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Joe Howarth
Joe Howarth
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th District
	In office; January 12, 2016 – January 14, 2020
Preceded by	Christopher J. Brown
Succeeded by	Jean Stanfield
Member of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders
	In office; January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2015
Preceded by	Mary Anne Reinhart
Succeeded by	Mary Ann O’Brien
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Republican
Residence	Evesham Township
Occupation	Special education paraprofessional
Website	Legislative Website

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Joseph Howarth Jr. (born August 27, 1955) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 8th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since he was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. Howarth lost re-election in the 2019 GOP primary. He left office on January 14, 2020.

Early life

A resident of Evesham Township, Howarth received a bachelor's degree from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) with a major in health and physical education. He has worked for the Lenape Regional High School District as a special education paraprofessional.^[2]

Burlington County Politics

Howarth served on the Board of Education of the Evesham Township School District from 2003 to 2007 and on the Evesham Township Council from 2009 to 2011. He was elected to the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders and was sworn into office on January 3, 2012, as part of an all-Republican board.^[3] Howarth chose not to run for re-election in 2014 after serving a single term as a freeholder in order to allow himself an opportunity to take care of personal health issues.^[4]

New Jersey Assembly

Howarth was elected to the Assembly in November 2015 after Assemblyman Christopher J. Brown announced his retirement.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2017, after two-term incumbent Maria Rodriguez-Gregg decided against running for election after an incident earlier that year in which police thought that she was driving under the influence following a traffic accident, the Burlington County Republican Committee chose Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters to run for the Assembly seat as Howarth's running mate.^[5]

In the November 2017 general election, Howarth (with 28,841; 25.1% of all ballots cast) and Peters (with 28,671 votes; 25.0%), defeated Democratic challengers Joanne Schwartz (28,321; 24.7%) and Maryann Merlino (28,196; 24.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Republicans.^[6] With Joanne Schwartz, the closest Democratic candidate 350 votes behind Peters, the Democratic Party had considered filing for a recount.^[7] Of all 40 districts, the race in the 8th District was the closest in the state, with 650 votes separating the first and fourth vote-getters.^[8]

After the 8th District's Senator Dawn Addiego switched her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in early 2019, Howarth allegedly attempted to do the same. The Burlington County Republican Party dropped its support for Howarth, choosing to instead support Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield to run with incumbent Ryan Peters.^[9]

In the primary election where he heavily tied himself to President Donald J. Trump,^[10] Howarth was defeated by Stanfield.

Tenure

The following Monday after Howarth's defeat, his nameplates were missing from the GOP caucus room, fueling speculation he would switch parties or resign, however neither happened.^[11] Later that month, he proposed a bill that would take the pay away from legislators who are absent from a session.^[12]

Committee assignments

Law and Public Safety
Tourism, Gaming, and the Arts

District 8

New Jersey's 8th Legislative District encompasses parts of Burlington County, Camden County, and Atlantic County, New Jersey. The representatives from the 8th district to the 218th New Jersey Legislature were:

Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (D)
Assemblyman Joe Howarth (R)
Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R)

Electoral history

General Assembly

2019 Republican primary^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stanfield	5,435	35.02
	Republican	Ryan Peters (incumbent)	5,360	34.54
	Republican	Joe Howarth (incumbent)	2,744	17.68
	Republican	R. Jason Huf	1,980	12.76
Total votes			15,519	100

New Jersey general election, 2017^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Howarth (Incumbent)	28,841	25.1	24.8
	Republican	Ryan Peters	28,671	25.0	25.1
	Democratic	Joanne Schwartz	28,321	24.7	24.7
	Democratic	Maryann Merlino	28,196	24.6	24.6
	No Status Quo	Ryan T. Calhoun	753	0.7	0.7
Total votes			'*114,782'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2015^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (Incumbent)	18,317	50.1	20.9
	Republican	Joe Howarth	18,234	49.9	18.9
Total votes			'*36,551'*	'*100.0'*

