CWA ANNOUNCES LATEST ROUND OF LEGISLATIVE ENDORSEMENTS IN NEW JERSEY

Endorses Pro-Union Incumbents & Challengers Who Will Fight For Middle-Class and Working Families

(TRENTON, NEW JERSEY) – Today, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) enthusiastically announced the latest round of endorsements for several legislative races throughout New Jersey.

“Everyone deserves the opportunity to work in a safe, respectful environment with fair wages and benefits,” said Dennis Trainor, Vice President for CWA District 1. “We are extremely proud to back these Assembly and Senate candidates, because we know they’ll be steadfast, strong supporters of working families and the labor movement here in New Jersey.”

“Now more than ever, New Jersey needs pro-union leaders in Trenton who will fight alongside us on the issues that matter to middle-class and working families,” said Fran Ehret, CWA NJ State Director. “Over the next several months, CWA members look forward to being out there in force – knocking on doors, making phone calls and talking with our neighbors – all the way through the last hour of Election Day this November.”

Below please find a list of the latest round of CWA’s 2023 New Jersey legislative endorsements announced today:

• Vince Polistina (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-2
• John Burzichelli (Challenger) – State Senate LD-3
• Paul Moriarty (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-4
• Carol Murphy (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-7
• Latham Tiver (Challenger) – State Senate LD-8
• Shirley K. Turner (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-15
• Anthony S. Verrelli (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-15
• Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-15
• Bob Smith (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-17
• Joseph Danielsen (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-17
• Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-18
• Robert J. Karabinchak (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-18
• Craig J. Coughlin (Incumbent) –State Assembly Speaker LD-19
• Yvonne Lopez (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-19
• Nicholas Scutari (Incumbent) – State Senate President LD-22
• Raj Mukherji (Open Seat…Current Assemblyman) – State Senate LD-32
• Britnee N. Timberlake (Open Seat…Current Assemblywoman) – State Senate LD-34
• Nellie Pou (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-35
• Shavonda E. Sumter (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-35
• Benjie E. Wimberly (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-35
• Paul A. Sarlo (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-36
• Clinton Calabrese (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-36
• Gary Schaer (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-36
• Gordon M. Johnson (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-37
• Shama A. Haider (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-37
• Ellen J. Park (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-37

CWA already publicly endorsed the following legislative candidates for re-election:

• Vin Gopal (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-11
• Margie Donlon (Challenger) – State Assembly LD-11
• Luanne Peterpaul (Challenger) – State Assembly LD-11
• Linda Greenstein (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-14
• Wayne DeAngelo (Incumbent) – – State Assembly LD-114
• Andrew Zwicker (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-16
• Mitchelle Drulis (Open Seat) – State Assembly LD-16
• Roy Freiman  (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-16
• Joe Vitale (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-19
• Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-20
•  Reginald Atkins (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-20
•  Anette Quijano (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-20
• Alixon Collazos-Gill (Open Seat) – State Assembly LD-27
• John McKeon (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-27
• Joe Lagana (Incumbent) – State Senate LD-38
• Lisa Swain (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-38
• Chris Tully (Incumbent) – State Assembly LD-38

The Communications Workers of America (AFL-CIO) represents both private sector and public workers. CWA represents more than 70,000 working families in New Jersey, including over 40,000 state workers, 15,000 county and municipal workers, and thousands of workers in the telecommunications, airlines, healthcare and direct care industries.