# Wayne DeAngelo

Wayne P. DeAngelo (born November 5, 1965) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th Legislative District.

## Early life

DeAngelo was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He is a fourth-generation Hamilton Township, Mercer County resident of Italian-American descent. He lives in the township with his wife Toni and their two daughters. DeAngelo attended Steinert High School and the Rupert John Trade School. He is the Assistant Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 269. DeAngelo is a former Hamilton Township Councilman. DeAngelo and John Bencivengo, Hamilton's mayor, served as Grand Marshals of the 2008 Hamilton Township Columbus Day Parade.

## New Jersey Assembly

DeAngelo was first elected to the Assembly in 2007 winning a close race with his Democratic running mate, incumbent Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein against Republicans Adam Bushman and Tom Goodwin and Libertarians Jason M. Scheurer and Ray F. Cragle. While Greenstein won 27% of the total vote, DeAngelo eked out a win by getting 821 more votes than third-place winner Goodwin. He subsequently won another full term to the Assembly with Greenstein in 2009; since 2011, DeAngelo won re-election with Dan Benson.
DeAngelo and his newcomer running mate Tennille McCoy defeated Republicans Adam J. Elias and Skye Gilmartin in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.

### Committees

DeAngelo serves on the following committees:
* Telecommunications and Utilities, Chair
* Military and Veterans' Affairs, Vice-Chair
* Appropriations

### District 14

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. The representatives from the 14th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:
* Senator Linda R. Greenstein (D)
* Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D)
* Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy (D)

## Electoral history
### New Jersey Assembly

14th Legislative District General Election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent) | 32,843 | 30.3 |
| | Democratic | Tennille McCoy | 31,181 | 28.8 |
| | Republican | Adam Elias | 22,223 | 20.5 |
| | Republican | Skye Gilmartin | 22,174 | 20.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,421 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
14th Legislative District General Election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent) | 40,836 | 28.29% |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Benson (incumbent) | 40,241 | 27.85% |
| | Republican | Andrew Pachuta | 31,366 | 21.71% |
| | Republican | Bina Shah | 30,531 | 21.13% |
| | For The People | Michael Bollentin | 1,535 | 1.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,509 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
14th Legislative District General Election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo (incumbent) | 29,734 | 30.32% |
| | Democratic | Daniel Benson (incumbent) | 29,012 | 29.59% |
| | Republican | Thomas Calabrese | 19,791 | 20.18% |
| | Republican | Bina Shah | 18,024 | 18.38% |
| | Integrity And Accountability | Michael Bollentin | 1,500 | 1.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,061 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo | 35,596 | 30.0 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Benson | 35,088 | 29.6 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Kristian Stout | 24,725 | 20.9 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Steven Uccio | 23,106 | 19.5 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '118,515' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo | 22,319 | 30.2 | 3.2 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Benson | 21,187 | 28.7 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | David C. Jones | 14,474 | 19.6 | 4.0 |
| | Republican | Philip R. Kaufman | 13,937 | 18.9 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Joann Cousin | 1,028 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Steven Welzer | 957 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '73,902' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo | 32,048 | 27.0 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Benson | 30,992 | 26.0 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Steve Cook | 28,135 | 23.6 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | Ronald Haas | 26,233 | 22.0 | 1.2 |
| | Libertarian | Sean O’Connor | 898 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Steven Uccio | 779 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '119,085' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo | 26,626 | 29.0 |
| | Democratic | Daniel R. Benson | 25,662 | 28.0 |
| | Republican | Sheree McGowan | 19,135 | 20.9 |
| | Republican | Wayne Wittman | 19,100 | 20.8 |
| | Green | Steven Welzer | 1,189 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,712 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein | 37,958 | 28.2 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Wayne DeAngelo | 35,791 | 26.6 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Rob Calabro | 30,479 | 22.6 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | William T. Harvey, Jr. | 29,530 | 21.9 | 0.8 |
| | Modern Whig | Gene L. Baldassari | 859 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '134,617' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein | 28,266 | 27.1 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Wayne P. DeAngelo | 25,119 | 24.0 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Thomas Goodwin | 24,298 | 23.3 | 4.4 |
| | Republican | Adam Bushman | 23,711 | 22.7 | 0.4 |
| | Libertarian | Jason M. Scheurer | 1,775 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| | Libertarian | Ray F. Cragle | 1,308 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '104,477' | '100.0' | |