Kristin Corrado
Kristin Corrado | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 40th district | |
| Assumed office October 5, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin J. O'Toole |
| Chair of the New Jersey Senate Republican Conference | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2019 | |
| Leader | Thomas Kean, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Anthony R. Bucco |
| Deputy Minority Whip of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office January 28, 2019 – November 7, 2019 | |
| Leader | Thomas Kean, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Dawn Addiego [1] |
| Succeeded by | Kip Bateman |
| County Clerk of Passaic County | |
| In office January 1, 2010 – October 5, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Brown [2] |
| Succeeded by | Walter Davison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1965 Totowa, New Jersey, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Stan Alcala |
| Alma mater | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Seton Hall University School of Law |
| Website | Legislative Webpage |
Kristin Corrado (born June 24, 1965) is an American Republican Party politician who represents the 40th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate. She was sworn into office on October 5, 2017. Before her appointment to the New Jersey Senate she served a Passaic County Clerk for seven years.
Personal and early life
A resident of Totowa, New Jersey for her entire life, Corrado attended St. James School before moving on to Paul VI High School. Corrado attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. First elected as Passaic County Clerk in 2009, Corrado was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2014.[3]
New Jersey Senate
Corrado was appointed fill the seat left by former Senator Kevin J. O'Toole, who had resigned from office on July 1, 2017, to become a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[4]
Tenure
In early 2018 Corrado lead a fight to block Governor Phil Murphy's nomination of Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio to be Secretary of Treasury. She sponsored a bill alongside Senators Paul Sarlo, Gerald Cardinale, Loretta Weinberg, and Joseph Lagana that would push a special election to the following year if a vacancy for the County Sheriff, Clerk, or Surrogate posts if the vacancy occurs 70 days before election day.[5]
Committee assignments
- Environment and Energy[6]
- Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens
- Judiciary
District 40
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Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. New Jersey's 40th Legislative District encompasses parts of Bergen, Passaic, Essex, and Morris Counites. The current representatives from the 40th District to the 219th New Jersey Legislature are:[7]
- Senator Kristin Corrado (R)
- Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney (R)
- Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R)
Electoral history
New Jersey Senate
2017
With the retirement and eventual resignation of Kevin J. O'Toole, Corrado was appointed and sworn into his senate seat on October 5, 2017, making her the incumbent in the general election. Democrats ran Thomas Duch. Despite Democrats doing very well statewide and Thomas Duch doing much better than the Democratic nominee against O'Toole in 2013, Corrado still won by 12 points. She won all counties in the district.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristin M. Corrado (Incumbent) | 33,495 | 56.2 |  9.7
| |
| Democratic | Thomas Duch | 26,060 | 43.8 |  9.7
| |
| Total votes | '59,555' | '100.0' | |||
Passaic County Clerk
2014
Corrado ran for re-election as county clerk in 2014. She beat Democratic nominee Jeffery Gardner by a little over 1,000 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristin M. Corrado (Incumbent) | 42,026 | 50.5% | 1.2
| |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Gardner | 41,082 | 49.3% | 1.1
| |
| Total votes | '83,108' | '100.0' | |||
2009
In 2009, incumbent Clerk Karen Brown retired instead of running for a second term. The Democratic nominee was Keith Kazmark, who lost to Corrado by over 3,000 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristin M. Corrado | 49,399 | 51.7% | 5.3
| |
| Democratic | Keith Kazmark | 46,081 | 48.2% | 5.9
| |
| Total votes | '95,480' | '100.0' | |||
References
- ^ "SENATE". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Passaic County Clerk - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Senator Kristin M. Corrado, New Jersey Senate Republicans. Accessed October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Corrado Sworn-in as Senator for 40th District", New Jersey Senate Republicans, October 5, 2017. Accessed October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Senate looks to close Saudino loophole". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Senator Kristin M. Corrado (R)". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Legislative Roster 2020-2021 Session". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "NJ State Senate 40". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Passaic County Clerk". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Passaic County Clerk". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 February 2020.