New Jersey's 13th congressional district
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New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District (together with the 14th district) was created starting with the 73rd United States Congress in 1933, based on redistricting following the United States Census, 1930. It is currently represented by Democrat Albio Sires
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[edit] Demography
Of the district's 647,258 residents, 308,247 identified themselves as being Hispanic, accounting for 47.6% of the district's population.[1]
[edit] Geography
For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains portions of 4 counties and 17 municipalities.
- Newark (part; also 10)
- Bayonne (part), East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City (part; also 9 and 10), Kearny (part; also 9), North Bergen (part; also 9), Union City, Weehawken, West New York
- Carteret, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge Township (part; also 7)
[edit] 2006 elections
This district is considered solidly Democratic, with the winner of the Democratic Party primary the near-certain winner in November's general election, both in the special and regular elections.
Sires won the seat in a special election on November 7, 2006, after Robert Menendez resigned from this seat on January 16, 2006 in advance of his assumption of the Senate seat vacated by Jon Corzine, who in turn left his Senate seat to become Governor of New Jersey. Sires also won the general election, and will represent the district through at least 2008.
The two most prominent names running for the seat in the regular election were the former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Albio Sires of West New York, and Assemblyman Joseph Vas, who is also Mayor of Perth Amboy, both of whom ran in the Democratic primary. While the two faced off to fill the full two-year term, Vas has decided not to run in the special election to fill the two months remaining in Menendez's term.[2]
In the primary for the full two-year term, held on June 6, 2006, Albio Sires beat Joseph Vas, capturing almost 75% of the vote. In the general election, Sires beat Republican John Guarini who had ran unopposed for the GOP nod.
In the special primary to fill the remaining two months of the current term, Sires won approximately 90% of the vote, defeating James Geron, assuring Sires of the seat as no Republican opposed him in the special election. Sires was sworn in to Congress on November 13, 2006.
[edit] Representatives
Representatives from the district have included:
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| District created in 1933 | ||||
| Mary Teresa Norton | Democratic | 1933-1951 | Moved from the 12th district | |
| Alfred D. Sieminski | Democratic | 1951-1959 | ||
| Cornelius Edward Gallagher | Democratic | 1959-1973 | ||
| Joseph J. Maraziti | Republican | 1973-1975 | ||
| Helen Stevenson Meyner | Democratic | 1975-1979 | ||
| James A. Courter | Republican | 1979-1983 | Moved to the 11th district | |
| Edwin B. Forsythe | Republican | 1983-1985 | ||
| Jim Saxton | Republican | 1985-1993 | Moved to the 11th district | |
| Bob Menendez | Democratic | 1993-2006 | Resigned to take United States Senate seat vacated by Jon Corzine | |
| Vacant | January 16, 2006-November 12, 2006 | |||
| Albio Sires | Democratic | November 13, 2006-present | West New York | |
[edit] References
| New Jersey's congressional districts |
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| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The 14th and 15th districts are obsolete. See also: New Jersey's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations United States congressional districts - Congressional apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Jersey Maps |
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