Virtual Democratic Candidate Forum For 16th Assembly District Set

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Get to know the Democratic candidates running for the two open seats for the 16th Assembly District.

The local chapters of Our Revolution including Hillsborough and Somerset Country will host a virtual Democratic Candidate Forum on Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. through Zoom and Facebook.

Democratic candidates Roy Freiman, Sadaf Jaffer, and Faris Zwirahn are all scheduled to attend the event.

Legislative District 16 is currently represented by Democratic Assemblymen Roy Freiman and Andrew Zwicker and retiring Republican Senator Christopher Bateman. Zwicker is running for the Senate seat for the next session. Freiman is running for re-election along with two challengers.

The district covers Branchburg, Hillsborough, Manville, Millstone, Montgomery, Rocky Hill, and Somerville in Somerset County; Delaware, Flemington, Raritan, Readington, and Stockton in Hunterdon County; Princeton in Mercer Country, and South Brunswick in Middlesex County.

"NJ Assembly members play a key factor in deciding contentious issues including marijuana legalization, gas tax, and gun control reform. Elections for NJ Assembly have some of the worst voter turnout of all elections. With gerrymandering and geographic demographics, the winner of the primary election often easily wins the general election for the incumbent party," according to Our Revolution - Hillsborough, NJ.

Our Revolution NJ local chapters are run by volunteers to educate voters about issues, get more people involved in the political process, and work to organize and elect progressive candidates.

To sign-up to join the event click here.

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