# David W. Wolfe

David W. Wolfe (born October 11, 1942) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 until 2020, where he represented the 10th Legislative District. Wolfe was the longest serving member of the Assembly.

## Early life

Wolfe served on the Brick Township Council from 1976 to 1991 and was its Council President from 1987 to 1988 and from 1980 to 1981. Wolfe serves as a member of the advisory board of the Garden State Rehabilitation Center. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1956, and has been a longtime supporter of scouting, receiving the Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1988. Wolfe received a B.A. in 1964 from Westminster College in History and was awarded an M.Ed. in 1966 from the University of Delaware. He is a professor at Ocean County College. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and is a resident of Brick Township.

## New Jersey Assembly

Wolfe served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1996 to 1998. He then served as Assistant Minority Leader from 2002 to 2008, when he was made Deputy Minority Leader. Wolfe announced on January 23, 2019 he wouldn't seek re-election in 2019.

### Committees

* Education
* Environment and Solid Waste
* Joint Committee on the Public Schools

## Electoral history
### Assembly

New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 39,265 | 31.7 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 37,896 | 30.6 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael B. Cooke | 23,417 | 18.9 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Raymond Baker | 23,174 | 18.7 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '123,752' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 19,882 | 31.9 | 3.1 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 18,543 | 30.0 | 3.4 |
| | Democratic | Kimberley S. Casten | 12,302 | 19.8 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Valter Must | 11,513 | 18.5 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '62,240' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 44,627 | 35.0 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 42,586 | 33.4 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Susan Kane | 20,647 | 16.2 | 3.1 |
| | Democratic | Amber Gesslein | 19,658 | 15.4 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '127,518' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 27,955 | 32.0 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 26,831 | 30.7 |
| | Democratic | Bette Wary | 16,909 | 19.3 |
| | Democratic | Eli L. Eytan | 15,698 | 18.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,393 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 47,336 | 36.4 | 4.8 |
| | Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 45,916 | 35.3 | 4.3 |
| | Democratic | Charles P. Tivenan | 18,739 | 14.4 | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | Eli L. Eytan | 18,090 | 13.9 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '130,081' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 29,619 | 31.6 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 29,014 | 31.0 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | John Kaklamanis | 15,560 | 16.6 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Salvatore Martino | 15,282 | 16.3 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Arnone | 2,226 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Matthew Q. Dimon | 2,029 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '93,730' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 40,660 | 32.3 | 0.4 |
| | Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 39,981 | 31.7 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Jones | 22,398 | 17.8 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Joni Jones | 22,312 | 17.7 | 0.6 |
| | Socialist | Scott Baier | 584 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '125,935' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 28,812 | 31.9 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 27,509 | 30.5 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Desmond Abazia | 15,773 | 17.5 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Mark Troncone | 15,418 | 17.1 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Arnone | 2,765 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '90,277' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 36,989 | 29.2 |
| | Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 36,747 | 29.0 |
| | Democratic | John Furey | 26,723 | 21.1 |
| | Democratic | Kimberley Casten | 26,307 | 20.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,766 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 23,227 | 29.3 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 23,145 | 29.2 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Wauters | 15,895 | 20.1 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Samuel D. Kaye | 14,764 | 18.6 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Morgan Strong | 1,105 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bertani | 1,058 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '79,194' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 41,746 | 31.2 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 41,117 | 30.8 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Regina Calandrillo | 23,538 | 17.6 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Jim Margetis | 22,239 | 16.6 | 0.9 |
| | Libertarian | Betty Florentine | 1,381 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Christopher Kawa | 1,317 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward C. Mueller | 1,292 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Morgan Strong | 1,068 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '133,698' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 22,837 | 28.9 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | James W. Holzapfel | 22,806 | 28.8 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | Richard P. Strada | 14,669 | 18.5 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Richard Sevrin | 13,836 | 17.5 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Gary J. Rich | 2,483 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Agnes A. James | 2,455 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '79,086' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Virginia “Ginny” Haines | 42,132 | 30.4 | 1.2 |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 42,010 | 30.3 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Thomas J. Mallon | 26,101 | 18.8 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | John F. Phillips | 25,096 | 18.1 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary J. Rich | 1,820 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michael S. Permuko | 1,647 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '138,806' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Virginia “Ginny” Haines | 35,093 | 31.6 |
| | Republican | David W. Wolfe | 34,368 | 30.9 |
| | Democratic | Marlene Lynch Ford | 21,384 | 19.2 |
| | Democratic | Paul C. Brush | 20,311 | 18.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,156 | 100.0 |