On behalf of New Jersey’s approximately 3,000 Probation Officers and Supervisors, the Probation Association of New Jersey (PANJ) has announced their endorsement of legislative 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 candidates for election to the New Jersey State Legislature:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSEMENTS

LD 2 –John Armato

LD 2 – Caren Fitzpatrick

LD 3 – John Burzichelli

LD 3 – Adam Taliaferro

LD 6 – Lou Greenwald

LD 6 – Pamela Lampitt

LD 7 – Carol Murphy

LD 8 – Allison Eckel

LD 8 – Mark Natale

LD 10 – Gregory McGuckin

LD 10 – John Catalano

LD 11 – Joann Downey

LD 11 – Eric Houghtaling

LD 14 – Dan Benson

LD 14 – Wayne DeAngelo

LD 15 – Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

LD 15 – Anthony Verrelli

LD 17 – Joe Danielsen

LD 19 – Craig Coughlin

LD 20 – Annette Quijano

LD 26 – Jay Webber

LD 27 – Mila Jasey

LD 27 – John McKeon

LD 29 – Eliana Pintor Marin

LD 30 – Sean T. Kean

LD 30 – Ned Thomson

LD 33 – Raj Mukherji

LD 34 – Thomas Giblin

LD 34 – Britnee Timberlake

LD 35 – Shavonda Sumter

LD 36 – Clinton Calabrese

LD 38 – Lisa Swain

LD 38 – Chris Tully

LD 40 – Christopher DePhillips

STATE SENATE ENDORSEMENTS

LD 2 – Vincent Mazzeo

LD 3 – Steve Sweeney

LD 4 – Fred Madden

LD 6 – James Beach

LD 7 – Troy Singleton

LD 8 – Dawn Addiego

LD 10 – Jim Holzapfel

LD 11 – Vin Gopal

LD 14 – Linda Greenstein

LD 18 – Patrick Diegnan

LD 20 – Joe Cryan

LD 25 – Anthony Bucco

LD 29 – Teresa Ruiz

LD 35 – Nellie Pou

LD 37 – Gordon Johnson

LD 38 – Joe Lagana

LD 40 – Kristin Corrado

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.