Matthew W. Milam
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Matthew W. Milam (born September 18, 1961) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 8, 2008 to March 1, 2013.[1] He started serving again on January 31, 2019 until January 14, 2020.
Early life
A resident of Vineland, New Jersey,[2] Milam served in the Assembly on the Tourism and Gaming Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.[3] Milam is a graduate of Cumberland County College, where he majored in Political Science. He is President of Foundry Service Corporation. Milam has served as chair of the Cumberland County Economic Development Board since 2005.[3]
New Jersey Assembly
Milam was elected to the Assembly in 2007 after Jeff Van Drew retired to join the New Jersey Senate. He was sworn in on January 8, 2008. Milam resigned from the Assembly on March 1, 2013 and was replaced with Bob Andrzejczak. In Milam’s 2019 re-election campaign he and his running mate Bruce Land lost the election to republicans Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan.[4]
Return to Assembly
After Jeff Van Drew resigned to join the United States House of Representatives in 2018 the 1st District's Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak was appointed to fill Van Drew's seat in the Senate. Milam was chosen to fill Andrzejczak's seat on January 29, 2019.[5] Milam was sworn into the Assembly by Speaker Craig Coughlin on January 31, 2019.[6]
Tenure
After Milam was sworn in on January 31, 2019 he voted against raising the states minimum wage to $15 an hour alongside Bruce Land.[7]
Committee assignments
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Military and Veterans' Affairs
Electoral history
New Jersey Assembly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Erik Simonsen | Script error: No such module "string". | 27.15% | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Antwan McClellan | Script error: No such module "string". | 26.11% | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bruce Land (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.64% | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Matthew W. Milam (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.10% | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nelson Albano (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 27.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Matthew Milam (Incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 25.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sam Fiocchi | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Suzanne M. Walters | Script error: No such module "string". | 23.4 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michael J. Donohue | 27,705 | 23.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John A. McCann | 26,778 | 23.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Total votes | '116,668' | '100.0' | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michael J. Donohue | 22,402 | 23.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | R. Norris Clark Jr. | 21,820 | 22.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Total votes | '96,365' | '100.0' | |||
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References
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- ↑ Woods, Don E. "Milam resigns from Assembly seat in First Legislative District", South Jersey Times, February 28, 2013. Accessed March 15, 2013. "In a shakeup in the First Legislative District, Democrat Assemblyman Matt Milam announced tonight that he was resigning. His resignation is effective immediately, he said. He will a replaced on the ticket by Bob Andrzejczak, 26, of Middle Township."
- ↑ Staff. "Emotion high over NJ plan to close disability home" Template:Webarchive, WPVI-TV, June 19, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Assemblyman Matthew Milam, a Democrat from Vineland, said closing it would hurt not just the families of those who work at the center, but also vendors and others in an area with a fragile economy."
- ↑ a b Assemblyman Milam's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed November 8, 2012.
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External links
- Assemblyman Milam's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature (Archive from December 18, 2019)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
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