Barbara McCann Stamato

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| name = Barbara McCann Stamato

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| state_assembly = New Jersey

| district = 31st

| term_start = January 9, 2024

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| predecessor = Angela V. McKnight

| alongside = William Sampson

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| relatives = Gerald McCann (brother)

| party = Democrat

| website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/484/assemblywoman-mccann-stamato Legislative webpage]

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Barbara McCann Stamato is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 31st legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.

Biography

A resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, McCann Stamato has served on the New Jersey Democratic State Committee as well as on the Democratic organizations in Hudson County and in Jersey City.McDonald, Terrence D. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2017/06/jersey_city_democrats_elect_new_chair.html "Jersey City Democrats elect new chair"], The Jersey Journal, June 13, 2017. Accessed January 10, 2024. "Political operative Barbara Stamato was elected tonight as the Jersey City Democratic chair. Stamato, aide to Ward A Councilman Frank Gajewski, replaces Shawn 'Sully' Thomas-Sullivan, formerly an ally of Mayor Steve Fulop." She has served as an aide to General Assembly members Louis Manzo and Caridad Rodriguez, and in the office of Jersey City council member Yousef J. Saleh.

Elective office

With Angela V. McKnight running for the State Senate seat that had been held by Sandra Bolden Cunningham, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose McCann Stamato for the second Assembly seat.Rosario, Joshua. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/03/sandra-cunningham-out-stamato-in-as-hudson-dem-group-announces-candidates-for-31st-district.html "Sandra Cunningham out, Stamato in as Hudson Dem group announces candidates for 31st District"], The Jersey Journal, March 7, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "A 20-year-run at the highest level of local politics came to an unceremonious end Tuesday when an ailing state Sen. Sandra Cunningham was replaced on the county Democratic party’s list of 31st District candidates in the November elections.... But Tuesday, via a whisper campaign and then a press release, the county was told Assemblywoman Angela McKnight would run for Cunningham’s senate seat in the June primary and Barbara Stamato — the powerful Hudson County Democratic Organization’s vice chairwoman head of the Jersey City Democratic Organization — would run for one of the two assembly seats currently held by McKnight and William Sampson IV." McCann Stamato and her incumbent running mate William Sampson defeated Republicans Angelique M. Diaz, Sydney J. Ferreira and two independent candidates in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.Connolly, John. [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-general-assembly.pdf Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023], New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023. McCann Stamato was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.Wildstein, David. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/37-new-lawmakers-take-office-at-noon/ "37 new lawmakers take office at noon"], New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024. "The 221st New Jersey Legislature begins today, with 37 new lawmakers – nearly one-third of the legislature – being sworn in at noon. That number includes ten new Senators and 27 new members of the General Assembly."

= Committees =

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.

Community Development and Women's Affairs
Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 31

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)

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Barbara McCann Stamato

| votes = 13,003

| percentage = 34.7

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Sampson (incumbent)

| votes = 12,883

| percentage = 34.4