References

^ "Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ Assemblyman Joe Howarth Archived 2018-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 19, 2018.
^ Camilli, Danielle. "GOP once again has all seats on Freeholder Board", Burlington County Times, January 3, 2012. Accessed January 19, 2018. "With the swearing-in of two new members Monday, the Burlington County Freeholder Board has been returned to all Republicans with officials pledging to reduce county taxes for the fifth consecutive year in 2012.Freeholders Leah Arter of Moorestown and Joe Howarth of Evesham took the oath of office and began their three-year terms on the five-member board at the annual reorganization meeting held at noon Monday at the county administration building."
^ Levinsky, David. "Former Burlington County Freeholder Joe Howarth sworn into NJ Assembly" Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, January 12, 2016. Accessed August 19, 2016. "Howarth, a Republican, comes to the Legislature after serving three years on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders. He chose not to run for re-election to the county board in 2014 because he was battling Crohn's disease, but opted to return to politics last year after Brown announced he would step aside."
^ Levinsky, David. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat" Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket. ... But she announced last week that she would not run for re-election, as she continues to fight charges of driving under the influence and obstruction, stemming from an April accident in which her vehicle was rear-ended on Route 73 at Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel."
^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election Archived 2017-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, dated November 29, 2017; accessed January 16, 2018.
^ Levinsky, David. Republicans Howarth, Peters still lead in 8th District race after provisional ballot count" Archived 2018-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, November 17, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018.
"The official vote count has the incumbent Howarth and Peters, who currently serves as a Burlington County Freeholder, winning the contest for the district Assembly seats with 28,841 and 28,671 votes respectively. Schwartz finished a close third with 28,321 votes — just 350 shy of Peters — followed by Merlino with 28,196. The votes have been counted and Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters have emerged as the winners of the razor-tight 8th District Assembly race. At least for now. Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Mary Ann Merlino have not ruled out asking for a recount."
^ Symons, Michael. "NJ’s governor’s race cost $79 million but had lowest turnout ever", WKXW, November 29, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018. "Democrats won 54 of the 80 Assembly seats. The closest race was in the 8th District, where Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters defeated Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Maryann Merlino – and all four finished with between 28,196 and 28,841 votes."
^ "Peters, Stanfield win Burlington County line". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "'MAGA Republican' Howarth loses in South Jersey Assembly primary line". Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ "Howarth name plates gone from minority caucus room". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
^ "Howarth bill would see absentee legislators lose pay". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "2019-official-primary-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

External links

Assemblyman Howarth's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms - 2016 2015

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Christopher J. Brown	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 8th District January 12, 2016 – present With: Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, Ryan Peters	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[NJLEG-2] Assemblyman Joe Howarth Archived 2018-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 19, 2018.

[3] Camilli, Danielle. "GOP once again has all seats on Freeholder Board", Burlington County Times, January 3, 2012. Accessed January 19, 2018. "With the swearing-in of two new members Monday, the Burlington County Freeholder Board has been returned to all Republicans with officials pledging to reduce county taxes for the fifth consecutive year in 2012.Freeholders Leah Arter of Moorestown and Joe Howarth of Evesham took the oath of office and began their three-year terms on the five-member board at the annual reorganization meeting held at noon Monday at the county administration building."

[4] Levinsky, David. "Former Burlington County Freeholder Joe Howarth sworn into NJ Assembly" Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, January 12, 2016. Accessed August 19, 2016. "Howarth, a Republican, comes to the Legislature after serving three years on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders. He chose not to run for re-election to the county board in 2014 because he was battling Crohn's disease, but opted to return to politics last year after Brown announced he would step aside."

[5] Levinsky, David. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat" Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket. ... But she announced last week that she would not run for re-election, as she continues to fight charges of driving under the influence and obstruction, stemming from an April accident in which her vehicle was rear-ended on Route 73 at Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel."

[6] Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election Archived 2017-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, dated November 29, 2017; accessed January 16, 2018.

[7] Levinsky, David. Republicans Howarth, Peters still lead in 8th District race after provisional ballot count" Archived 2018-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, November 17, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018.
"The official vote count has the incumbent Howarth and Peters, who currently serves as a Burlington County Freeholder, winning the contest for the district Assembly seats with 28,841 and 28,671 votes respectively. Schwartz finished a close third with 28,321 votes — just 350 shy of Peters — followed by Merlino with 28,196. The votes have been counted and Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters have emerged as the winners of the razor-tight 8th District Assembly race. At least for now. Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Mary Ann Merlino have not ruled out asking for a recount."

