# Brian E. Rumpf

Brian E. Rumpf (born May 11, 1964) is an American Republican politician, who has represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 23, 2003. He has been the Minority Policy Co-Chair in the General Assembly since 2014.

## Early life

He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on May 11, 1964, and graduated from St. Joseph High School. Rumpf received a B.A. in Politics from The Catholic University of America in 1986 and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1989. Rumpf served on the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee from 1997 to 2005, serving as its Mayor from 2000 - 2003. He serves as a member of the Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board.

## New Jersey Assembly

Rumpf was selected by a special Republican convention in June 2003 to fill a vacancy in the Assembly created upon the resignation of Assemblyman Jeffrey Moran to accept appointment as Ocean County Surrogate.

### Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:
* Budget
* Health

### District 9

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 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:
* Senator Carmen Amato (R)
* Assemblyman Greg Myhre (R)
* Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R)

## Personal life

He currently resides in Little Egg Harbor Township where he and his wife Debra are partners at the law firm Rumpf, Rumpf and Reid. They have two children.
He also works full-time for the Ocean County Health Department as director of personnel and program development, a $139,000 position supplementing his $49,000 salary as Assemblyman. It is unclear how much additional income Rumpf earns from his law firm.

## Electoral history
### Assembly

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent) | 37,559 | 34.0 |
| | Republican | Greg Myhre | 36,342 | 32.9 |
| | Democratic | Sarah Collins | 18,374 | 16.6 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Atura | 17,205 | 15.6 |
| | Green | Barry Bendar | 979 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,459 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
9th Legislative District General Election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent) | 61,980 | 35.13% |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove (incumbent) | 60,798 | 34.46% |
| | Democratic | Alexis Jackson | 26,975 | 15.29% |
| | Democratic | Kristen Henninger-Holland | 26,700 | 15.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 176,453 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
9th Legislative District General Election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Rumpf (incumbent) | 35,190 | 34.8% |
| | Republican | DiAnne Gove (incumbent) | 34,462 | 34.08% |
| | Democratic | Sarah Collins | 16,246 | 16.07% |
| | Democratic | Wayne Lewis | 15,211 | 15.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,109 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 40,158 | 31.9 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 39,523 | 31.4 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Jill Dobrowansky | 23,534 | 18.7 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Young | 22,721 | 18.0 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '125,936' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 24,325 | 33.4 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 23,676 | 32.5 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Fran Zimmer | 12,638 | 17.4 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | John Bingham | 12,171 | 16.7 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '72,810' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 45,690 | 35.5 | 3.2 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 43,695 | 34.0 | 2.8 |
| | Democratic | Christopher J. McManus | 20,354 | 15.8 | 2.6 |
| | Democratic | Peter Ferwerda III | 18,872 | 14.7 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '128,611' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 30,896 | 32.3 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 29,898 | 31.2 |
| | Democratic | Carla Kearney | 17,648 | 18.4 |
| | Democratic | Bradley Billhimer | 17,338 | 18.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,780 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 54,311 | 34.2 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | DiAnne Gove | 52,667 | 33.2 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Richard P. Visotcky | 26,482 | 16.7 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Robert E. Rue | 25,365 | 16.0 | 4.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '158,825' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 33,281 | 30.3 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Daniel M. Van Pelt | 31,321 | 28.5 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Michele F. Rosen | 22,954 | 20.9 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | William Coulter | 22,295 | 20.3 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '109,851' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 47,863 | 32.1 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 44,761 | 30.0 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 29,365 | 19.7 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | James Den Uyl | 27,060 | 18.2 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '149,049' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,580 | 32.7 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 31,307 | 28.7 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 21,282 | 19.5 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Peter A. Terranova | 20,763 | 19.1 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '108,932' | '100.0' | |