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]
Brian Rumpf | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 9th District | |
| Assumed office June 23, 2003 Serving with Christopher J. Connors (2003-2008) Daniel Van Pelt (2008-2009) DiAnne Gove (2009-2024) Greg Myhre (2024-present) | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Moran |
| Mayor of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey | |
| In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Adair |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Gormley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1964 Somerville, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Debra Rumpf |
| Residence | Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | B.A. The Catholic University of America (politics) J.D. Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | Legislative Website |
Early life
editHe 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
editRumpf 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
editCommittee assignments for the current session are:[1]
- Budget
- Health
District 9
editEach 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]
- Senator Carmen Amato (R)
- Assemblyman Greg Myhre (R)
- Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R)
Personal life
editHe 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
editAssembly
edit| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 40,158 | 31.9 |  1.5
| |
| Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 39,523 | 31.4 | 1.1
| |
| Democratic | Jill Dobrowansky | 23,534 | 18.7 |  1.3
| |
| Democratic | Ryan Young | 22,721 | 18.0 | 1.3
| |
| Total votes | '125,936' | '100.0' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 24,325 | 33.4 | 2.1
| |
| Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 23,676 | 32.5 | 1.5
| |
| Democratic | Fran Zimmer | 12,638 | 17.4 | 1.6
| |
| Democratic | John Bingham | 12,171 | 16.7 | 2.0
| |
| Total votes | '72,810' | '100.0' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 45,690 | 35.5 | 3.2
| |
| Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 43,695 | 34.0 | 2.8
| |
| Democratic | Christopher J. McManus | 20,354 | 15.8 | 2.6
| |
| Democratic | Peter Ferwerda III | 18,872 | 14.7 | 3.4
| |
| Total votes | '128,611' | '100.0' | |||
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 54,311 | 34.2 | 3.9
| |
| Republican | DiAnne Gove | 52,667 | 33.2 | 4.7
| |
| Democratic | Richard P. Visotcky | 26,482 | 16.7 | 4.2
| |
| Democratic | Robert E. Rue | 25,365 | 16.0 | 4.3
| |
| Total votes | '158,825' | '100.0' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 33,281 | 30.3 | 0.3
| |
| Republican | Daniel M. Van Pelt | 31,321 | 28.5 | 3.6
| |
| Democratic | Michele F. Rosen | 22,954 | 20.9 | 1.2
| |
| Democratic | William Coulter | 22,295 | 20.3 | 2.1
| |
| Total votes | '109,851' | '100.0' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 47,863 | 32.1 | 0.6
| |
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 44,761 | 30.0 | 1.3
| |
| Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 29,365 | 19.7 | 0.2
| |
| Democratic | James Den Uyl | 27,060 | 18.2 | 0.9
| |
| Total votes | '149,049' | '100.0' | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,580 | 32.7 | 2.6
| |
| Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 31,307 | 28.7 | 0.9
| |
| Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 21,282 | 19.5 | 1.3
| |
| Democratic | Peter A. Terranova | 20,763 | 19.1 | 0.4
| |
| Total votes | '108,932' | '100.0' | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 22, 2022.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Hazard, John. "Little Egg Harbor lawyer fills Assembly vacancy in solidly Republican 9th District", Asbury Park Press, September 26, 2003. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ 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 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
- ^ Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
- ^ "Policy Co-Chair Brian E. Rumpf - New Jersey Assembly Republicans". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Rumpf latest patronage recipient". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
External links
edit- Official 9th Legislative District website
- Assemblyman Rumpf's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms - 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
- New Jersey Voter Information Website for 2003
- Little Egg Harbor Township - bio of Brian Rumpf
- Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart
- Little Egg Harbor School District - interview with Brian Rumpf