Land ran as a team with Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak, and won his first bid for elected office, defeating Republican incumbent Sam Fiocchi and his running mate Jim Sauro. Land and Andrzejczak spent four times as much as their opponents and were supported by $1.5 million in independent advertising that claimed that Fiocchi had not paid taxes.[1] In Land’s 2019 re-election campaign he and his running mate Matt Milam lost the election to republicans Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan.[3]
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Land voted against raising the states minimum wage to $15 an hour alongside Matt Milam.[4]
^ abMiller, Michael. "Andrzejczak, newcomer Land win in 1st District", The Press of Atlantic City, November 3, 2015. Accessed June 5, 2017. "The Assembly race saw $1.5 million in Democratic political action committee cash for a TV campaign alleging Fiocchi was delinquent in paying his taxes. As of October 21, the Democratic candidates had outspent the Republicans four-to-one, according to campaign finance reports."
^ abSmith, Joseph P. "2015 Election: 1st Legislative District Democrats", The Daily Journal (New Jersey), October 28, 2015. Accessed August 18, 2016. "A 1968 Millville high school graduate, Land was drafted in 1969 for a two-year hitch. He was sent to Vietnam in his second year, starting as a squad leader and then platoon leader for his last seven months."