NewJersey CONGRESSIONAL VOTER GUIDE. The 2014 New Jersey Voter Guide provided courtesy of New Jersey Family Policy Council

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1 2014 OFFICIAL NewJersey CONGRESSIONAL VOTER GUIDE The 2014 New Jersey Voter Guide provided courtesy of New Jersey Family Policy Council

2 Here is your 2014 New Jersey Voter Guide F R O M T H E N E W J E R S E Y F A M I L Y P O L I C Y C O U N C I L Dear Fellow New Jerseyans, We at the New Jersey Family Policy Council are pleased to present to you this 2014 New Jersey General Election Voter Guide for your use in making informed choices on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th. New Jersey Family Policy Council is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization focusing on public policies and cultural trends that impact the family. The Family Policy Council works to create in the New Jersey legislature, and other public institutions, a deeper understanding of, and sensitivity to, concerns of the family. New Jersey Family Policy Council also works to educate citizens about issues that affect the family, enabling them to influence their community and state. We serve as an advisor to state and local groups as well, supplying them with information and policy expertise. We are supported entirely by taxdeductible donations from concerned citizens, foundations, and businesses in New Jersey. For the common good, Len Deo Founder & President, NJ Family Policy Council P.O. Box 6011 Parsippany, NJ Phone: If you agree with our mission, or find this Voter Guide helpful, please consider a generous, tax-deductible donation to the New Jersey Family Policy Council. Our address is listed below and our website is on the front cover. More importantly, please take the time to review this guide, and be sure to cast your vote on Tuesday, November 4th. We hope that this 2014 New Jersey General Election Voter Guide will encourage you to vote with confidence for the candidates of your choice on Tuesday, November 4, Don t hesitate to call or write our office if you have any questions. OFFICIAL PUBLIC QUESTIONS Public Question No. 1 Constitutional Amendment to Allow a Court to Order Pretrial Detention of a Person in a Criminal Case Public Question No. 2 Constitutional Amendment Dedicating State Funds for Open Space, Farmland, and Historic Preservation, and Changing Existing Dedication for Water Programs, Underground Storage Tanks, and Hazardous Site Cleanups

3 Survey Questions 1. Do you support or oppose repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? 2. Do you support or oppose providing federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide abortions? 3. Do you support or oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to give Congress plenary power to regulate political speech, advertising, and donations regarding federal elections, and giving the same power to the states regarding state elections? 4. Do you support or oppose protecting individuals and business from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious belief? 5. Do you support or oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget every year? 6. Do you support or oppose raising the Federal Minimum Wage? 7. Do you support or oppose prohibiting abortion except when it is necessary to prevent the death of the mother? 8. Do you support or oppose adding sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law? 9. Do you support or oppose allowing all parents to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savinngs accounts to enable children to attend any public, charter, private, homeschool, or online academy? 10. Do you support or oppose legalizing marijuana for recreational use? 11. Do you support or oppose legislation to create a Fair Tax? 12. Do you support or oppose using human embryonic stem cells for research purposes? 13. Congress should consider the selective removal of the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts (Art. I, 8, CI. 9; Art. Iii, 1), when they fail to observe the seperation of powers. 14. Do you support or oppose changes to the World Wide Web that would make pornogrophy available online only as an "opt-in" service? ANSWER KEY GUIDE: S = Support; candidate answered survey. O = Opposed; candidate answered survey. NR = No response; candidate answered survey but did not answer question. S, O or NR with a footnote indicates candidate comment related to the survey question. Footnote included. NR-S = No Response Support. Candidate did not answer survey; position is based on our research. Footnote included. NR-O = No Response Opposed. Candidate did not answer survey; position is based on our research. Footnote included. NR-U = No Response Undetermined. Candidate s position is unknown based on available research. Occasional related information in included footnote. * denotes incumbent

