Samuel Fiocchi
Samuel Fiocchi (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on January 12, 2016.
Fiocchi (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
Fiocchi is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 1 from in 2013 to 2016.[1]
Biography
Fiocchi is a Cumberland County Freeholder. He ran a family irrigation business for 37 years prior to his retirement in 2009. He is the owner of Belvedere Properties, a partner in KLS Investments and a partner in Fratelli Holdings. He also worked on Governor Chris Christie's transition team.[2] Fiocchi has two children and one grandchild.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fiocchi served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Regulatory Oversight |
| • Telecommunications and Utilities |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Fiocchi served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Regulatory Oversight |
| • Telecommunications and Utilities |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Van Drew (D) | 52.9 | 136,685 |
 | Seth Grossman (R)  | 45.2 | 116,866 | |
 | John Ordille (L) | 0.7 | 1,726 | |
 | Steven Fenichel (Time for Truth Party) | 0.4 | 1,154 | |
 | Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Cannot Be Bought Party) | 0.4 | 1,064 | |
 | William Benfer (Together We Can Party) | 0.3 | 868 | |
| Total votes: 258,363 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Jeff Van Drew defeated Tanzie Youngblood, Will Cunningham, and Nathan Kleinman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 57.0 | 16,901 |
 | Tanzie Youngblood | 18.5 | 5,495 | |
 | Will Cunningham | 16.2 | 4,795 | |
 | Nathan Kleinman | 8.3 | 2,467 | |
| Total votes: 29,658 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Thom (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Seth Grossman defeated Hirsh Singh, Samuel Fiocchi, and Robert Turkavage in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seth Grossman | 39.0 | 10,215 |
 | Hirsh Singh | 30.5 | 7,983 | |
 | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.3 | 6,107 | |
 | Robert Turkavage | 7.1 | 1,854 | |
| Total votes: 26,159 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Toto (R)
- Brian Fitzherbert (R)
- Mark McGovern (R)
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.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Bob Andrzejczak and R. Bruce Land were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Samuel Fiocchi and Jim Sauro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Robert Campbell (Leadership not Politics) was removed from the general election candidate list.[4] Andrzejczak and Land defeated Fiocchi and Sauro in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent |
27.9% | 20,231 | |
| Democratic | R. Bruce Land |
26.4% | 19,140 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi Incumbent | 23.2% | 16,818 | |
| Republican | Jim Sauro | 22.6% | 16,395 | |
| Total Votes | 72,584 | |||
2013
Fiocchi won election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 1. Fiocchi was bracketed with Kristine Gabor. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He and incumbent Bob Andrzejczak (D) defeated incumbent Nelson Albano (D) and Kristine Gabor (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bob Andrzejczak Incumbent |
27.2% | 29,958 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi |
25% | 27,539 | |
| Democratic | Nelson Albano | 24.2% | 26,611 | |
| Republican | Kristine Gabor | 23.5% | 25,903 | |
| Total Votes | 110,011 | |||
2011
Samuel Fiocchi was a candidate for District 1 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was bracketed with Suzanne Walters in the primary. Fiocchi and Walters defeated Peter Boyce and Paul Halley in the Republican primary on June 7. Fiocchi was defeated by Nelson Albano (D) and Matthew Milam (D) in the general election.[13]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 1 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nelson Albano Incumbent |
27.9% | 24,794 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Milam Incumbent |
25% | 22,207 | |
| Republican | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.8% | 21,156 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Walters | 23.4% | 20,810 | |
| Total Votes | 88,967 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly District 1 Republican Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Suzanne Walters |
37.3% | 4,491 |
| Samuel Fiocchi |
36.5% | 4,398 |
| Peter Boyce | 14.2% | 1,712 |
| Paul Halley | 11.9% | 1,438 |
| Total Votes | 12,039 | |
Speculation
PolitickerNJ noted that District 1 appeared to have Republican leanings--on paper. However, strong historical support for Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) called the predictive power of the figures into question. However, NJSpotlight noted that Republicans seemed to be focused on reclaiming the district's assembly seats. Nevertheless, redistricting weakened the Republican base in District 1.[14][15]
Campaign themes
2013
On their shared campaign website, Fiocchi and Kristine Gabor listed the following as their top campaign issues:[16]
- Create Jobs
- Excerpt: "We’ll use our combination of private sector experience in small business, marketing, tourism and agriculture, to revitalize the local economy and create the good-paying jobs our residents need and deserve. We’ll do it by reducing taxes and streamlining burdensome regulations that stop local businesses from growing and that discourage new ones from settling here."
- Lower Property Taxes
- Excerpt: "Governor Christie’s bi-partisan passage of the 2% property tax cap and pension-benefit reforms were an important first step to ending our standing as the highest taxed state in the nation. We credit people on both sides of the aisle who voted to pass it. We will work with Governor Christie to enact these reforms right away. Politics should no longer get in the way of providing comprehensive property tax relief to our residents."
- Combat Crime
- Excerpt: "We will work with members of the law enforcement community to put more police in our business districts, neighborhoods and schools. We will continue to oppose the expansion of the Cumberland County prison system, like the hastily arranged, backroom deal hatched by incumbent politicians to add to the 10,000 inmates already housed there – which will have an adverse affect on our crime rate and our communities."
- Improve Education
- Excerpt: "We support many of the reforms championed by Governor Christie and leading Democrats like opportunity scholarships, an expansion of charter schools, tenure reform and rewarding the very best teachers with higher pay. In addition, we support expanded educational opportunities for students who would prefer technical career training that readies them to enter the competitive job market of the 21st Century should they choose not to pursue college."
2011
On their 2011 campaign site, the District 1 Republicans detailed their "7 Point Plan." The following is an overview of that plan:
- No Additional Taxes.
- Cap the Number of Bills that Legislators can Sponsor or Co-Sponsor.
- Impose a Hard Cap on State Spending and Pay As You Go.
- Direct Contact with Constituents.
- Provide Constituents with Accessible Information on Every Vote Cast.
- Empower Local Governments to Save Money.
- Return to a Part Time Legislature.
Debate
On Wednesday, October 21, the District 1 legislative candidates took part in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
- Video of the debate can be found here.
Campaign finance summary
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2015
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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Endorsements
2011
Fiocchi was endorsed by:
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ DeWeese, Fiocchi & Walters, Facebook page, "Info," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 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 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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ Fiocchi and Gabor for General Assembly, "Issues," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, DiCicco to run for Assembly in LD 3, 9 April 2011
