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Reginald Atkins
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Reginald Atkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 20th district | |
| In office January 11, 2022 – January 13, 2026 Serving with Annette Quijano | |
| Preceded by | Jamel Holley |
| Succeeded by | Ed Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1967 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Residence | Roselle, New Jersey |
| Website | Legislative webpage |
Reginald Atkins (born December 25, 1967)[1] is an American pastor and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11, 2022.
Atkins served as president of the board of education of the Roselle Public Schools from 2007 to 2016. Elected to the Roselle borough council in 2016, he served as council president from 2018 to 2019, and was elected as mayor, serving from 2020 to 2021.[1]
New Jersey General Assembly
[edit]With Assemblyman Jamel Holley announcing in early 2021 that he would be mounting an ultimately unsuccessful primary challenge against Joseph Cryan for the seat from the 21st District in the New Jersey Senate, the Union County Democratic Party chose Atkins to run for the Assembly together with incumbent Annette Quijano.[2][3] He took office in January 2022 as one of 17 newly elected members and the only ordained clergyman in the New Jersey Legislature.[4]
After Atkins decided not running for re-election following the end of the county line, Ed Rodriguez won the primary for the second seat, defeating Sergio Granados by under 100 votes.[5]
Committees
[edit]Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[1]
- Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations (as chair)
- Higher Education (as vice-chair)
- Aging and Human Services
District 20
[edit]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.[6] The representatives from the 20th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[7]
- Senator Joseph Cryan (D)
- Assemblyman Reginald Atkins (D)
- Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D)
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Annette Quijano (incumbent) | 12,280 | 42.7 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Atkins (incumbent) | 12,104 | 42.1 | |
| Republican | Ramon Hernandez | 4,380 | 15.2 | |
| Total votes | 28,764 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Annette Quijano (incumbent) | 26,276 | 50.77% | |
| Democratic | Reginald Atkins | 25,477 | 49.23% | |
| Total votes | 51,753 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Assemblyman Reginald W. Atkins (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ Wildstein, David. "Rev. Atkins gets nod for Holley Assembly seat", New Jersey Globe, March 3, 2021. Accessed January 4, 2024. "Union County Democrats have picked Rev. Reginald Atkins, the Roselle Democratic Municipal Chair and a former interim mayor, as their candidate for State Assembly in the 20th district. He will replace Jamel Holley (D-Roselle), who is giving up his seat to mount an uphill fight for State Senate against incumbent Joseph Cryan (D-Roselle)."
- ^ "Atkins Running with Cryan and Quijano in LD20". Insidernj.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Difilippo, Dana. "Fueled by faith, new Assemblyman vows to ‘keep God first’", New Jersey Monitor, February 2, 2022. Accessed January 24, 2024. "And a church 'flavor' is what he said he hopes to bring to the New Jersey Assembly, where he was sworn in last month as one of 17 newcomers to the state Legislature. He’s believed to be the only ordained clergy in the 120-member body, where he will represent the 20th District, a heavily Democratic area that includes four Union County towns."
- ^ Wildstein, David. "By 97 votes, Rodriguez wins 20th district Assembly primary", New Jersey Globe, June 18, 2025. Accessed November 21, 2025. "Eduardo Rodríguez, who mounted an insurgency campaign boosted by the state’s new office block ballot design, won the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the Union County-based 20th district by 97 votes. Rodriguez, the former director of planning and community development for Elizabeth, defeated the organization-backed candidate, Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados, after provisional and late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots were counted this morning. He received 6,718 votes to 6,621 for Granados.... Assemblyman Reginald Atkins (D-Roselle) decided not to seek re-election after two terms in the lower chamber."
- ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ^ Legislative Roster for District 20, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.