[8] Symons, Michael. "NJ’s governor’s race cost $79 million but had lowest turnout ever", WKXW, November 29, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018. "Democrats won 54 of the 80 Assembly seats. The closest race was in the 8th District, where Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters defeated Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Maryann Merlino – and all four finished with between 28,196 and 28,841 votes."

[9] "Peters, Stanfield win Burlington County line". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[10] "'MAGA Republican' Howarth loses in South Jersey Assembly primary line". Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[11] "Howarth name plates gone from minority caucus room". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

[12] "Howarth bill would see absentee legislators lose pay". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[13] "2019-official-primary-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

[14] "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[15] "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

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 | name                = Joe Howarth
-| office1             = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[8th Legislative District (New Jersey)|8th District]]
+| office1             = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th District]]
 | term_start1         = January 12, 2016
-| term_end1           =
+| term_end1           = January 14, 2020
-| alongside1          = [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]]
 | predecessor1        = [[Christopher J. Brown]]
-| successor1          =
+| successor1          = [[Jean Stanfield]]
-| office2             = Member of the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders]]
+| office2             = Member of the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]]
-| term_start2         = January 3, 2012
+| term_start2         = January 1, 2012
-| term_end2           = December 31, 2014
+| term_end2           = January 1, 2015
-| predecessor2        =
+| predecessor2        = Mary Anne Reinhart
-| successor2          = Bruce Garganio <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307133851/http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of-Chosen-Freeholders|title=Board of Chosen Freeholders|work=Wayback Machine|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
+| successor2          = Mary Ann O’Brien <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of-Chosen-Freeholders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307133851/http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of-Chosen-Freeholders|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2015|title=Board of Chosen Freeholders|work=Wayback Machine|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>
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-'''Joseph Howarth Jr.''' (born August 27, 1955) is an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician who has represented the [[8th Legislative District (New Jersey)|8th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since he was sworn into office on January 12, 2016.
+'''Joseph Howarth Jr.''' (born August 27, 1955) is an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since he was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. Howarth lost re-election in the 2019 GOP primary. He left office on January 14, 2020.
-== Early Life ==
+== Early life ==
-A resident of [[Evesham Township, New Jersey]], Howarth received a bachelor's degree from Trenton State College (now [[The College of New Jersey]]) with a major in health and physical education. He has worked for the [[Lenape Regional High School District]] as a special education paraprofessional.<ref name=NJLEG>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 Assemblyman Joe Howarth], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 19, 2018.</ref>
+A resident of [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]], Howarth received a bachelor's degree from Trenton State College (now [[The College of New Jersey]]) with a major in health and physical education. He has worked for the [[Lenape Regional High School District]] as a special education paraprofessional.<ref name=NJLEG>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 Assemblyman Joe Howarth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814174832/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 |date=2018-08-14 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 19, 2018.</ref>
 == Burlington County Politics ==
