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James W. Holzapfel

James William "Jim" Holzapfel (born October 9, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey State Senate as of January 10, 2012, representing the 10th legislative district. Before his election to the Senate he had served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003.

Early life

Born in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Holzapfel is a graduate of Point Pleasant Beach High School.[1] He received a B.A. from Monmouth College in Pre-Law and was awarded a J.D. degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law.[2] He is a resident of Toms River.[3] He is married to Joyce Holzapfel (née Holden) and has two children, Dennis and Jennifer.[4]

Political career

Holzapfel served as a Trustee of Ocean County College from 1988 to 1994.[5] He was the Ocean County Prosecutor from 1987 to 1992.[2] Holzapfel has been admitted to practice law since 1969 before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of the United States and the Florida Supreme Court.[1]

New Jersey Assembly

Following the resignation of Assemblywoman Virginia E. Haines to become the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, Holzapfel was appointed to fill her seat and took office on August 15, 1994.[4] He was subsequently reelected in the 1994 special election and the regular biennial elections thereafter. He was the Deputy Republican Leader from 2002 to 2003 and was the Assistant Majority Whip from 1998 to 2000.[2]

New Jersey Senate

Having announced that he would not run again for office after 20 years in the Senate, Andrew R. Ciesla announced in February 2011 that he would support Holzapfel as his successor.[6] In the November 2011, Holzapfel defeated Democrat Charles Tivenan by a 64%-36% margin.

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024-2025 session are:[2]

District 10

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.[7] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[8]

Election history

Senate

Assembly

References

  1. ^ a b c Senator James W. Holzapfel, New Jersey Senate Republicans. Accessed August 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Senator James W. Holzapfel (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Assembly Member James W. 'Jim' Holzapfel, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session). Skinder-Strauss Associates. 2004. p. 259. ISBN 9781577411871. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19970205122033/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/holzap.htm [bare URL]
  6. ^ via Associated Press. "Longtime N.J. Senator Ciesla won't seek re-election", The Star-Ledger, February 11, 2011. Accessed January 9, 2012. "Republican Andrew Ciesla says he will not seek re-election in November after nearly 20 years in the New Jersey Senate.Ciesla announced Thursday he'll support Assemblyman James Holzapfel to succeed him."
  7. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Legislative Roster for District 10, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). sussex.nj.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  12. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  13. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-state-senate-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  14. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  16. ^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  17. ^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  18. ^ "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  19. ^ "1999-general-elect-gen-assembly-candidate-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  20. ^ "1997-general-election-results-state-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  21. ^ "NJ General Assembly 10". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  22. ^ "1994-general-election-results-unexpired-term-gen-assem.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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