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Passaic County, NJ

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U.S. House, New Jersey District 5
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Josh Gottheimer
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Josh Gottheimer is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, first elected in 2016, per the chamber's membership roster. He co-chairs the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and is the only New Jersey member of House Financial Services, per his campaign site. Before Congress he worked at Ford and Microsoft and was one of the youngest White House speechwriters.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower taxes, including reinstating the SALT deduction
  • Affordable health care and lower drug costs
  • Veterans, first responders, and local police
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Sean Kirrane
REP
Biography
Sean Kirrane is a corporate consultant and AI entrepreneur from River Vale making his first run for office, per the New Jersey Globe. His site cites more than 20 years in healthcare, finance, and technology, including hospital turnarounds. He describes himself as socially moderate and fiscally responsible, per the New Jersey Globe.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering property taxes and the cost of living
  • Making housing affordable again
  • Fixing healthcare costs
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Adam Rueda
Biography
Rueda is a Bucknell University graduate with a degree in financial management and accounting who has worked as a senior financial analyst, per the campaign site. He is a first-generation college graduate and National Hispanic Scholar from Sussex County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposing corporate influence in government, including a pledge not to own stocks or cryptocurrency while in office
  • Addressing human rights conditions in Gaza, the West Bank and ICE detention facilities
  • Protecting free speech online, in workplaces and in media
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About this race
New Jersey fields are from the Division of Elections' Official List of general-election candidates, certified July 27, 2026.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Cory Booker
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Cory Booker is New Jersey's sitting U.S. senator, serving since 2013, per the campaign site. He attended Stanford University on a football scholarship, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Yale Law School in 1997, per the campaign site. He lived in Newark's Central Ward and later served as a tenant lawyer, city councilman and mayor of Newark, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he helped write and pass the First Step Act in 2018. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.
Campaign Finance
$32,267,998 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (50% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (28% of receipts)
Key voting record
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
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Justin Murphy
REP
Biography
Justin Murphy is a self-employed small business owner from Tabernacle in Burlington County's Pine Barrens, per his campaign site and the New Jersey Globe. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Comte De Grasse, including six months in the Persian Gulf, per WHYY, and served one term on the Tabernacle Township Committee after his 2000 election, per the New Jersey Globe.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Abolish the IRS and enact a flat income tax
  • Home ownership for American families
  • Education and parental rights, with school choice
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Veronica Fernandez
Biography
Veronica Fernandez is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey, running under the slogan "End the Corruption." A lifelong New Jersey resident, Fernandez co-owns a small commercial electrical contracting business with her husband, according to the campaign site. Fernandez's platform centers on campaign finance reform, affordability and answering to constituents rather than party leadership.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Campaign finance reform
  • Healthcare through Medicare for All
  • Abolish ICE and create a fast-tracked path to citizenship
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Joanne Kuniansky
Biography
Joanne Kuniansky is the Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. Senate from New Jersey. Kuniansky joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1977 and has worked in oil refineries, railroads, meatpacking and as a Walmart deli worker, according to Insider NJ. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.
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Countywide races in Passaic County

ZIP 07465 sits in Passaic County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Passaic County races (3).

Passaic County Commissioner
4 candidates
County ▾
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Orlando Cruz
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Orlando Cruz is president of the Greater Paterson Chamber of Commerce and previously served as executive director of the Downtown Paterson Special Improvement District, per New Jersey Globe reporting. A Paterson native who attended Eastside High School, he began his career as a professional DJ before rising to chief operations officer at a Northeast entertainment company, per TAPinto Paterson. He was sworn in as Passaic County Commissioner in 2023. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Nicholas Veliky
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Nicholas Veliky was appointed to the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners in 2026 to fill the vacancy left by John Bartlett's resignation, per the West Milford Messenger. He works in marketing and business development, previously served as president of the Clifton Democratic Club, and is an ordained permanent deacon in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Edward "Ed" Leonard
REP
Biography
Ed Leonard serves as Council President of the Wanaque Borough Council, where he chairs committees including Ordinances, Public Works, Sewer, and Veterans, per the borough's official website. He was selected as the Passaic County Republican Organization's nominee for county commissioner after original primary winner Daniel Sagan withdrew from the race, per New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Bill J. Rodriguez
REP
Biography
Bill J. Rodriguez, of Clifton, appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Passaic County Commissioner, per the Passaic County Clerk's official 2026 general election sample ballot.
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About this race
Two three-year seats are up in 2026. Democratic incumbent Orlando Cruz, first sworn in as commissioner in 2023, and Democrat Nicholas Veliky, appointed earlier in 2026 to a Board of Commissioners vacancy and now seeking a full term, won their party's nomination at the June 2, 2026 primary and face Republicans Edward "Ed" Leonard, a Wanaque councilman, and Bill J. Rodriguez of Clifton, per New Jersey Globe reporting and the County Clerk's official 2026 general election sample ballot. This is separate from the unexpired-term commissioner seat also on the November ballot (see below).
Passaic County Commissioner (Unexpired Term)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Aleksandra Tasic
DEM
Biography
Aleksandra Tasic is an attorney and a Haledon Councilwoman, per New Jersey Globe reporting. She was selected by the Passaic County Democratic Committee's screening committee as its nominee to fill the unexpired County Commissioner term left vacant by John Bartlett's resignation. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Marko Kopic
REP
Biography
Marko Kopic appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Passaic County Commissioner (Unexpired Term), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Marko Kopic.
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About this race
A thirteen-month unexpired term created by Commissioner John Bartlett's resignation (he left to become general counsel of the Gateway Development Corporation); the winner serves through December 31, 2027. Haledon Councilwoman Aleksandra Tasic was selected as the Democratic nominee by the Passaic County Democratic Committee, and Passaic City businessman Marko Kopic was selected as the Republican nominee, per New Jersey Globe reporting.
Passaic County Surrogate
2 candidates
County ▾
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Zoila Cassanova
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Zoila Cassanova is a former attorney with the New York Supreme Court's Criminal Division in Queens and the Bronx, per New Jersey Globe. She was first elected Passaic County Surrogate in 2021 and is seeking a second five-year term. As Surrogate, she has hosted a free guardianship-application clinic and an annual disability-inclusion event for county families, per an official county news release. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Jessica Sprague
REP
Biography
Jessica Sprague is a shareholder at Jardim Meisner Salmon Sprague & Susser specializing in family and matrimonial law, and is certified as a Matrimonial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court, per her law firm's attorney profile. She served as the 100th President of the Passaic County Bar Association and currently serves as general counsel for the Passaic County Regular Republican Organization. She holds a B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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About this race
A five-year term. Democratic incumbent Zoila Cassanova, first elected in 2021, is seeking a second term unopposed within her own party and faces Republican Jessica Sprague, a family law attorney, in the general election, per New Jersey Globe reporting.

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