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Andrea Katz - Wikipedia

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Andrea Katz

Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2024 Serving with Michael Torrissi
Preceded by	Brandon Umba

Personal details
Born	1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)^[1]
Political party	Democratic

Andrea Katz (born 1978 or 1979^[1]) is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 8th legislative district, since taking office on January 9, 2024.

Biography

Katz was raised in Pennsylvania, where she attended Pennsbury High School and Bucks County Community College. A resident of Chesterfield Township, New Jersey, Katz served on the board of education of the Chesterfield School District.^[1]

Elective office

In the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, Democrat Katz edged Republican incumbent Brandon Umba for the second seat. Umba's running mate Michael Torrissi won re-election, while Katz pulled ahead by a 250-vote margin, with Katz's running mate Anthony Angelozzi in third place and Umba in fourth. The victory by Katz gave Democrats in the Assembly a sixth seat flipped from Republicans in the 2023 election.^[2] Katz is the first elected Democrat to represent the 8th district since John A. Sweeney in 1974.^[3]

District 8

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.^[4] The representatives from the 8th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[5]

Senator Latham Tiver (R)
Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D)
Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R)

Electoral history

8th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Torrissi Jr. (incumbent)	27,881	25.3%
	Democratic	Andrea Katz	27,636	25.1%
	Democratic	Anthony Angelozzi	27,438	24.9%
	Republican	Brandon Umba (incumbent)	27,384	24.8%
Total votes			110,339	100.0
	Republican hold
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Andrea Katz", Bucks County Courier Times, September 23, 2015. Accessed December 1, 2023. "College, if applicable, and degree earned: Bucks County Community College. High school attended: Pennsbury High School"
^ Biryukov, Nikita. "Race called for Andrea Katz in 8th District, boosting Democrats’ Assembly gains to six", New Jersey Monitor, November 15, 2023. Accessed December 1, 2023. "Democrat Andrea Katz defeated Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Burlington) in the eighth legislative district in a race that had been too close to call for the past week.... That lead expanded Wednesday after Atlantic County issued an updated tally that, combined with her lead in Burlington County, put the Democrat 238 votes ahead of Umba, a first-term Assemblyman. Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R-Burlington) finished first in the contest with 27,850 votes. Katz placed second with 27,588. Umba received 27,350 votes, putting him behind Katz’s running mate Anthony Angelozzi, who finished third with 27,479."
^ Wildstein, David (November 14, 2023). "Katz defeats Umba for 8th district Assembly seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 8, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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