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Erik Simonsen
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 1st Legislative District district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2020
Serving with Antwan McClellan
Preceded byR. Bruce Land
Matthew W. Milam
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLower Township, New Jersey
Alma materThe College of New Jersey
Rutgers University
University of Scranton[1]
WebsiteLegislative Webpage

Erik K. Simonsen is an American musician and Republican Party politician[2] who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 14, 2020, after defeating incumbent Assemblymen R. Bruce Land and Matthew W. Milam in the 2019 general election. Simonsen served as Mayor of Lower Township from 2016 until 2020.

Simonsen is the athletic director at Lower Cape May Regional High School.[3]

New Jersey Assembly

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Simonsen ran as a team with Mike Testa for Senate and Antwan McClellan for Assembly. During the campaign, the team made immigration and taxes a key part of their campaign. He, alongside Testa and McClellan, ousted the 1st District's legislators, Senator Bob Andrzejczak, Assemblymen R. Bruce Land and Matthew W. Milam.[4] Their victories were the only gains Republicans made in the 2019 New Jersey elections.[5]

Tenure

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Simonsen was sworn into office on January 14, 2020, when the 219th New Jersey Legislature convened.

Committee assignments

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  • Community Development and Affairs
  • Education
  • State and Local Government
  • Joint Committee on the Public Schools

District 1

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New Jersey Legislative District 1

New Jersey's 1st Legislative District encompasses parts of Atlantic County, Cumberland County, and all of Cape May County. 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 representatives from the 1st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[6]

Electoral history

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General Assembly

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1st Legislative District General Election, 2023[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Simonsen (incumbent) 27,976 31.8
Republican Antwan McClellan (incumbent) 27,603 31.3
Democratic Damita White-Morris 16,257 18.5
Democratic Eddie L. Bonner 16,228 18.4
Total votes 88,064 100.0
Republican hold
1st legislative district general election, 2021[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Simonsen (incumbent) 40,803 31.61%
Republican Antwan McClellan (incumbent) 40,405 31.30%
Democratic John P. Capizola Jr. 23,818 18.45%
Democratic Julia L. Hankerson 23,055 17.86%
Libertarian Michael Gallo 589 0.46%
Libertarian Jacob Selwood 399 0.31%
Total votes 129,069 100.00
Republican hold
2019 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 1st Legislative District[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Simonsen 27,304 27.15%
Republican Antwan McClellan 26,264 26.11%
Democratic Bruce Land (Incumbent) 23,778 23.64%
Democratic Matthew W. Milam (Incumbent) 23,234 23.10%
Total votes 100,508 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ "Erik Simonsen". Press of Atlantic City.
  2. ^ "Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan likely GOP Assembly candidates in 1st district". New Jersey Globe. March 4, 2019.
  3. ^ LCMR General Information, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Verma, Pranshu. "Democrats suffer a setback in New Jersey as Republicans win battleground legislative districts", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 2019. Accessed January 15, 2020. "In the same district, which covers Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties, Democratic incumbents Bruce Land and Matthew Milam conceded their Assembly race to Republican challengers Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan. Unofficial results showed Simonsen and McClellan leading by a four-point margin late Tuesday."
  5. ^ Verma, Pranshu. "New Jersey Democrats outspent Republicans 3-1 in the 2019 election — and still lost seats", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 3, 2019. Accessed January 15, 2020. "When the new legislative session begins in January, Democrats will hold a 52–28 majority in the lower house and a 25–15 edge in the upper chamber.... But all of the Democratic losses came in this district, with incumbent Democratic State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak losing to Republican challenger Mike Testa and the Democratic incumbents running for Assembly, Matthew Milam and Bruce Land, losing to Republican challengers Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan."
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 1, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "NJ general Assembly 01". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
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