Angela V. McKnight

Under the terms of a bill introduced by McKnight in the General Assembly in 2019, students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in the use of cursive handwriting, both reading and writing, by the end of the third grade. McKnight cited the bill as providing children with "a vital skill they will need for the rest of their lives", noting that without cursive skills "how will our students ever know how to read a scripted font on a word document, or even sign the back of a check".Rushing, Ellie. [https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/new-jersey-cursive-requirement-mcknight-bill-20191204.html "New Jersey legislator introduces bill that would require students to learn cursive"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 3, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2019. "New Jersey’s elementary school students would be required to learn, read, and write cursive by the end of third grade, under a bill now in the state Assembly. “In some cases, children are entering middle school without knowing how to sign their own name in cursive,” said Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, a Democrat who represents parts of Hudson County."

McKnight received the nomination for the Senate seat following the announcement that Sandra Bolden Cunningham would not run for re-election after 16 years in office.[https://www.njspotlightnews.org/special-report/nj-elections-legislature-district-31-senate-assembly/ Election profile: 31st Legislative District], NJ Spotlight News, January 25, 2024. "The retirement of Democratic Sen. Sandra Cunningham created a chain reaction, with Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, a Jersey City woman who founded and serves as CEO of an advocacy and support organization for senior citizens, running for Senate instead. She faces Republican Luis Soto, a business executive from Kearny." McKnight defeated Republican Luis Soto in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.Connolly, Julio. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2023/11/07/nj-election-results-2023-state-senate-assembly-seats/71481204007/ "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided"], The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-state-senate.pdf Official List Candidates for State Senate for General Election November 7, 2023], New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/483/senator-mcknight Senator Angela V. McKnight (D)], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 25, 2024.

• Education
• Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
• Law and Public Safety

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.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022. The representatives from the 31st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=31 Legislative Roster for District 31], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 25, 2024.

• Senator Angela V. McKnight (D)
• Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato (D)
• Assemblyman William Sampson (D)

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Angela V. McKnight

| votes = 14,421

| percentage = 75.8

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Luis Soto

| votes = 4,593

| percentage = 24.2

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| votes = 19,014

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)

| votes = 26,187

| percentage = 38.30%

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Sampson

| votes = 24,810

| percentage = 36.28%

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Rose Javier

| votes = 8,817

| percentage = 12.89%

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brandon Vila

| votes = 8,565

| percentage = 12.53%

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| votes = 68,379

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Angela McKnight (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 18,432

| percentage = 43.22%

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| candidate = Nicholas Chiaravalloti (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,750

| percentage = 39.27%

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| candidate = Jason Mushnick

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,792

| percentage = 8.89%

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| candidate = Mary Kay Palange

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,674

| percentage = 8.61%

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| votes = 33,893

| percentage = 100%

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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| candidate = Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23,616

| percentage = 42.0

| change = {{increase}} 6.7

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| candidate = Nicholas Chiaravalloti (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 22,823

| percentage = 40.6

| change = {{increase}} 6.7

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| candidate = Michael J. Alonso

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,994

| percentage = 8.9

| change = {{decrease}} 5.3

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| candidate = Lauren DiGiaro

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,766

| percentage = 8.5

| change = {{decrease}} 1.1

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| votes = 56,199

| percentage = 100.0

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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=9597

|percentage=35.3

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|candidate=Nicholas Chiaravalloti

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=9212

|percentage=33.9

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|candidate=Matthew Kopko

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=3872

|percentage=14.2

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|candidate=Herminio Mendoza

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=2603

|percentage=9.6

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|candidate=Anthony Zanowic

|party=Your Independent Leadership

|votes=958

|percentage=3.5

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|candidate=Alejandro Rodriguez

|party=Your Independent Leadership

|votes=934

|percentage=3.4

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|candidate=Personal choice

|party=Write-ins

|votes=32

|percentage=0.1

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|votes=27208

|percentage=100.0

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• [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/483/senator-mcknight Senator McKnight's legislative web page], New Jersey Legislature
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
• [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/McKnightA2015.pdf 2015]

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