Former Prosecutor Andrew Macurdy Files 1,292 Signatures to Qualify on the Ballot for State Assembly 

Summit, New Jersey—Former federal and state prosecutor and Democratic candidate for NJ State Assembly in the 21st Legislative District, Andrew Macurdy, submitted nominating petitions with 1,292 signatures, more than five times the 250-signature minimum.

Macurdy gave the following statement about the filing:

I am so proud of the dozens of volunteers who collectively knocked on thousands of doors to reach this number of residents.  We are laying the foundation of a grassroots movement that will be instrumental in flipping this district in November.  This is only the beginning.

Macurdy, a New Jersey native, is a newcomer to the political scene. The campaign got off to a strong start, raising $94,000 in the first 6 weeks of fundraising.

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Andrew Macurdy served as a federal prosecutor in Newark and a county prosecutor in Jersey City. At the Attorney General’s Office, he worked on public safety initiatives related to gun violence and auto theft, as well as designing and building the ARRIVE Together program, which pairs mental health workers with law enforcement officers to jointly respond to mental health crisis calls for service and currently operates in municipalities around the state. For more information, please visit andrewmacurdy.com.