Dawn Addiego recall, New Jersey State Senate (2019)

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New Jersey State Senate recall
Officeholders
Dawn Addiego
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Recall election date
2019
See also
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An effort to recall Dawn Addiego, a member of the Democratic Party, from her elected position representing District 8 in the New Jersey State Senate was launched on January 29, 2019. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 40,021 valid signatures in 160 days of the petition’s approval to move the recall forward.

As of October 24, 2019, the recall had not been submitted to the state for approval and was considered as abandoned.

Recall supporters

The New Jersey Republican State Committee organized the recall effort against Addiego. The recall effort was launched after Addiego changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat on January 28, 2019.

Recall opponents

After she changed her party affiliation, Addiego said, "As gridlock in Washington dominates the news, it has become increasingly clear that in order to effect change you have to be part of the discussion and not on the outside looking in. The people of the 8th district did not elect me to be content in the role of loyal opposition."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in New Jersey

Supporters of the recall needed to collect 40,021 signatures in 160 days of the petition’s approval to force a recall election.

Historical state legislative recalls

Ballotpedia tracked 124 recall efforts against 120 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2018. During that time, 39 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.

Michigan led the way with 35 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2018. Of those 35 recall efforts, three were successful. Wisconsin followed with 30 state legislative recall efforts. Six of those recalls were successful.

See also

• Recall campaigns in New Jersey
• Political recall efforts, 2019
• State legislative recalls