incumbent |
50.31% | 18,006 |
| Raj Mukherji Incumbent |
49.69% | 17,786 |
| Total Votes | 35,792 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Francisco Aguilar and Holly Lucyk were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Francisco Aguilar |
50.43% | 932 |
| Holly Lucyk |
49.57% | 916 |
| Total Votes | 1,848 | |
| 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 Raj Mukherji and Annette Chaparro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Garrett Simulcik, Jr. and Javier Sosa were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Mukherji and Chaparro defeated Simulcik and Sosa in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Annette Chaparro |
39.6% | 12,338 | |
| Democratic | Raj Mukherji Incumbent |
38.5% | 11,978 | |
| Republican | Garrett Simulcik | 11.4% | 3,556 | |
| Republican | Javier Sosa | 10.5% | 3,260 | |
| Total Votes | 31,132 | |||
2013
Mukherji won election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33. Mukherji was bracketed with Carmelo G. Garcia and defeated John Hilt IV, Anthony Mills, and Peter Basso in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and Carmelo G. Garcia (D) defeated Jude Anthony Tiscornia (R) and Armando Hernandez (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Carmelo Garcia |
37.5% | 20,681 | |
| Democratic | Raj Mukherji |
34.5% | 19,029 | |
| Republican | Armando Hernandez | 14% | 7,737 | |
| Republican | Jude Anthony Tiscornia | 13.9% | 7,691 | |
| Total Votes | 55,138 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 33, Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Carmelo Garcia |
47.3% | 10,722 |
| Raj Mukherji |
42.9% | 9,713 |
| Peter Basso | 6.2% | 1,401 |
| Anthony Mills | 2.1% | 482 |
| John Hilt IV | 1.5% | 346 |
| Total Votes | 22,664 | |
Endorsements
In 2013, Mukherji's endorsements included the following:[19]
- The Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Raj Mukherji did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Raj Mukherji did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Raj Mukherji did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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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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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Raj Mukherji Official Campaign website," accessed May 18, 2013
- ↑ 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 list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results 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 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Hudson Reporter, "Who will you vote for this Tuesday?" accessed September 13, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Nicholas Sacco (D) |
New Jersey State Senate District 32 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 33 2014-2024 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Deputy Mayor of Jersey City 2012-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
