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Claire Swift
Swift in 2024
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Serving with Don Guardian
Preceded byJohn Armato and Vince Mazzeo
Personal details
Born (1974-06-29) June 29, 1974 (age 50)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMargate City, New Jersey
Education
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Claire Swift (born June 29, 1974) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11, 2022.

Early life and education

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A 1992 graduate of Atlantic City High School, Swift earned her undergraduate degree in 1996 from the University of Pennsylvania and was granted a degree in law from Widener University Delaware Law School in 1999. She was a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey until 2003, when she joined her family law firm.[1]

Elective office

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Together with her running mates incumbent Senator Vincent J. Polistina and former Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, Swift was elected in a Republican sweep of the district that flipped both Assembly seats from the Democrats in the 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election.[2]

Swift was one of a record seven new Republican Assemblywomen elected in the 2022 general election, joining seven Republican women incumbents who won re-election that year.[3]

Committees

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Committee assignments for the current session are:[4]

  • Human Services
  • Labor
  • Law and Public Safety

District 2

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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.[5] The representatives from the 2nd District for the 2024—25 Legislative Session are:[6]

Electoral history

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2nd Legislative District General Election, 2023[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Guardian (incumbent) 26,675 28.8
Republican Claire Swift (incumbent) 25,460 27.5
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Bender 20,547 22.2
Democratic Alphonso Harrell 19,835 21.4
Total votes 92,517 100.0
Republican hold
2nd legislative district general election, 2021[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claire Swift 31,818 26.81%
Republican Don Guardian 31,640 26.66%
Democratic John Armato (incumbent) 28,094 23.67%
Democratic Caren Fitzpatrick 27,127 22.86%
Total votes 118,679 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ Attorney Profiles, Swift Law Firm. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Claire obtained her Juris Doctor of Law from the Widener School of Law in 1999. Claire earned her Bachelor of Art in International Relations Degree and History Minor from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. Claire graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1992. Claire lives in Margate, New Jersey with her husband and 3 children."
  2. ^ Fox, Joey. "Polistina, Guardian, Swift win in the 2nd district", New Jersey Globe, November 2, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen.-elect Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor), former Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, and former Deputy Attorney General Claire Swift – all Republicans – have won election to the 2nd legislative district. Polistina defeated Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) to retain the Senate seat for his party, while Guardian and Swift beat Assemblyman John Armato (D-Buena Vista) and Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick to flip both seats from Democratic to Republican."
  3. ^ DiFilippo, Dana. "A record-setting election for Republican women in N.J.", New Jersey Monitor, November 8, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Indeed, it was a record-setting year for Republican women, with voters last week electing as many as seven female GOP newcomers to the Assembly — the most ever, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University (the Associated Press has still not called some of the races). The previous record was four in 2007, said Debbie Walsh, the center’s director.... Seven other incumbent Republican women held onto seats in the Legislature, as well."
  4. ^ Assemblywoman Claire S. Swift, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 2, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
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