Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande (b. November 21, 1976) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 11 from 2007 to 2016. She served as Assistant Minority Leader from 2014 to 2015.
Casagrande formerly represented District 12 from 2008 to 2012. Due to redistricting, she ran for District 11 in the November 8, 2011, election.
Biography
Casagrande earned her B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University in 1999 and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as a partner with Menna Supko & Casagrande, as an associate with Cleary Afieri Jones & Hoyle and as a law clerk with Honorable Robert W. O'Hagan.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Casagrande served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Financial Institutions and Insurance |
| • Women and Children |
| • Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opp |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Casagrande served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Financial Institutions and Insurance |
| • Women and Children |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Casagrande served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Regulatory Oversight and Gaming |
| • State Government |
Issues
National Political Awareness Test
Casagrande's answers to the New Jersey State Legislative Election 2007 National Political Awareness Test are available. In the test she listed her top priorities as:
- 1. Cut spending to lower property taxes - Eliminate $2 billion in wasteful government spending and cut property taxes permanently by at lease 20% for every NJ family.
- 2. Fully fund our schools - Five years of flat funding have driven school property taxes trhough the roof.
- 3. Pass real ethics reform - The politicians in Trenton failed to deliver reform. Its time to permanently ban politicians from abusing the pension system.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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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.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mary Pat Angelini and incumbent Caroline Casagrande were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Houghtaling and Downey defeated Angelini and Casagrande in the general election.[4][5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eric Houghtaling |
25.6% | 15,149 | |
| Democratic | Joann Downey |
25.2% | 14,906 | |
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini Incumbent | 24.8% | 14,653 | |
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande Incumbent | 24.4% | 14,418 | |
| Total Votes | 59,126 | |||
2013
Casagrande won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 11. Casagrande was bracketed with Mary Pat Angelini. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She and incumbent Mary Pat Angelini (R) defeated Edward Zipprich (D) and Kevin McMillan (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini Incumbent |
30.1% | 29,842 | |
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande Incumbent |
29.1% | 28,827 | |
| Democratic | Kevin McMillan | 20.6% | 20,406 | |
| Democratic | Edward Zipprich | 20.2% | 19,968 | |
| Total Votes | 99,043 | |||
2011
Casagrande won re-election in 2011, but for District 11 instead of her current District 12 due to redistricting. Casagrande and incumbent Mary Pat Angelini ran uncontested in the Republican Primary on June 7. They then defeated Kathleen Horgan (D), Vin Gopal (D), and Daniel Jacobson (I) in the November 8 general election.[13]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 11 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini Incumbent |
26.4% | 18,479 | |
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande Incumbent |
26.8% | 18,739 | |
| Democratic | Vin Gopal | 22% | 15,392 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Horgan | 21.5% | 15,060 | |
| Independent | Daniel Jacobson | 3.4% | 2,358 | |
| Total Votes | 70,028 | |||
First female legislative team
Since the Republican candidates won the general election, District 11 will feature the state's first all-female legislative team. In addition to Angelini and Casagrande, Jennifer Beck (R) won District 11 the New Jersey State Senate.[14]
Speculation
District 11 was reshaped to become a minority opportunity district. While NJSpotlight predicted a win for the GOP ticket, PolitickerNJ noted that the Asbury Park Press endorsement of Vin Gopal (D) could increase his chance of winning. Jennifer Beck (R) and Caroline Casagrande (R) were also endorsed--APP declined to endorse Angelini, Raymond Santiago (D), and Kathleen Horgan (D). In addition, the Democratic challengers in District 11 have raised over $100,000.[15][16]
2009
Running for re-election in 2009, Casagrande received 41,279 votes (31%), defeating challengers John Amberg, Michelle Roth, and Steven Welzer. She was bracketed with Declan O'Scanlon, Jr..[17] [18]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twelfth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Declan J. O'Scanlon, Jr. (R)
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42,932 | |||
| Caroline Casagrande (R)
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42,662 | |||
| Michelle Roth (D) | 25,891 | |||
| John Amberg (D) | 24,125 | |||
| Steven Welzer (Gr) | 1,635 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2015
In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Caroline Casagrande endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[19]
Personal
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Casagrande and her husband, Stephen Chance, have two sons, Harrison and Teddy.
Additional reading
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Assemblywoman Casagrande on Twitter
- Caroline Casagrande on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Assemblywoman Casagrande-Issue Positions," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Atlanticville, "GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District," June 30, 2011
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)
