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State Assembly - Legislative District 3

The General Assembly race for New Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District features two open seats this year. On the Democratic side, incumbents Heather Simmons and Dave Bailey are running unopposed in the primary. We reached out to both candidates using the contact information provided by the County Clerk—via email and physical mail, and also called their legislative offices, who said they would have the candidates reach out to us—but have not yet received a response. As of now, neither candidate has released a formal campaign platform.

Similarly, the Republican primary is uncontested, with Chris Konawel and Lawrence Moore as the declared candidates. Moore made a brief appearance at a recent Republican breakfast, where he acknowledged his candidacy but offered limited details about his agenda. Konawel also attended another breakfast and gave a short speech, though without specific platform messaging. While he accepted our friend request on Facebook, he left our message requesting campaign information “on read”. We also approached him at the breakfast to make our outreach directly known, though he also has not followed up since. Furthermore, both Moore and Konawell have been left messages at their respective offices, with no response.

All four candidates are expected to advance to the general election, making this a critical time for them to begin clearly communicating their platforms to voters. We encourage each of them to take advantage of the early window to provide accessible, detailed information about their goals and qualifications.

Note: While this is technically still the primary phase, both parties are running unopposed slates, meaning all four current candidates are expected to advance to the general election. This creates a valuable opportunity for candidates to begin clearly communicating their platforms early, giving voters more time to learn and engage. We encourage all candidates to take advantage of this head start by providing accessible, detailed information about their agendas and priorities.

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