-Howarth served on the [[Board of Education]] of the [[Evesham Township School District]] from 2003 to 2007 and on the Evesham Township Council from 2009 to 2011. He was elected to the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Board of chosen freeholders]] and was sworn into office on January 3, 2012, as part of an all-Republican board.<ref>Camilli, Danielle. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/article/20120103/news/301039771 "GOP once again has all seats on Freeholder Board"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 3, 2012. Accessed January 19, 2018. "With the swearing-in of two new members Monday, the Burlington County Freeholder Board has been returned to all Republicans with officials pledging to reduce county taxes for the fifth consecutive year in 2012.Freeholders Leah Arter of Moorestown and Joe Howarth of Evesham took the oath of office and began their three-year terms on the five-member board at the annual reorganization meeting held at noon Monday at the county administration building."</ref> Howarth chose not to run for re-election in 2014 after serving a single term as a freeholder in order to allow himself an opportunity to take care of personal health issues.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/election/former-burlington-county-freeholder-joe-howarth-sworn-into-nj-assembly/article_3a8f0912-b943-11e5-ad63-5b50c4b0542e.html "Former Burlington County Freeholder Joe Howarth sworn into NJ Assembly"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 12, 2016. Accessed August 19, 2016. "Howarth, a Republican, comes to the Legislature after serving three years on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders. He chose not to run for re-election to the county board in 2014 because he was battling Crohn's disease, but opted to return to politics last year after Brown announced he would step aside."</ref>
+Howarth served on the [[Board of Education]] of the [[Evesham Township School District]] from 2003 to 2007 and on the Evesham Township Council from 2009 to 2011. He was elected to the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] and was sworn into office on January 3, 2012, as part of an all-Republican board.<ref>Camilli, Danielle. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/article/20120103/news/301039771 "GOP once again has all seats on Freeholder Board"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 3, 2012. Accessed January 19, 2018. "With the swearing-in of two new members Monday, the Burlington County Freeholder Board has been returned to all Republicans with officials pledging to reduce county taxes for the fifth consecutive year in 2012.Freeholders Leah Arter of Moorestown and Joe Howarth of Evesham took the oath of office and began their three-year terms on the five-member board at the annual reorganization meeting held at noon Monday at the county administration building."</ref> Howarth chose not to run for re-election in 2014 after serving a single term as a freeholder in order to allow himself an opportunity to take care of personal health issues.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/election/former-burlington-county-freeholder-joe-howarth-sworn-into-nj-assembly/article_3a8f0912-b943-11e5-ad63-5b50c4b0542e.html "Former Burlington County Freeholder Joe Howarth sworn into NJ Assembly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007043515/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/election/former-burlington-county-freeholder-joe-howarth-sworn-into-nj-assembly/article_3a8f0912-b943-11e5-ad63-5b50c4b0542e.html |date=2017-10-07 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 12, 2016. Accessed August 19, 2016. "Howarth, a Republican, comes to the Legislature after serving three years on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders. He chose not to run for re-election to the county board in 2014 because he was battling [[Crohn's disease]], but opted to return to politics last year after Brown announced he would step aside."</ref>
 == New Jersey Assembly ==
+Howarth was elected to the Assembly in November 2015 after Assemblyman [[Christopher J. Brown]] announced his retirement.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
-Howarth was elected to the Assembly in November 2015 after Assemblyman [[Christopher J. Brown]] retirement. In September 2017, after two-term incumbent [[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]] decided against running for election after an incident earlier that year in which police thought that she was driving under the influence following a traffic accident, the Burlington County Republican Committee chose Burlington County Freeholder [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] to run for the Assembly seat as Howarth's running mate.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/08c4fe5c-935b-11e7-a2d2-934b2dbe83e7.html "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket.... But she announced last week that she would not run for re-election, as she continues to fight charges of driving under the influence and obstruction, stemming from an April accident in which her vehicle was rear-ended on Route 73 at Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel."</ref> In the November 2017 general election, Howarth (with 28,841; 25.1% of all ballots cast) and Peters  (with 28,671 votes; 25.0%), defeated Democratic challengers Joanne Schwartz (28,321; 24.7%) and Maryann Merlino (28,196; 24.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Republicans.<ref>[http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf#page=9 Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election], [[New Jersey Department of State]], dated November 29, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018.</ref> With Joanne Schwartz, the closest Democratic candidate 350 votes behind Peters, the Democratic Party had considered filing for a recount.