NJEA endorsements
By Matt Friedman, PolitickerNJ.com ReporterThe New Jersey Educational Association Political Action Committee announced their endorsements over the weekend.
The union primarily picked incumbents, except in district 39, where it supported a slate of Democratic challengers against three long-term Republican incumbents.
Here’s a rundown of who the NJEA picked in some competitive races:
District 2: Jim Whelan (D) for state Senate.
District 7: Diane Allen (R) for state Senate, Herb Conaway (D) and Jack Conners (D) for Assembly.
District 8: Dawn Marie Addiego (R) and Scott Rudder (R) for Assembly.
District 12: Ellen Karcher (D) for state Senate, Mike Panter (D) and Amy Mallet (D) for Assembly.
District 14: Bill Baroni (R) for state Senate, Adam Bushman (R) and Linda Greenstein (D) for Assembly.
District 38: Joe Coniglio (D) for state Senate, Robert Gordon (D) and Joan Voss (D) for Assembly.
District 39: Joe Ariyan (D) for state Senate, Esther Fletcher (D) and Carl Manna (D) for Assembly.
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