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Chris Tully

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Chris Tully
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 24, 2018
Serving with Lisa Swain
Preceded by
Personal details
Born
Peter Christopher Tully[1]

(1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 42)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBergenfield, New Jersey
Alma materNortheastern University (BA)
WebsiteLegislative web page

Peter Christopher Tully (born March 31, 1982), is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since 2018. For the 2022-23 legislative session he serves as the Deputy Majority Leader.[1]

Raised in Bergenfield, Tully graduated from Bergenfield High School and Northeastern University.[2]

Political career

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Tully served on the Borough of Bergenfield council from 2009 to 2017, and was Council President in 2011 and 2014.[1] Tully also previously served as an aide to U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer.[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

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Tully and Lisa Swain were appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly's 38th District seats in May 2018 after Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace both resigned from their seats to move on to other positions.[4] In the November 6, 2018, special election to complete the unexpired Assembly terms, Swain and Tully defeated Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellete.[5][6]

In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[7]

Committee assignments

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Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[1]

  • Science, Innovation and Technology (as chair)
  • Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture (as vice-chair)
  • Health

District 38

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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.[8] The representatives from the 38th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[9]

Electoral history

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38th Legislative District General Election, 2023[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Swain (incumbent) 27,717 28.3
Democratic Chris Tully (incumbent) 27,304 27.9
Republican Gail Horton 21,517 22.0
Republican Barry Wilkes 21,490 21.9
Total votes 98,028 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
38th legislative district general election, 2021[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Swain (incumbent) 34,226 26.52%
Democratic Chris Tully (incumbent) 33,444 25.92%
Republican Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. 30,777 23.85%
Republican Gerard "Jerry" Taylor 30,597 23.71%
Total votes 129,044 100.0
Democratic hold
38th Legislative District General Election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Swain (incumbent) 19,887 27.22%
Democratic P. Christopher Tully (incumbent) 19,571 26.79%
Republican Christopher DiPiazza 16,872 23.1%
Republican Michael Kazimir 16,724 22.89%
Total votes 72,851 100%
Democratic hold
38th Legislative District Special Election, 2018[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Tully (incumbent) 46,406 59.3%
Republican Jayme Ouellette 31,833 40.7%
Total votes 78,239 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Assemblyman P. Christopher Tully, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Election Roundup: Bergenfield Council", Twin-Boro News, October 29, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Chris Tully... I am a lifelong resident of Bergenfield, a graduate of Bergenfield High School and a cum laude graduate of Northeastern University."
  3. ^ Johnson, Brent (May 25, 2018). "Meet your 3 new state lawmakers, New Jersey". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Wildstein, David. "Swain and Tully seated in State Assembly", New Jersey Globe, May 24, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2024. "Two new members of the State Assembly from the 38th district were sworn in today: Democrats Linda Swain, a former mayor of Fair Lawn, and Christopher Tully, a former Bergenfield council president and district director to Rep. Josh Gottheimer. Swain and Tully replace Joseph Lagana and Timothy Eustace. Lagana (D-Paramus) moved up to the State Senate after Robert Gordon was appointed to the state Board of Public Utilities, and Eustace – after getting passed over for the Senate seat – resigned to become deputy executive director of the North Jersey District Water Commission."
  5. ^ November 6, 2018 General Election Results 38th Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Biryukov, Nikita. "Lagana, Swain, Tully Win", New Jersey Globe, November 6, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2024. "State Sen. Joseph Lagana, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain and Assemblyman Chris Tully won in the 38th legislative district and will serve the remaining year of their terms.... Swain and Tully defeat Republicans Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellette. Swain secured 38,372 votes while Tully received 37,188. They took 30% and 29% of the vote, respectively."
  7. ^ Bill A4454 AcaSca (2R) Session 2020 - 2021, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 27, 2022.
  8. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Legislative Roster for District 38, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/06/2018 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/06/2018 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 3, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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