4 The 2014 New Jersey General Election Voter Guide It s here to help you. This 2014 New Jersey General Election Voter Guide is here to help you make an informed decision when you vote on Tuesday, November 4th. The guide is non-partisan, and is not intended to endorse or oppose any candidate, either explicitly or implicitly. It simply provides pertinent information about the candidates themselves, and their positions on issues of importance. In some cases, candidates refused to answer our questionnaire, or did not respond despite our several attempts to contact them. What s inside. This guide contains information on candidates seeking positions in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. For each one, you'll find a photo and a listing of their positions on each question from our questionnaire. If you are unable to determine the district in which you live, we have provided a phone listing of Board of Election offices in each county, where you can call to determine your district, and even, if necessary, your voting location. County Board of Elections: Atlantic: Bergen: Burlington: Camden: Cape May: Cumberland: Essex: Gloucester: Hudson: Hunterdon: Mercer: Middlesex: Monmouth: Morris: Ocean: Passaic: Salem: ext Somerset: Sussex: Union: Warren: Using the guide. It is perfectly legal to bring this guide with you in the voting booth, although we recommend that you fully review the guide first to determine your selection beforehand. Please also consider passing the Voter Guide to others in your family and community to increase its usefulness. Additional copies are available in bulk quantities in increments of 25 through the New Jersey Family Policy Council at (800) ORDER MORE FREE VOTER GUIDES Please send me FREE copies of the 2014 New Jersey Voter Guide (in increments of 25) Enclosed is $ for postage and handling. POSTAGE & HANDLING NO. OF COPIES COST NO. OF COPIES COST 50 $ $ $ $ $ or more Call! Churches and other nonprofit organizations may distribute nonpartisan, unbiased, voter-education material without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. This publication has been reviewed by outside attorneys to ensure that it complies with the rules for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Each organization that distributes these guides is responsible for its own actions. If you have questions about this Voter Guide, please call New Jersey Family Policy Council at or FAMILY.1 New Jersey Family Policy Council is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization focusing on public policies and cultural trends that impact the family. We have researched campaign literature, published public statements, campaign websites, and other public resources to develop position statements for non-responding candidates. P.O. Box 6011 Parsippany, NJ Phone: W W W. N J F P C. O R G/ V O T E R- G U I D E New Jersey Family Policy Council. All rights reserved.

