Wayne DeAngelo

Wayne P. DeAngelo (born November 5, 1965) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th Legislative District.

Wayne DeAngelo
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 14th District
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Serving with Daniel R. Benson
Preceded byBill Baroni
Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Telecommunications and Utilities
Assumed office
2015 [1]
Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
Assumed office
2015
LeaderVincent Prieto
Craig Coughlin
Preceded byOffice Established [2]
Personal details
Born (1965-11-05) November 5, 1965
Trenton, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Toni DeAngelo
ChildrenTwo
ResidenceHamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
OccupationAssistant business manager
WebsiteLegislative website

Early Life

DeAngelo was born in Trenton, New Jersey.[3] He is a fourth-generation Hamilton Township, Mercer County resident of Italian-American descent. He lives in the township with his wife Toni and their two daughters. DeAngelo attended Steinert High School and the Rupert John Trade School.[4] He is the Assistant Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 269.[5] DeAngelo is a former Hamilton Township councilman. DeAngelo and John Bencivengo, Hamilton's mayor, served as Grand Marshals of the 2008 Hamilton Township Columbus Day Parade.[6]

New Jersey Assembly

DeAngelo was first elected to the Assembly in 2007 winning a close race with his Democratic running mate, incumbent Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein against Republicans Adam Bushman and Tom Goodwin and Libertarians Jason M. Scheurer and Ray F. Cragle. While Greenstein won 27% of the total vote, DeAngelo eked out a win by getting 821 more votes than third-place winner Goodwin.[7] He subsequently won another full term to the Assembly with Greenstein in 2009; since 2011, DeAngelo won re-election with Dan Benson.

Committees[5]
  • Telecommunications and Utilities, Chair
  • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Vice-Chair
  • Appropriations

District 14

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 14th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:[8][9]

Electoral History

New Jersey Assembly
New Jersey general election, 2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 35,596 30.0 0.2
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 35,088 29.6 0.9
Republican Kristian Stout 24,725 20.9 1.3
Republican Steven Uccio 23,106 19.5 0.6
Total votes '118,515' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 22,319 30.2 3.2
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 21,187 28.7 2.7
Republican David C. Jones 14,474 19.6 4.0
Republican Philip R. Kaufman 13,937 18.9 3.1
Green Joann Cousin 1,028 1.4 N/A
Green Steven Welzer 957 1.3 N/A
Total votes '73,902' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 32,048 27.0 2.0
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 30,992 26.0 2.0
Republican Steve Cook 28,135 23.6 2.7
Republican Ronald Haas 26,233 22.0 1.2
Libertarian Sean O’Connor 898 0.8 N/A
Libertarian Steven Uccio 779 0.7 N/A
Total votes '119,085' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 26,626 29.0
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 25,662 28.0
Republican Sheree McGowan 19,135 20.9
Republican Wayne Wittman 19,100 20.8
Green Steven Welzer 1,189 1.3
Total votes 91,712 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 37,958 28.2 1.1
Democratic Wayne DeAngelo 35,791 26.6 2.6
Republican Rob Calabro 30,479 22.6 0.7
Republican William T. Harvey, Jr. 29,530 21.9 0.8
Modern Whig Gene L. Baldassari 859 0.6 N/A
Total votes '134,617' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 28,266 27.1 0.4
Democratic Wayne P. DeAngelo 25,119 24.0 1.7
Republican Thomas Goodwin 24,298 23.3 4.4
Republican Adam Bushman 23,711 22.7 0.4
Libertarian Jason M. Scheurer 1,775 1.7 1.2
Libertarian Ray F. Cragle 1,308 1.3 0.8
Total votes '104,477' '100.0'

References
  1. "Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo (D)". Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Assembly Democratic Leadership". New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. Assembly Member Wayne P. DeAngelo, Project Vote Smart. Accessed April 24, 2008.
  4. "Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo Bio Page". NJ Assembly Majority Office. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo's legislative Website, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 1, 2015.
  6. Cusido, Carmen. "Co-grand marshals for Columbus Day parade." (September 11, 2008). The Times of Trenton, p. 57
  7. "Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2007. p. 14. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  8. Legislative Roster 2014-2015 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2014.
  9. District 14 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2014.
  10. "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  11. "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  12. "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  13. "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  14. "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  15. "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Bill Baroni		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 14th District
January 8, 2008 – present
With: Linda R. Greenstein, Daniel R. Benson		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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