Yvonne Lopez

Yvonne M. Lopez (born July 28, 1957) is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Perth Amboy, she has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9, 2018. She initially had been in the private sector, having served in the Community Relations department of Wachovia Bank, for 20 years from 1987 to 2007, where she became a vice-president.[3]

Yvonne M. Lopez
Member of the New Jersey Assembly
from the 19th District
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Serving with Craig Coughlin
Preceded byJohn Wisniewski
Personal details
Born (1957-07-28) July 28, 1957
Perth Amboy, New Jersey[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRutgers University[2]
OccupationAdministrator
WebsiteLegislative Website

New Jersey Assembly

Lopez ran and won in the 2017 election for John Wisniewski's seat, who relinquished it to run for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election.[2]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[2]

  • Housing (as chair)
  • Community Development and Womens Affairs (as vice-chair)
  • Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 19

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.[4] The representatives from the 19th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly
19th Legislative District General Election, 2023[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Craig J. Coughlin (incumbent) 18,808 31.4
Democratic Yvonne Lopez (incumbent) 18,254 30.5
Republican Marilyn Colon 11,496 19.2
Republican Sam Raval 10,740 17.9
Libertarian David Diez 619 1.0
Total votes 59,917 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Craig Coughlin (Incumbent) 26,529 29.15
Democratic Yvonne Lopez (Incumbent) 26,057 28.63
Republican Anthony "Tony" Gallo 19,337 21.24
Republican Bruce Banko 19,098 20.98
Total votes 91,021 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Craig Coughlin (Incumbent) 25,708 35.6 0.0
Democratic Yvonne Lopez 24,830 34.4 1.9
Republican Deepak Malhotra 10,709 14.8 0.0
Republican Amarjit K. Riar 9,436 13.1 0.2
Quality of Life William Cruz 1,488 2.1 N/A
Total votes 72,171 100.0

References
  1. "Proud to be an American: Yvonne Lopez", Home News Tribune, July 4, 2007. Accessed January 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "I was born and raised in the city of Perth Amboy, but my parents came from Puerto Rico."
  2. Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  3. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  4. New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  5. Legislative Roster for District 19, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  6. "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2019.


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