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20171117/republicans-howarth-peters-still-lead-in-8th-district-race-after-provisional-ballot-count Republicans Howarth, Peters still lead in 8th District race after provisional ballot count"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 17, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "The official vote count has the incumbent Howarth and Peters, who currently serves as a Burlington County Freeholder, winning the contest for the district Assembly seats with 28,841 and 28,671 votes respectively. Schwartz finished a close third with 28,321 votes — just 350 shy of Peters — followed by Merlino with 28,196. The votes have been counted and Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters have emerged as the winners of the razor-tight 8th District Assembly race. At least for now. Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Mary Ann Merlino have not ruled out asking for a recount."</ref> Of all 40 districts, the race in the 8th District was the closest in the state, with 650 votes separating the first and fourth vote-getters.<ref>Symons,Michael. [http://nj1015.com/njs-governors-race-cost-79-million-but-had-lowest-turnout-ever/ "NJ’s governor’s race cost $79 million but had lowest turnout ever"], [[WKXW]], November 29, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Democrats won 54 of the 80 Assembly seats. The closest race was in the 8th District, where Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters defeated Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Maryann Merlino – and all four finished with between 28,196 and 28,841 votes."</ref> After the [[8th Legislative District (New Jersey)|8th District's]] Senator [[Dawn Addiego]] switch her party from republican to democrat, Howarth allegedly attempted to do the same. Making the Burlington County GOP drop support for Howarth and instead supported the [[Burlington County]] Sheriff Jean Stanfield who also had the support of Assemblyman [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/peters-stanfield-win-burlington-county-line/|title=Peters, Stanfield win Burlington County line|work=New Jersey Globe|access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref>
+In September 2017, after two-term incumbent [[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]] decided against running for election after an incident earlier that year in which police thought that she was driving under the influence following a traffic accident, the Burlington County Republican Committee chose Burlington County Freeholder [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] to run for the Assembly seat as Howarth's running mate.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/08c4fe5c-935b-11e7-a2d2-934b2dbe83e7.html "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235449/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/08c4fe5c-935b-11e7-a2d2-934b2dbe83e7.html |date=2018-01-19 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket. ... But she announced last week that she would not run for re-election, as she continues to fight charges of driving under the influence and obstruction, stemming from an April accident in which her vehicle was rear-ended on Route 73 at Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel."</ref>
-=== Committees ===
+In the November 2017 general election, Howarth (with 28,841; 25.1% of all ballots cast) and Peters (with 28,671 votes; 25.0%), defeated Democratic challengers Joanne Schwartz (28,321; 24.7%) and Maryann Merlino (28,196; 24.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Republicans.<ref>[http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf#page=9 Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042121/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf#page=9 |date=2017-12-05 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], dated November 29, 2017; accessed January 16, 2018.</ref> With Joanne Schwartz, the closest Democratic candidate 350 votes behind Peters, the Democratic Party had considered filing for a recount.<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20171117/republicans-howarth-peters-still-lead-in-8th-district-race-after-provisional-ballot-count Republicans Howarth, Peters still lead in 8th District race after provisional ballot count"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065914/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20171117/republicans-howarth-peters-still-lead-in-8th-district-race-after-provisional-ballot-count |date=2018-01-20 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 17, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018.<br>"The official vote count has the incumbent Howarth and Peters, who currently serves as a Burlington County Freeholder, winning the contest for the district Assembly seats with 28,841 and 28,671 votes respectively. Schwartz finished a close third with 28,321 votes — just 350 shy of Peters — followed by Merlino with 28,196. The votes have been counted and Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters have emerged as the winners of the razor-tight 8th District Assembly race. At least for now. Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Mary Ann Merlino have not ruled out asking for a recount."</ref> Of all 40 districts, the race in the 8th District was the closest in the state, with 650 votes separating the first and fourth vote-getters.<ref>Symons, Michael. [http://nj1015.com/njs-governors-race-cost-79-million-but-had-lowest-turnout-ever/ "NJ’s governor’s race cost $79 million but had lowest turnout ever"], [[WKXW]], November 29, 2017; accessed January 19, 2018. "Democrats won 54 of the 80 Assembly seats. The closest race was in the 8th District, where Republicans Joe Howarth and Ryan Peters defeated Democrats Joanne Schwartz and Maryann Merlino – and all four finished with between 28,196 and 28,841 votes."</ref>
