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Brian E. Rumpf (born May 11, 1964) is an American Republican politician, who has represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 23, 2003. He has been the Minority Policy Co-Chair in the General Assembly since 2014.[1]

Early life

He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on May 11, 1964, and graduated from St. Joseph High School.[2] Rumpf received a B.A. in Politics from The Catholic University of America in 1986 and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1989.[1] Rumpf served on the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee from 1997 to 2005, serving as its Mayor from 2000 - 2003. He serves as a member of the Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board.[1]

New Jersey Assembly

Rumpf was selected by a special Republican convention in June 2003 to fill a vacancy in the Assembly created upon the resignation of Assemblyman Jeffrey Moran to accept appointment as Ocean County Surrogate.[3]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:[1]

  • Budget
  • Health

District 9

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.[4] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]

Personal life

He currently resides in Little Egg Harbor Township where he and his wife Debra are partners at the law firm Rumpf, Rumpf and Reid.[1][6] They have two children.[7]

He also works full-time for the Ocean County Health Department as director of personnel and program development, a $139,000 position supplementing his $49,000 salary as Assemblyman. It is unclear how much additional income Rumpf earns from his law firm.[8]

Electoral history

Assembly

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent) 37,559 34.0
Republican Greg Myhre 36,342 32.9
Democratic Sarah Collins 18,374 16.6
Democratic Joseph Atura 17,205 15.6
Green Barry Bendar 979 0.8
Total votes 110,459 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold
9th Legislative District General Election, 2021[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent) 61,980 35.13%
Republican DiAnne C. Gove (incumbent) 60,798 34.46%
Democratic Alexis Jackson 26,975 15.29%
Democratic Kristen Henninger-Holland 26,700 15.13%
Total votes 176,453 100.0
Republican hold
9th Legislative District General Election, 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Rumpf (incumbent) 35,190 34.8%
Republican DiAnne Gove (incumbent) 34,462 34.08%
Democratic Sarah Collins 16,246 16.07%
Democratic Wayne Lewis 15,211 15.04%
Total votes 101,109 100%
Republican hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 40,158 31.9 Decrease 1.5
Republican DiAnne C. Gove 39,523 31.4 Decrease 1.1
Democratic Jill Dobrowansky 23,534 18.7 Increase 1.3
Democratic Ryan Young 22,721 18.0 Increase 1.3
Total votes '125,936' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 24,325 33.4 Decrease 2.1
Republican DiAnne C. Gove 23,676 32.5 Decrease 1.5
Democratic Fran Zimmer 12,638 17.4 Increase 1.6
Democratic John Bingham 12,171 16.7 Increase 2.0
Total votes '72,810' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 45,690 35.5 Increase 3.2
Republican DiAnne C. Gove 43,695 34.0 Increase 2.8
Democratic Christopher J. McManus 20,354 15.8 Decrease 2.6
Democratic Peter Ferwerda III 18,872 14.7 Decrease 3.4
Total votes '128,611' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 30,896 32.3
Republican DiAnne C. Gove 29,898 31.2
Democratic Carla Kearney 17,648 18.4
Democratic Bradley Billhimer 17,338 18.1
Total votes 95,780 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 54,311 34.2 Increase 3.9
Republican DiAnne Gove 52,667 33.2 Increase 4.7
Democratic Richard P. Visotcky 26,482 16.7 Decrease 4.2
Democratic Robert E. Rue 25,365 16.0 Decrease 4.3
Total votes '158,825' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 33,281 30.3 Increase 0.3
Republican Daniel M. Van Pelt 31,321 28.5 Decrease 3.6
Democratic Michele F. Rosen 22,954 20.9 Increase 1.2
Democratic William Coulter 22,295 20.3 Increase 2.1
Total votes '109,851' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2005[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher J. Connors 47,863 32.1 Decrease 0.6
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 44,761 30.0 Increase 1.3
Democratic Dolores J. Coulter 29,365 19.7 Increase 0.2
Democratic James Den Uyl 27,060 18.2 Decrease 0.9
Total votes '149,049' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2003[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher J. Connors 35,580 32.7 Increase 2.6
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 31,307 28.7 Decrease 0.9
Democratic Dolores J. Coulter 21,282 19.5 Decrease 1.3
Democratic Peter A. Terranova 20,763 19.1 Decrease 0.4
Total votes '108,932' '100.0'

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Silber, Zach. "Brian E. Rumpf (R-Ocean)", Observer.com, February 28, 2011. Accessed March 8, 2022. "Assemblyman Rumpf was born in Somerville on May 11, 1964. He graduated from St. Joseph High School and attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts."
  3. ^ Hazard, John. "Little Egg Harbor lawyer fills Assembly vacancy in solidly Republican 9th District", Asbury Park Press, September 26, 2003. Accessed May 25, 2008.
  4. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "Policy Co-Chair Brian E. Rumpf - New Jersey Assembly Republicans". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "EDITORIAL: Rumpf latest patronage recipient". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  12. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  19. ^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 9th District
June 23, 2003 – present
With: Christopher J. Connors, Daniel Van Pelt, DiAnne Gove 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_E._Rumpf