Lisa Swain
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2018 - Present
2026
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Lisa Swain (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 38. She assumed office on May 24, 2018. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Swain (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 38. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.[source]
Swain replaced former Rep. Timothy Eustace (D), who resigned April 13, 2018, to begin another job.[1][2]
Biography
Swain previously served as the mayor and a city council member of Fair Lawn, New Jersey.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Swain was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Chair
- State and Local Government Committee, Vice Chair
- Women and Children Committee
- Joint Budget Oversight Committee
2020-2021
Swain was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- Law and Public Safety Committee
- Women and Children Committee, Vice-chair
2019-2020
Swain was assigned to the following committees:
- Law and Public Safety Committee
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee
- Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
The primary will occur on June 10, 2025. The general election will occur on November 4, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain, incumbent P. Christopher Tully, and Damali Robinson are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 10, 2025.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Robert Kaiser and Barry Wilkes are running in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Robert Kaiser | ||
| Barry Wilkes | ||
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully defeated Gail Horton and Barry Wilkes in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain (D) | 28.3 | 27,717 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully (D) | 27.9 | 27,304 | |
| Gail Horton (R) | 21.9 | 21,517 | ||
| Barry Wilkes (R) | 21.9 | 21,490 | ||
| Total votes: 98,028 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain | 50.8 | 6,246 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully | 49.2 | 6,055 | |
| Total votes: 12,301 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Barry Wilkes and Gail Horton advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Wilkes | 50.1 | 3,296 | |
| ✔ | Gail Horton | 49.9 | 3,286 | |
| Total votes: 6,582 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully defeated Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. and Jerry Taylor in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain (D) | 26.5 | 34,226 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully (D) | 25.9 | 33,444 | |
| Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. (R) | 23.9 | 30,777 | ||
| Jerry Taylor (R) | 23.7 | 30,597 | ||
| Total votes: 129,044 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain | 51.1 | 6,515 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully | 48.9 | 6,225 | |
| Total votes: 12,740 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. and Jerry Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr. | 50.3 | 5,401 | |
| ✔ | Jerry Taylor | 49.7 | 5,347 | |
| Total votes: 10,748 | ||||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully defeated Christopher DiPiazza and Michael Kazimir in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain (D) | 27.7 | 23,173 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully (D) | 27.2 | 22,727 | |
| Christopher DiPiazza (R) | 22.7 | 18,929 | ||
| Michael Kazimir (R) | 22.4 | 18,725 | ||
| Total votes: 83,554 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain | 51.7 | 3,979 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully | 48.3 | 3,724 | |
| Total votes: 7,703 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Christopher DiPiazza and Michael Kazimir advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher DiPiazza | 50.5 | 2,663 | |
| ✔ | Michael Kazimir | 49.5 | 2,607 | |
| Total votes: 5,270 | ||||
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2018
A special election for District 38 of the New Jersey General Assembly was called for November 6, 2018. Both seats in the district were on the ballot in the special election.
The district became vacant following the resignations of Timothy Eustace (D) and Joseph Lagana (D). Eustace resigned in April 2018 after taking a private sector job. Lagana resigned in April 2018 after being sworn in to fill a vacancy in District 38 of the state Senate. Lisa Swain (D) was appointed to fill Eustace's seat and Chris Tully (D) was appointed to fill Lagana's seat.
General election
Special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Swain and incumbent P. Christopher Tully defeated Gail Horton and Jayme Ouellette in the special general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Swain (D) | 30.2 | 47,865 | |
| ✔ | P. Christopher Tully (D) | 29.3 | 46,406 | |
| Gail Horton (R) | 20.4 | 32,310 | ||
| Jayme Ouellette (R) | 20.1 | 31,833 | ||
| Total votes: 158,414 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Jersey General Assembly District 38 |
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