PROBATION ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 2021 LEGISLATIVE ENDORSEMENTS

Wall, NJ – On behalf of New Jersey’s approximately 3,000 Probation Officers and Supervisors, the Probation Association of New Jersey (PANJ) has announced the next round of legislative endorsements of candidates for the 2021 campaign cycle.

“PANJ is pleased to endorse the following esteemed candidates for the New Jersey Legislature who have demonstrated their strong support for our state’s probation officers and supervisors, and the communities they serve,” said PANJ President Dwight Covaleskie.

“Our members support an estimated 140,000 adults and thousands of juveniles, and as New Jersey has one of the largest probation systems in the nation, we are appreciative of these candidates who help us serve New Jersey residents by ensuring our communities are safe and our officers and supervisors are well supported and represented,” Covaleskie concluded.

The endorsements are based on PANJ member input as well as questionnaires distributed to candidates for the 2021 cycle.

PANJ has endorsed the following additional candidates for election to the New Jersey State Legislature:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSEMENTS

LD 5 – Bill Moen

LD 5 – Bill Spearman

LD 16 –Roy Freiman

LD 16 – Sadaf Jaffer

LD 19 – Yvonne Lopez

LD 29 – Shanique Speight

LD 31 – Angela McKnight

LD 35 – Benjie Wimberly

STATE SENATE ENDORSEMENTS

LD 5 – Nilsa Cruz-Perez

LD 16 – Andrew Zwicker

LD 19 – Joe Vitale

LD 31 – Sandra Cunningham

LD 34 – Nia Gill

PANJ has been serving their communities since 1904 and is the professional alliance and union for Probation Officers and other employees of the New Jersey Judicial Branch. PANJ strives to defend and improve the rights and privileges of Probation Officers and their Supervisors, and represent their needs on the local, county, and state level. PANJ has resolved more than 7 million cases through their various courts, emphasizing the important role that probation can play on the road to rehabilitation.