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Eliana Pintor Marin

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Eliana Pintor Marin
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 18, 2013
Serving with Shanique Speight
Preceded byAlberto Coutinho
Personal details
Born (1980-10-23) October 23, 1980 (age 44)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnthony
Children3
EducationSt. John's University, New York (BA, MA)
WebsiteState Assembly website

Eliana Pintor Marin (born October 23, 1980) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly, having been named to the seat on September 11, 2013, to fill the vacant seat of Alberto Coutinho following his resignation. Pintor Marin has served as the Assembly Budget Chair since 2018.[1]

Biography

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Pintor Marin was born in Newark, New Jersey, on October 23, 1980, and was raised in its East Ward.[1][2] After graduating from Mother Seton Regional High School she earned a bachelor's and master's degree from St. John's University in legal studies and government / politics respectively, before working for an investment banking firm. She is employed as the Division Manager of Passports and Vault Recording in the office of the Essex County Clerk and has served as a member of the Advisory Board to the Newark Public Schools.[2]

She is the daughter of first generation Portuguese factory workers and is the first in her family to graduate from college. In addition to her professional and legislative work, she is a member of the Newark Portuguese Sports Club and the Director of the Portuguese School. She resides in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark with her husband Anthony and daughter Amelia.[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

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Coutinho resigned from office as of September 11, 2013, amid an investigation into a charity that had been established by his father. A special convention of 200 Essex County Democratic Committee members chose Pintor Marin to fill his vacant seat in the Assembly and to take his ballot position for the November 2013 general election.[4]

Pintor Marin won election in November 2013 to serve the balance of the two years on Coutinho's seat and was sworn into office on November 18, 2013.[5] She is Vice Chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee, and serves on the Budget Committee and Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.[1]

Committees

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

  • Budget (as chair)
  • Appropriations

District 29

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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.[6] The representatives from the 29th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[7]

Electoral history

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29th Legislative District General Election, 2023[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliana Pintor Marin (incumbent) 7,488 42.5
Democratic Shanique Speight (incumbent) 7,409 42.0
Republican Orlando Mendez 1,419 8.1
Republican Noble Milton 1,308 7.4
Total votes 17,624 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
29th legislative district general election, 2021[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliana Pintor Marin (incumbent) 19,919 49.14%
Democratic Shanique Speight (incumbent) 19,576 48.30%
Salters For All Debra Salters 1,037 2.56%
Total votes 40,532 100.0
Democratic hold
29th Legislative District General Election, 2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliana Pintor Marin (incumbent) 8,994 40.8%
Democratic Shanique Speight (incumbent) 8,664 39.4%
Republican John Anello 1,689 7.7%
Republican Jeannette Veras 1,535 7.0%
Jobs, Equal Rights Yolanda Johnson 609 2.8%
Jobs, Equal Rights Nichelle Velazquez 524 2.4%
Total votes 22,015 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ms. Eliana Pintor Marin, Advisory Board". Newark Public Schools. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "2013 Essex County Portuguese Heritage Celebration a success". Independent Press (via NJ.com). August 1, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Giambusso, David. "Eliana Pintor Marin will replace Essex Assemblyman Coutinho", The Star-Ledger, September 11, 2013. Accessed October 3, 2013. "Hours after state Assemblyman Al Coutinho (D-Essex) tendered his resignation today, party leaders gathered in Newark's ornate Mediterranean Manor to vote for his replacement, Eliana Pintor Marin.... Coutinho stepped down abruptly today amid an investigation into a family foundation started by his father Bernardino Coutinho. Pintor Marin will fill out the remainder of his term in the Assembly and will replace him on the ballot in November."
  5. ^ Friedman, Matt. "Newark gets new assemblywoman", The Star-Ledger, November 18, 2013. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Eliana Pintor Marin, who works in the Essex County Clerk’s office, was sworn in today to the seat left vacant by Assemblyman Al Coutinho's (D-Essex) resignation.... Pintor Marin was selected by Essex County Democrats to fill the remainder of Coutinho’s unexpired term. In November, she was elected to a full two-year term that begins in January."
  6. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Legislative Roster for District 29, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/05/2019 Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2019. Accessed March 6, 2024.
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