Virtual Democratic Candidate Forum For 16th Assembly District

PRINCETON, NJ – Here’s your chance to get to know the three candidates running for the two open seats for the 16th Assembly District.

The local chapters of Our Revolution including Trenton-Mercer and Middlesex County will host a virtual Democratic Candidate Forum on Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. through Zoom and Facebook.

Candidates Roy Freiman, Sadaf Jaffer, and Faris Zwirahn will participate.

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.

“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,” said Our Revolution.

The 16th Assembly 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.

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

To attend the event, sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/384868/

Questions can be submitted in advance to ORLD16questions@ranobir.com.

(Contains reporting by Alexis Tarrazi)

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