Christian Barranco

Christian Barranco
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Serving with Aura K. Dunn
Preceded byBrian Bergen
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 26th district
In office
January 11, 2022 – January 9, 2024
Serving with Jay Webber
Preceded byBettyLou DeCroce
Succeeded byBrian Bergen
Personal details
Born (1969-12-31) December 31, 1969 (age 54)
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteLegislative web page

Christian Barranco (born December 31, 1969)[1] is an American politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district since 2024, before which he represented the 26th district after taking office on January 11, 2022. He served on the Pompton Lakes borough council from 2017 to 2019.[2][3]

New Jersey General Assembly

At the Morris County Republican convention in March 2021, incumbent Jay Webber and Barranco won the party's nomination for the "county line" for Assembly, ahead of incumbent BettyLou DeCroce.[4] Webber and Barranco defeated DeCroce in the June primary for the Republican nomination.[5]

Barranco won the election with his Republican running mate, Jay Webber, defeating Republicans Melissa Brown Blauuer and Pamela Fadden by a margin of almost 14,000 votes.[6]

In the 2021 reapportionment, many municipalities in Morris County were shuffled between districts. As a result, Barranco relocated from the 26th legislative district into the 25th district, while Brian Bergen shifted from the 25th District into the 26th.[7]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[8]

  • Transportation and Independent Authorities
  • Telecommunications and Utilities

25th District

New Jersey's 25th Legislative District (2012-2022 Apportionment)

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.[9] The representatives from the 25th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[10]

Electoral history

25th Legislative District General Election, 2023[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aura K. Dunn (incumbent) 26,717 26.4
Republican Christian E. Barranco (incumbent) 25,988 25.7
Democratic Diane Salvatore 24,055 23.8
Democratic Jonathan Torres 24,420 24.1
Total votes 101,180 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold
26th legislative district general election, 2021[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Webber (incumbent) 46,239 29.98%
Republican Christian E. Barranco 45,224 29.32%
Democratic Pamela Fadden 31,434 20.38%
Democratic Melissa Brown Blaeuer 31,355 20.33%
Total votes 154,252 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Assemblyman Christian E. Barranco (R)". njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Barranco Says He'll Run In GOP Assembly Primary Next Year". Newjerseyglobe.com. November 2, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Barranco, Webber win GOP nods in district 26". Newjerseyglobe.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Snowflack, Fred. "Barranco Stuns DeCroce at Morris GOP Convention", Insider NJ, March 27, 2021. Accessed March 20, 2022. "Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce failed Friday night to get the endorsement of Morris County Republicans for her reelection bid in the 26th Legislative District.... Christian Barranco, an electrician by trade, secured the second Assembly nomination with 87 votes. DeCroce got 78."
  5. ^ Biryukov, Nikita. "Barranco, Webber win GOP nods in district 26", New Jersey Globe, June 9, 2021. Accessed March 20, 2022. "Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) has lost her re-election race to former Pompton Lakes Councilman Christian Barranco.... The assemblywoman trailed Barranco by 488 votes with virtually no ballots uncounted. She earned 6,370 votes to his 6,858. Webber ran a clear first with 9,968 votes, and Mastrangelo’s 5,743 votes put him in last place."
  6. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election November 2, 2021 Election, New Jersey Department of State, updated November 30, 2021. Accessed March 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Election 2023: Legislative District 25, NJ Spotlight News, May 5, 2023. Accessed January 24, 2024. "The current Assembly members, both Republicans, are Brian Bergen and Aura Dunn, the assistant Republican whip who before assuming office had a longtime career in government and public affairs. Dunn is running for reelection with Assemblyman Christian Barranco, who currently represents the neighboring 26th District, but whose hometown of West Milford was moved into 25th. Bergen’s hometown was moved into the 26th and he is running there."
  8. ^ Assemblyman Christian E. Barranco, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  9. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Legislative Roster for District 25, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "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.