Joseph Cryan

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Joseph Cryan
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New Jersey State Senate District 20
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

7

Prior offices
New Jersey General Assembly District 20

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Belmont Abbey College

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Sheriff, Union County
Contact

Joseph Cryan (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Cryan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Cryan is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 20 from 2001 to January 4, 2015. He resigned after he was elected sheriff of Union County.[1] He previously served as Majority Leader.

Biography

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Cryan earned his B.A. in business administration from Belmont Abbey College in 1983. His professional experience includes working as undersheriff for the Union County Sheriff’s Office, as manager and owner of Cryan's Restaurant, and as operation's manager for ITT Avionics.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Cryan was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Cryan was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Cryan was assigned to the following committees:

2014-2015

At the beginning of the 2014 legislative session, Cryan served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2014
Budget
Health and Senior Services
Law and Public Safety

2010-2012

In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Cryan 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 20

Incumbent Joseph Cryan defeated Carmen Bucco in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan (D)
 
74.7
 
12,473
Image of Carmen Bucco
Carmen Bucco (R)
 
25.3
 
4,224

Total votes: 16,697
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20

Incumbent Joseph Cryan defeated Angela Alvey-Wimbush in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
 
73.9
 
6,798
Angela Alvey-Wimbush
 
26.1
 
2,402

Total votes: 9,200
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20

Carmen Bucco advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carmen Bucco
Carmen Bucco
 
100.0
 
1,011

Total votes: 1,011
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Endorsements

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2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 20

Incumbent Joseph Cryan won election in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan (D)
 
100.0
 
26,603

Total votes: 26,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20

Incumbent Joseph Cryan defeated Jamel Holley and Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 20 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
 
62.5
 
7,804
Image of Jamel Holley
Jamel Holley
 
33.5
 
4,176
Image of Jason Krychiw
Jason Krychiw (Unofficially withdrew)
 
4.0
 
502

Total votes: 12,482
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2017

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[3][4] Joseph Cryan (D) defeated Ashraf Hanna (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 20 general election.[5][6]

New Jersey State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Cryan 83.69% 25,772
     Republican Ashraf Hanna 16.31% 5,023
Total Votes 30,795
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Joseph Cryan ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 20 Democratic primary election.[7]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
New Jersey State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Cryan
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Ashraf Hanna ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 20 Republican primary election.[7]

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New Jersey State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Ashraf Hanna
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Endorsements

In 2017, Cryan's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • U.S. Senator Cory Booker
  • Union County Democratic Chairman Jerry Green
  • Congressman Albio Sires
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825
  • New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association (NJ FMBA)
  • State Senator Nicholas Scutari (LD-22)
  • Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Cryan won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 20. Cryan was bracketed with Annette Quijano. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Annette Quijano (D) defeated Charles Donnelly (R) and Christopher Hackett (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Cryan Incumbent 36.3% 19,268
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Quijano Incumbent 35.5% 18,839
     Republican Charles Donnelly 14.5% 7,719
     Republican Christopher Hackett 13.7% 7,269
Total Votes 53,095

Endorsements

In 2013, Cryan’s endorsements included the following:[13] [14]

  • The New Jersey AFL-CIO
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Cryan won re-election for District 20 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Cryan and fellow incumbent Annette Quijano ran bracketed together and defeated Tony Monteiro and Carlos Cedeno in the June 7 Democratic Primary. They then defeated John Donoso in the November 8 general election.[15]

New Jersey General Assembly District 20 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Cryan Incumbent 42.7% 12,104
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Quijano Incumbent 42.7% 12,116
     Republican John Donoso 14.6% 4,128
Total Votes 28,348

2009

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Bracketed with Annette Quijano, Cryan ran unopposed in the November 3, 2009, general election. [16]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twentieth Legislative District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Cryan (D) 20,607
Green check mark transparent.png Annette Quijano (D) 20,054

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

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Campaign finance summary


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Joseph Cryan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey State Senate District 20Won general$765,855 $0
2021New Jersey State Senate District 20Won general$930,292 $0
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $1,227,531 N/A**
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $628,923 N/A**
2007New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $487,611 N/A**
2005New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $539,081 N/A**
2003New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $81,584 N/A**
2001New Jersey General Assembly, District 20Won $39,511 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2012

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. PolitickerNJ, "Cryan steps into sheriff role at Union County reorganization," accessed January 16, 2015
  2. "Joseph Cryan Official Campaign Website," accessed May 9, 2013
  3. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  4. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  5. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  6. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  7. 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
  8. Cryan for Senate, "Press," accessed August 14, 2017
  9. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  10. New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
  11. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
  13. PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
  14. Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
  15. New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  16. New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014


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