Angel Fuentes
Prior offices
City Council President City of Camden Ward 4
New Jersey General Assembly District 5
Personal
Angel Fuentes (b. August 1, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 5 from 2009 to June 30, 2015. He resigned to become an assistant clerk in Camden County.[1]
Fuentes previously served as President of the Camden City Council.
Biography
Fuentes earned his B.A. in philosophy from Saint John Vianney College and Seminary in 1985. His professional experience includes working as a Patient Relations Representative with Cooper Hospital and a radio show host on Mega 1310 AM. He has also been a developer with the Teaching Empowerment And Mentoring (T.E.A.M) Leadership Program.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fuentes served on the following committees:
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Fuentes served on the following committees:
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Fuentes served on the following committees:
2013
On their shared campaign website, Fuentes, Gilbert Wilson, and Sen. Donald Norcross listed five major themes of their campaign:[3]
- Relieving the tax burden on property owners.
- Cutting wasteful government spending.
- Consolidating government functions through shared services among municipalities, counties and schools boards.
- Adopting reforms that reduce the costs to taxpayers for public employee benefits, including pensions and health care.
- Providing quality public schools, in part by forcing tax money to go toward classrooms and school facilities – not toward excessive salaries and perks for administrators.
2011
In an interview with the Gloucester County Times, Fuentes listed his top priorities:
- "Getting our residents back to work is my first priority. We must make it easier for businesses to operate, which will encourage them to invest and create jobs, and in turn, make New Jersey more affordable. I will fight to restore tax breaks for working families and seniors and oppose tax breaks for multi-millionaires. I also will explore new options to reform our education system so that every student in New Jersey has access to a high quality education."[4]
(For responses from all the candidates, see the full story here.)
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2015
- See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[5] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Angel Fuentes and Marianne Holly Cass were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kevin Ehret and Ralph Williams were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Incumbent Fuentes resigned from the General Assembly and Cass withdrew from the race after the Democratic primary. The two were replaced by Patricia Egan Jones and Arthur Barclay.[6] Williams did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election; he was replaced by Keith A. Walker.[7] Jones and Barclay defeated Ehret and Walker in the general election.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2015 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Democratic |
 Patricia Egan Jones |
34% |
16,766 |
| |
Democratic |
Arthur Barclay |
32% |
15,797 |
| |
Republican |
Keith A. Walker |
17.7% |
8,717 |
| |
Republican |
Kevin Ehret |
16.3% |
8,045 |
| Total Votes |
49,325 |
2013
- See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013
Fuentes won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5. Fuentes was bracketed with Gilbert Wilson. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Gilbert Wilson (D) defeated David Ragonese (R) and George Wagoner (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2013 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Democratic |
Angel Fuentes Incumbent |
29.7% |
25,167 |
| |
Democratic |
Gilbert Wilson Incumbent |
29.2% |
24,761 |
| |
Republican |
David Ragonese |
21% |
17,774 |
| |
Republican |
George Wagoner |
20.1% |
17,037 |
| Total Votes |
84,739 |
2011
- See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011
Fuentes won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Gilbert Wilson ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary on June 7. They then defeated Terrell Ratliff (R) and William Levins (R) in the November 8 general election.[19]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 5 General Election, 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Democratic |
Angel Fuentes Incumbent |
28.5% |
17,586 |
| |
Democratic |
Gilbert Wilson Incumbent |
28.7% |
17,691 |
| |
Republican |
William Levins |
22% |
13,575 |
| |
Republican |
Terrell Ratliff |
20.7% |
12,776 |
| Total Votes |
61,628 |
2009
- See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009
In the 2009 November election, Fuentes was bracketed with Donald Norcross. Receiving 22,943 votes (30%), he defeated Brian Kluchnick and Stephanie Velez-Gentry.[20]
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| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Fifth Legislative District (2009)
|
| Candidates
|
Votes
|
| Donald W. Norcross (D)
|
25,384
|
| Angel Fuentes (D)
|
25,188
|
| Brian Kluchnick (R)
|
15,812
|
| Stepfanie Velez-Gentry (R)
|
15,748
|
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2015
In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Fuentes serves on the Board of Directors of many organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Camden County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Center for Family Services, and the Empowerment Zone.[22]
Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Fuentes’s endorsements included the following:[23]
[24]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
Additional reading
Recent news
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See also
External links
- ↑ timesunion.com, "New Jersey assemblyman resigns to work for county government," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Official Fuentes/Wilson campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ NJ.com, "NJ's Fifth Legislative District candidates for Senate and Assembly pinpoint pressing state matters," October 11, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ timesunion.com, "New Jersey assemblyman resigns to work for county government," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidates for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 11, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 11, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," September 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Fuentes
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
Leadership
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