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Lawrence A. Moore

Running for:
State Assembly - Legislative District 3
Incumbent
Challenger

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This election is on November 4th, 2025

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Transparency/Accessibility Rating: Average (trending upwards)

Events

Agenda

  • Make New Jersey Affordable Again

    Konawel emphasizes lowering the overall cost of living so seniors, working families, and small businesses can stay and thrive in New Jersey. His plan focuses on capping property taxes, expanding relief for homeowners, cutting wasteful spending in Trenton, and lowering income and business taxes to keep jobs local. He also supports tax-deductible student loan interest and incentives for graduates who choose to live and work in the state.


  • Restoring Law & Order

    Konawel prioritizes public safety and first responder support. He proposes repealing “Sanctuary State” policies, fixing bail reform laws so violent offenders are held accountable, and restoring protections like qualified immunity so officers can do their jobs effectively. He also wants to reduce administrative burdens so police spend more time fighting crime, not paperwork, and restore COLA pensions for police and fire personnel.


  • Education: Parents First

    Konawel supports a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” to ensure curriculum transparency, age-appropriate lessons, and limit political agendas in classrooms. He calls for fixing the broken school funding formula so South Jersey gets its fair share, expanding vocational training and career pipelines, and supporting school choice so families have real options.


  • Energy & Cost of Living

    Konawel seeks to end Phil Murphy’s Energy Master Plan and reform the Board of Public Utilities to break up monopoly control and lower utility costs. He opposes offshore wind farms that threaten the shore and raise rates, and instead supports an all-of-the-above energy plan — natural gas, nuclear, and renewables — to provide affordable and reliable electricity.


  • Stopping Overdevelopment & Protecting Our Towns

    Konawel opposes state mandates that force high-density housing into towns without adequate schools, jobs, or infrastructure. He supports protecting open space and farmland from overdevelopment and requiring developers — not taxpayers — to pay for infrastructure upgrades.


  • Supporting Farmers & Industry

    Konawel calls for cutting excessive regulations and fees that burden farmers and small businesses, streamlining permitting and licensing, protecting farmland preservation while maintaining collateral value for farmers, and supporting NJ-grown products to keep agriculture strong.


  • Reforming Government to Serve the People

    Konawel wants to get state employees back in the office, create a Department of Government Efficiency to expose fraud and abuse, and require transparency on major spending bills by mandating a two-week public review before votes. His “Customer First Initiative” aims to make state agencies responsive and respectful to residents.


  • Affordable, Accessible Healthcare

    Konawel proposes cracking down on insurers who deny claims or hike premiums, ensuring out-of-network emergency care is covered, supporting free-market health options to lower costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare for seniors, and expanding mental health and telehealth access, especially for working families.


  • Honoring Veterans & Military Families

    Konawel supports guaranteeing full funding for veterans’ benefits, expanding tax relief and career transition programs, and bringing federal veteran support programs home to South Jersey.


  • Fair & Honest Elections

    Konawel calls for voter ID (free and easy for every legal resident), ballots received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, a ban on ballot harvesting, a Voter Fraud Task Force inside the Attorney General’s office, and removing party bosses from election boards.


  • Protecting Hunting, Fishing & Conservation

    Konawel supports reforming hunting and fishing regulations to make them fair and simple, protecting the NJ Fish & Game Council from political meddling, managing the fishing industry scientifically rather than politically, and restoring wildlife management like the bear hunt guided by experts.


  • Modernizing Transportation

    Konawel prioritizes South Jersey roads, bridges, and transit projects first, opposes the expensive and “disastrous” Gloucester Camden Line (GCL) project, calls for disbanding the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and supports auditing NJ Transit to cut waste and improve service.

Issues

  • Property Tax Relief

    Konawel supports capping property taxes and expanding relief so seniors and working families can remain in their homes, framing it as an immediate step to make New Jersey affordable again.


  • Bail Reform & Sanctuary State Policies

    He proposes repealing New Jersey’s “Sanctuary State” policies and fixing bail reform laws so violent criminals aren’t released back into communities.


  • School Funding & Parental Rights

    Konawel wants to fix the broken school funding formula so South Jersey gets its fair share and pass a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” for curriculum transparency and age-appropriate lessons.


  • Energy Master Plan & Offshore Wind

    He opposes the current Energy Master Plan and offshore wind farms, arguing they threaten the shore and drive up rates, and instead advocates for a balanced energy policy.


  • High-Density Housing Mandates

    Konawel opposes state-imposed high-density housing in towns without sufficient infrastructure and calls for developers, not taxpayers, to fund necessary upgrades.


  • Government Efficiency & Transparency

    He proposes a Department of Government Efficiency, mandatory two-week public review of major spending bills, and a “Customer First Initiative” to improve how state agencies serve residents.


  • Healthcare & Insurance Reform

    Konawel highlights cracking down on insurers who deny claims, ensuring emergency care coverage, and expanding mental health and telehealth options to reduce costs and improve access.


  • Veterans’ Benefits

    He pledges full funding for veterans’ benefits and expanded tax relief and career transition programs for military families.


  • Election Integrity

    Konawel calls for voter ID, banning ballot harvesting, timely ballot deadlines, and a Voter Fraud Task Force within the Attorney General’s office to ensure fair elections.


  • Transportation Priorities

    He wants to halt the costly Gloucester Camden Line, disband the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and audit NJ Transit to cut waste and prioritize South Jersey road and bridge improvements.

Background and Campaign Message

With over a decade of public service — from fighting fires to fighting for taxpayers — Lawrence Moore has built a career around community safety, responsible governance, and hands-on service. He currently serves as the Deputy Mayor of Harrison Township, where he helped deliver what may be the township’s first tax decrease, and he also serves as Deputy Municipal Clerk for South Harrison Township, managing planning and zoning, tax collection, vital records, and administrative operations.

Moore’s experience includes working as a legislative aide for former New Jersey Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, giving him first-hand insight into policy development and constituent services. Academically, he holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers–Camden University and is pursuing a master’s in public administration at the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government.

A proud son of a school bus driver, Moore understands the financial pressures facing working families in New Jersey. He has served for more than 12 years as a volunteer firefighter and is currently Captain of the Harmony Fire Company, leading on the frontlines of public safety. This blend of local executive experience, state-level legislative work, and emergency service shapes Moore’s approach to making New Jersey more affordable and accountable for the next generation.