Raj Mukherji

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Raj Mukherji
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Democratic Party

New Jersey State Senate District 32
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Deputy Mayor of Jersey City
New Jersey General Assembly District 33

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Thomas Edison State College

Graduate

University of Pennsylvania

Law

Seton Hall Law School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

Years of service

2001 - 2009

Personal
Profession
Deputy Mayor of Jersey City
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Raj Mukherji (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office on January 9, 2024. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Mukherji (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 32. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

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Mukherji earned his B.A. from Thomas Edison State College, his M.L.A. focused on national security from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. His professional experience includes working as an entrepreneur co-founding a public affairs firm and serving as deputy Mayor of Jersey City. Mukherji served in Military Intelligence for the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 2001 to 2009.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Mukherji was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Budget
• Commerce and Economic Development
• Labor

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Mukherji served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 32

Raj Mukherji defeated Ilyas Mohammed in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Raj Mukherji (D)
 
83.1
 
15,175
Image of Ilyas Mohammed
Ilyas Mohammed (R)
 
16.9
 
3,083

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,258
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32

Raj Mukherji advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Raj Mukherji
Raj Mukherji
 
100.0
 
8,882

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,882
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32

Ilyas Mohammed advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ilyas Mohammed
Ilyas Mohammed
 
100.0
 
723

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 723
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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 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji defeated Marcos Marte and Jacob Curtis in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Annette Chaparro (D)
 
40.9
 
33,463
✔
Image of Raj Mukherji
Raj Mukherji (D)
 
40.5
 
33,189
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Marcos Marte (R)
 
9.4
 
7,685
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Jacob Curtis (R)
 
9.2
 
7,551

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Total votes: 81,888
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Annette Chaparro
 
50.2
 
13,554
✔
Image of Raj Mukherji
Raj Mukherji
 
49.8
 
13,472

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,026
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)

Marcos Marte and Jacob Curtis advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Marcos Marte
 
50.3
 
1,008
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Jacob Curtis
 
49.7
 
994

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,002
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Raj Mukherji and incumbent Annette Chaparro defeated Holly Lucyk and Fabian Rohena in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Raj Mukherji
Raj Mukherji (D)
 
42.4
 
24,416
✔
Image of Annette Chaparro
Annette Chaparro (D)
 
42.3
 
24,366
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Holly Lucyk (R)
 
8.0
 
4,614
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Fabian Rohena (R)
 
7.3
 
4,204

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,600
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Raj Mukherji and incumbent Annette Chaparro advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Raj Mukherji
Raj Mukherji
 
50.1
 
10,151
✔
Image of Annette Chaparro
Annette Chaparro
 
49.9
 
10,098

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,249
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 (2 seats)

Holly Lucyk and Fabian Rohena advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 33 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Holly Lucyk
 
51.9
 
739
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Fabian Rohena
 
48.1
 
686

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,425
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[2] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[3] Incumbent Annette Chaparro (D) and incumbent Raj Mukherji (D) defeated Holly Lucyk (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 general election.[4][5]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Annette Chaparro Incumbent 46.67% 32,988
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Raj Mukherji Incumbent 45.27% 31,997
     Republican Holly Lucyk 8.06% 5,697
Total Votes 70,682
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Incumbent Annette Chaparro and incumbent Raj Mukherji were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 Democratic primary election.[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Annette Chaparro Incumbent 50.31% 18,006
Green check mark transparent.png Raj Mukherji Incumbent 49.69% 17,786
Total Votes 35,792
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Francisco Aguilar and Holly Lucyk were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 33 Republican primary election.[8][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Francisco Aguilar 50.43% 932
Green check mark transparent.png Holly Lucyk 49.57% 916
Total Votes 1,848
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[9] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Raj Mukherji and Annette Chaparro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Garrett Simulcik, Jr. and Javier Sosa were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Mukherji and Chaparro defeated Simulcik and Sosa in the general election.[10][11][12][13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Chaparro 39.6% 12,338
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaj Mukherji Incumbent 38.5% 11,978
     Republican Garrett Simulcik 11.4% 3,556
     Republican Javier Sosa 10.5% 3,260
Total Votes 31,132

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Mukherji won election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 33. Mukherji was bracketed with Carmelo G. Garcia and defeated John Hilt IV, Anthony Mills, and Peter Basso in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and Carmelo G. Garcia (D) defeated Jude Anthony Tiscornia (R) and Armando Hernandez (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarmelo Garcia 37.5% 20,681
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaj Mukherji 34.5% 19,029
     Republican Armando Hernandez 14% 7,737
     Republican Jude Anthony Tiscornia 13.9% 7,691
Total Votes 55,138

Endorsements

In 2013, Mukherji's endorsements included the following:[19]

  • The Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Raj Mukherji did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Raj Mukherji did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Raj Mukherji campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey State Senate District 32Won general$885,993 $0
2021New Jersey General Assembly District 33Won general$121,812 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 33Won $74,501 N/A**
Grand total$1,082,306 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ "Raj Mukherji Official Campaign website," accessed May 18, 2013
    2. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
    4. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
    5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
    6. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
    8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    9. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
    10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
    11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
    12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    13. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    14. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
    15. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
    16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
    17. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
    18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
    19. ↑ Hudson Reporter, "Who will you vote for this Tuesday?" accessed September 13, 2013

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    Nicholas Sacco (D)     		New Jersey State Senate District 32
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