5 QUICK REFERENCE Questions & Answers from New Jersey s 2014 Candidates U.S. Senate and House of Representatives KEY: D=Democrat R=Republican OFFICE SOUGHT PARTY NAME DISTRICT Do you support or oppose repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? Do you support or oppose providing federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide abortions? Do you support or oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to give Congress plenary power to regulate political speech, advertising, and donations regarding federal elections, and giving the same power to the states regarding state elections? Do you support or oppose protecting individuals and business from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious belief? Do you support or oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget every year? Do you support or oppose raising the Federal Minimum Wage? Do you support or oppose prohibiting abortion except when it is necessary to prevent the death of the mother? Do you support or oppose adding sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law? Do you support or oppose allowing all parents to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savinngs accounts to enable children to attend any public, charter, private, homeschool, or online academy? Senate (D) Cory Booker* NJ NR-O 1 NR-S 2 NR-S 3 NR-O 4 NR-U NR-S 5 NR-O 6 NR-S 7 NR-O 8 NR-O 9 NR-O 10 NR-U NR-U NR-U Do you support or oppose legalizing marijuana for recreational use? Do you support or oppose legislation to create a Fair Tax? Do you support or oppose using human embryonic stem cells for research purposes? Congress should consider the selective removal of the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts (Art. I, 8, CI. 9; Art. Iii, 1), when they fail to observe the seperation of powers. Do you support or oppose changes to the World Wide Web that would make pornogrophy available online only as an "opt-in" service? Senate (R) Jeff Bell NJ S O O S O O S O S O S 11 O S S House (D) Donald Norcross 1 NR-O 12 NR-S 13 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-S 14 NR-U 15 NR-U NR-U NR-S 16 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (R) Garry Cobb 1 NR-S 17 NR-U 18 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-O 19 NR-U NR-U NR-S 20 NR-O 21 NR-U 22 NR-O 23 NR-U NR-U House (R) Frank LoBiondo* 2 NR-S 24 NR-O 25 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U 26 NR-U 27 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-O 28 NR-U NR-U House (D) Bill Hughes Jr. 2 NR-O 29 NR-S 30 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (D) Aimee Belgard 3 NR-O 31 NR-S 32 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-S 33 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-S 34 NR-O 35 NR-S 36 NR-U NR-U House (R) Tom MacArthur 3 S 37 O O S 38 S O 39 O 40 O S 41 O O 42 O NR 43 S House (R) Chris Smith* 4 NR-S 44 NR-O 45 NR-U NR-S 46 NR-S 47 NR-U 48 NR-S 49 NR-O 50 NR-S 51 NR-O 52 NR-U NR-O 53 NR-U NR-U House (D) Ruben Scolavino 4 NR-O 54 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-S 55 NR-O 56 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (R) Scott Garrett* 5 S O O S S O S O S O NR O S NR House (D) Roy Cho 5 NR-S 57 NR-U 58 NR-S 59 NR-U 60 NR-U NR-S 61 NR-U 62 NR-S 63 NR-U 64 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (D) Frank Pallone Jr.* 6 NR-O 65 NR-S 66 NR-S 67 NR-O 68 NR-U NR-S 69 NR-O 70 NR-S 71 NR-U 72 NR-U 73 NR-S 74 NR-S 75 NR-U NR-U House (R) Anthony Wilkinson 6 S 76 O O S S S 77 S NR 78 S O NR 79 O S S House (R) Leonard Lance* 7 NR-S 80 NR-O 81 NR-U NR-S 82 NR-U NR-O 83 NR-S 84 NR-U 85 NR-S 86 NR-U NR-U 87 NR-O 88 NR-U NR-U House (D) Janice Kovach 7 NR-O 89 NR-S 90 NR-U NR-O 91 NR-U NR-S 92 NR-O 93 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (D) Albio Sires* 8 NR-O 94 NR-S 95 NR-U NR-U 96 NR-U NR-S 97 NR-O 98 NR-S 99 NR-U NR-U NR-U 100 NR-S 101 NR-U NR-U House (R) Jude Tiscornia 8 NR-S 102 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (D) Bill Pascrell Jr.* 9 NR-O 103 NR-S 104 NR-S 105 NR-U NR-O 106 NR-S 107 NR-O 108 NR-U NR-O 109 NR-U 110 NR-U NR-S 111 NR-U NR-U House (R) Dierdre Paul 9 NR 112 O O S S O NR 113 NR S S 114 S O S S House (D) Donald Payne Jr.* 10 NR-O 115 NR-S 116 NR-S 117 NR-U 118 NR-U NR-S 119 NR-O 120 NR-S 121 NR-U NR-U 122 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (R) Yolanda Dentley 10 NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U NR-U House (R) Rodney Frelinghuysen* 11 NR-S 123 NR-O 124 NR-U NR-U NR-S 125 NR-S 126 NR-S 127 NR-U NR-S 128 NR-U NR-U 129 NR-S 130 NR-U NR-U House (D) Mark Dunec 11 O 131 S O S S S 132 O 133 S O 134 O 135 S 136 S NR S House (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman 12 NR-O 137 NR-S 138 NR-U NR-U 139 NR-U NR-S 140 NR-O 141 NR-S 142 NR-U 143 NR-S 144 NR-O 145 NR-S 146 NR-U NR-U House (R) Alieta Eck 12 S O O S S O S O S O S O S S 2014 Candidate Footnotes: CORY BOOKER courts_hobby_lobby_contraception_ruling.html the_issues.html JEFF BELL 11. Candidate comment: Gross Income Tax DONALD NORCROSS GARRY COBB FRANK LOBIONDO BILL HUGHES JR AIMEE BELGARD TOM MACARTHUR 37. Candidate comment: The ACA has further damaged an already broken healthcare system and is hurting our economy; it should be repealed and replaced. We need to lower costs by enacting tort reform and instituting market-based ideas, such as allowing businesses to pool together in order to buy insurance and permitting insurance to be sold across state lines. We also must protect patient choice and improve access to care for those that cannot find coverage anywhere else. 38. Candidate comment: Individuals and businesses should not be forced to violate their own moral or religious beliefs. At the same time, individuals and businesses have an obligation to abide by existing anti-discrimination laws and treat all persons equally and with respect. 39. Candidate comment: The decision to increase the minimum wage should be left up to each individual state, allowing them to act in the best interests of their own citizens, as opposed to a one-size fits all approach being mandated by the federal government. 40. Candidate comment: My wife and I are pro-life and have lived out this conviction in our own life, carrying and then raising a special-needs child, Grace, who lived for 11 years. Grace validated everything we believe about how precious and sacred life is. I believe there must be exceptions in cases of rape or incest, in addition to cases when it s necessary to save the life of the mother. 41. Candidate comment: I favor measures such as this in failing school districts so all children and parents are provided an opportunity to receive a high quality education. 42. Candidate comment: I support tax reform that makes our federal code flatter, simpler and lower, and that incentivizes economic growth and savings. 43. Candidate comment: This is an issue I need to examine more closely. CHRIS SMITH RUBEN SCOLAVINO ROY CHO FRANK PALLONE JR ANTHONY E. WILKINSON 76. Candidate comment: Upon repeal, this Act must be replaced with a better solution for addressing the health care crisis. 77. Candidate comment: The minimum wage should not be so low that full time pay still qualifies a single worker (no children) for welfare. 78. Candidate comment: There must be exceptions based upon religion. 79. Candidate comment: Fair Tax is undefined here. I am in favor of tax reform to create a flatter and fairer system with lower income tax rates. LEONARD LANCE JANICE KOVACH ALBIO SIRES JUDE TISCORNIA BILL PASCRELL votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/478/bill-pascrell-jr/ DIERDRE PAUL 112. Candidate comment: I don t believe that this effort is pragmatic until a Republican president is elected Candidate comment: This issue is a moral one; rape and incest should be included, as well Candidate comment: Legalizing makes it taxable and enhances safety and quality control. DONALD PAYNE: Abortion.htm RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN MARK DUNEC 131. Candidate comment: I am for universal healthcare a single payer system Candidate comment: I believe in two tier minimum wage. 1. High school/college 2. Everyone else Candidate comment: Pro-Choice 134. Candidate comment: I am fiscally responsible would not want to increase deficit or debt Candidate comment: I support for medical reasons 136. Candidate comment: Reform Corporate Tax: a) eliminate corporate tax b) mandate earnings distributions c) a flat tax. BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN * : S1091 (SCS/IR) New Jersey Stem Cell Research Act