+After the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th District]]'s Senator [[Dawn Addiego]] switched her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in early 2019, Howarth allegedly attempted to do the same. The Burlington County Republican Party dropped its support for Howarth, choosing to instead support [[Burlington County]] Sheriff [[Jean Stanfield]] to run with incumbent [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/peters-stanfield-win-burlington-county-line/|title=Peters, Stanfield win Burlington County line|work=New Jersey Globe|access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref>
+In the primary election where he heavily tied himself to President [[Donald J. Trump]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2019/06/04/maga-republican-howarth-flops-in-south-jersey-assembly-primary-1042006|title='MAGA Republican' Howarth loses in South Jersey Assembly primary line|work=Politico|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> Howarth was defeated by Stanfield.
+=== Tenure ===
+The following Monday after Howarth's defeat, his nameplates were missing from the GOP caucus room, fueling speculation he would switch parties or resign, however neither happened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/howarth-nameplates-gone-from-minority-caucus-room/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fnewjerseyglobe.com%2Flegislature%2Fhowarth-nameplates-gone-from-minority-caucus-room%2F|title=Howarth name plates gone from minority caucus room |work=New Jersey Globe|access-date= June 10, 2019}}</ref> Later that month, he proposed a bill that would take the pay away from legislators who are absent from a session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/howarth-bill-would-see-absentee-legislators-lose-pay/|title=Howarth bill would see absentee legislators lose pay |work=New Jersey Globe|access-date= June 22, 2019}}</ref>
+=== Committee assignments ===
 *Law and Public Safety
-*Tourism, Gaming, and the Arts.
+*Tourism, Gaming, and the Arts
 == District 8 ==
+New Jersey's 8th Legislative District encompasses parts of [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]], and [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. The representatives from the 8th district to the [[218th New Jersey Legislature]] were:
-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]]. The other representatives from the 8th District for the [[218th New Jersey Legislature|218th Legislature]] are:<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp Legislative Roster 2018-2019 Session], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 18, 2018.</ref><ref name=DistrictLeg>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/DistrictLegislators.asp?District=8 District 8 Legislators], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 18, 2018.</ref>
-*Senator [[Dawn Marie Addiego]] (D),
-*Assemblyman [[Joe Howarth (politician)|Joe Howarth]] (R), and
-*Assemblyman [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] (R)
+* Senator [[Dawn Addiego|Dawn Marie Addiego]] <span {{Party shading/Democratic}}>(D)</span>
-== Electoral History ==
+* Assemblyman Joe Howarth <span {{Party shading/Republican}}>(R) </span>
-=== Assembly ===
+* Assemblyman [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] <span {{Party shading/Republican}}>(R) </span>
+== Electoral history ==
+=== General Assembly ===
+{{Election box begin no change
+| title = [[2019 New Jersey General Assembly election#District 8|2019 Republican primary]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2019/2019-official-primary-results-general-assembly.pdf|title=2019-official-primary-results-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>
+}}
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
+| candidate = [[Jean Stanfield]]
+| party = Republican Party (United States)
+| votes = 5,435
+| percentage = 35.02
+}}
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
+| candidate = [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] (incumbent)
+| party = Republican Party (United States)
+| votes = 5,360
+| percentage = 34.54
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link no change
+| candidate = Joe Howarth (incumbent)
+| party = Republican Party (United States)
+| votes = 2,744
+| percentage = 17.68
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link no change
+| candidate = R. Jason Huf
+| party = Republican Party (United States)
+| votes = 1,980
+| percentage = 12.76
+}}
+{{Election box total no change
+| votes = 15,519
+| percentage = 100
+}}
+{{Election box end}}
 {{Election box begin
-| title = [[New Jersey elections, 2017|New Jersey general election, 2017]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|title=2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
+| title = [[New Jersey elections, 2017|New Jersey general election, 2017]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|title=2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521090837/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|archive-date=May 21, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 }}
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-| candidate = [[Joe Howarth (politician)|Joe Howarth]]
+| candidate = Joe Howarth (Incumbent)
 | party = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes = 28,841
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 | votes = 28,321
 | percentage = 24.7
-| change = ''N/A''
+| change = {{increase}} 24.7
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 | votes = 28,196
 | percentage = 24.6
-| change = ''N/A''
+| change = {{increase}} 24.6
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 | votes = 753
 | percentage = 0.7
-| change = ''N/A''
+| change = {{increase}} 0.7
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 {{Election box end}}
-{{Election box begin| title=[[New Jersey elections, 2015|New Jersey general election, 2015]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2015-results/2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|title=2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>}}
+{{Election box begin| title=[[New Jersey elections, 2015|New Jersey general election, 2015]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2015-results/2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|title=2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430032314/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2015-results/2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|archive-date=April 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Republican Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = [[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]]
+  |candidate  = [[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]] (Incumbent)
   |votes      = 18,317
   |percentage = 50.1
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 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Republican Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = [[Joe Howarth (politician)|Joe Howarth]]
+  |candidate  = Joe Howarth
   |votes      = 18,234
   |percentage = 49.9
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 Assemblyman Howarth's legislative web page], [[New Jersey Legislature]]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180814174832/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 Assemblyman Howarth's legislative web page], [[New Jersey Legislature]]
 *''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms'' - [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/HowarthJ2016.pdf 2016] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/HowarthJ2015.pdf 2015]
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-{{succession box |before=[[Christopher J. Brown]] |title=Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] for the [[8th Legislative District (New Jersey)|8th District]] |with=[[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]], [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] |years=January 12, 2016 – present |after=Incumbent}}
+{{succession box |before=[[Christopher J. Brown]] |title=Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] for the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th District]] |with=[[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]], [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] |years=January 12, 2016 – present |after=Incumbent}}
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v t e Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
221st Legislature (2024–2025) Speaker of the General Assembly Craig Coughlin (D) Speaker pro tempore Benjie Wimberly (D) Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D) Minority Leader John DiMaio (R)
▌Antwan McClellan (R) ▌Erik K. Simonsen (R) ▌Don Guardian (R) ▌Claire Swift (R) ▌David Bailey (D) ▌Heather Simmons (D) ▌Dan Hutchison (D) ▌Cody Miller (D) ▌Bill Moen (D) ▌William Spearman (D) ▌Louis Greenwald (D) ▌Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D) ▌Herb Conaway (D) ▌Carol A. Murphy (D) ▌Andrea Katz (D) ▌Michael Torrissi (R) ▌Greg Myhre (R) ▌Brian E. Rumpf (R) ▌Paul Kanitra (R) ▌Gregory P. McGuckin (R) ▌Margie Donlon (D) ▌Luanne Peterpaul (D) ▌Robert D. Clifton (R) ▌Alex Sauickie (R) ▌Vicky Flynn (R) ▌Gerard Scharfenberger (R) ▌Wayne DeAngelo (D) ▌Tennille McCoy (D) ▌Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) ▌Anthony Verrelli (D) ▌Mitchelle Drulis (D) ▌Roy Freiman (D) ▌Joseph Danielsen (D) ▌Kevin Egan (D) ▌Robert Karabinchak (D) ▌Sterley Stanley (D) ▌Craig Coughlin (D) ▌Yvonne Lopez (D) ▌Reginald Atkins (D) ▌Annette Quijano (D) ▌Michele Matsikoudis (R) ▌Nancy Munoz (R) ▌Linda S. Carter (D) ▌James J. Kennedy (D) ▌John DiMaio (R) ▌Erik Peterson (R) ▌Dawn Fantasia (R) ▌Mike Inganamort (R) ▌Christian Barranco (R) ▌Aura K. Dunn (R) ▌Brian Bergen (R) ▌Jay Webber (R) ▌Rosy Bagolie (D) ▌Alixon Collazos-Gill (D) ▌Garnet Hall (D) ▌Cleopatra Tucker (D) ▌Eliana Pintor Marin (D) ▌Shanique Speight (D) ▌Avi Schnall (D) ▌Sean T. Kean (R) ▌Barbara McCann Stamato (D) ▌William Sampson (D) ▌John Allen (D) ▌Jessica Ramirez (D) ▌Julio Marenco (D) ▌Gabe Rodriguez (D) ▌Carmen Morales (D) ▌Michael Venezia (D) ▌Shavonda E. Sumter (D) ▌Benjie Wimberly (D) ▌Clinton Calabrese (D) ▌Gary Schaer (D) ▌Shama Haider (D) ▌Ellen Park (D) ▌Lisa Swain (D) ▌Chris Tully (D) ▌Robert Auth (R) ▌John V. Azzariti (R) ▌Al Barlas (R) ▌Christopher DePhillips (R)
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