League of Humane Voters of New Jersey Election Info and Endorsements

2013

For endorsement purposes, LOHV-NJ makes no distinction between cruelty to companion or domestic animals, and cruelty to wildlife.

This inclusive policy can lead to apparent arbitrary endorsements. A legislator who actively sponsors or repeatedly votes for legislation promoting cruel trapping or killing of wildlife will not obtain an LOHV-NJ endorsement even if he or she sponsors, or votes for, an anti-cruelty bill for other animals. Too often. legislators working hand in glove with the shooting, trapping, or archery industries deliberately sponsor "anti-cruelty" bills to inoculate themselves from a humane backlash. The League chooses not to be divided, nor conquered.

A beaver clamped between the monstrously powerful jaws of a body gripping trap suffers no less than a brutally abused companion animal.

For the above reasons, we have included candidates' votes on companion, farm, exotic, and wildlife issues. Members may review these votes and cast their own accordingly.

In certain cases, LOHV-NJ has factored in previous, humane votes cast during the previous session against damaging wildlife bills, or assistance in halting negative legislation, to arrive at our endorsement.

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2012 - 2013 Legislative Session Scorecard.

General Election Day - November 5, 2013

LOHV-NJ ENDORSED GOVERNOR, ASSEMBLY, AND SENATE CANDIDATES:

ENDORSEMENT: Barbara Buono (D) for GOVERNOR - DEFEATED

Barbara Buono has a 90% voting record on animal issues.

In the past, she voted against Sunday hunting, against the perimeter bill, in favor of fur labeling, against the deer poaching bill, in favor of including animals in domestic abuse restraining orders.

In this legislative session, Senator Buono voted to protect tigers, horses and gestating pigs.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 14
Senator Linda R. Greenstein (D) - WINNER

Senator Greenstein is pro-animal and has a 75% incumbent voting record.

Senator Greenstein voted to protect tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.




 

ENDORSEMENT: District 15
Senator Shirley Turner (D) - WINNER

Senator Turner is pro-animal and has an 80% incumbent voting record.

In this legislative session, Senator Turner co-sponsored A2023, the law that prohibits the slaughter of horses and sale of horse flesh for human consumption.

Senator Turner voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.





 ENDORSEMENT: District 16
Senator Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R) - WINNER

Senator Bateman is pro-animal, pro-environment and has a 100% incumbent voting record.

In the past, Senator Bateman voted against Sunday hunting, against the perimeter bill, in favor of fur labeling, against the deer poaching bill, and in favor of including animals in domestic abuse restraining orders.

In this legislative session, Senator Bateman is the prime sponsor of legislation to protect animal rehabilitators and tigers.

Senator Bateman voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs. The Senator also voted against S1085, known as the forest logging bill.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 16
Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli (R) - WINNER

Assemblyman Ciattarelli has an impressive pro-animal record and has an 89% incumbent voting record. In the past, he voted in favor of including animals in domestic abuse restraining orders.

In this legislative session, Assemblyman Ciattarelli voted favorably for tigers, horses, Moose's Law, and gestating pigs.

Assemblyman Ciattarelli voted against logging our forests and against deer farming. 

ENDORSEMENT: District 19
Senator Joseph F. Vitale (D) - WINNER

Senator Vitale is pro-animal, pro-environment and has a 100% incumbent voting record.

In the past, Senator Vitale voted against Sunday hunting, against the perimeter bill, in favor of fur labeling, against the deer poaching bill, and in favor of including animals in domestic abuse restraining orders.

In this legislative session, Senator Vitale voted to protect tigers, horses and gestating pigs.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 20
Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (D) - WINNER

Senator Lesniak has an incredible pro-environment and pro-animal incumbent voting record of 89%.

In the past, Senator Lesniak voted against the perimeter bill, in favor of fur labeling, against the deer poaching bill, in favor of including animals in domestic abuse restraining orders.

In this legislative session, Senator Lesniak was the prime sponsor to prevent the illegal importation of tigers.

Senator Lesniak is the prime sponsor of S1921, which establishes an animal cruelty offense for the cruel confinement of a gestating pigs. The Senator co-sponsor the bill to protect horses, and is the prime sponsor of Bear Smart legislation.

Senator Lesniak voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.

ENDORSEMENT: District 31
Senator Sandra B. Cunningham (D) - WINNER

Senator Cunningham continues to impress us with her pro-animal (both wildlife and companion) incumbent voting record of 83%.

In this legislative session Senator Cunningham voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs. The Senator is a co-sponsor of the Bear Smart legislation. 

ENDORSEMENT: District 34
Senator Nia H. Gill, Esq. (D) - WINNER

Senator Gill is pro-animal, pro-environment and has a 83% incumbent voting record.

In the past, Senator Gill voted against Sunday hunting, against the perimeter bill, in favor of fur labeling, and against the deer poaching bill.

In this legislative session, Senator Gill voted to protect tigers, horses and gestating pigs.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 34
Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin (D) - WINNER

Assemblyman Giblin is pro-animal, pro-environment and has an 86% incumbent voting record.

Assemblyman Giblin voted favorably for tigers, horses, animal rehabilitators, Moose's Law, and gestating pigs.

Assemblyman Giblin is a co-sponsor of S2369, the Bear Smart legislation.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 35
Senator Nellie Pou (D) - WINNER

Senator Pou is pro-animal, pro-environment and has a 80% incumbent voting record.

Senator Pou is a co-sponsor of S2369, the Bear Smart Legislation.

In this legislative session, Senator Pou voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 37
Senator Loretta Weinberg (D) - WINNER

Senator Weinberg is pro-animal, pro-environment and has a 83% incumbent voting record.

Senator Weinberg is a co-sponsor of S2369, the Bear Smart legislation and S1921, which establishes an animal cruelty offense for the cruel confinement of a gestating pig.

In this legislative session, Senator Weinberg voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 38
Senator Robert M. Gordon (D) - WINNER

Senator Gordon is pro-animal, pro-environment and has an 80% incumbent voting record.

Senator Gordon is a co-sponsor of S2369, the Bear Smart Legislation. Senator Gordon voted favorably for tigers, horses, and gestating pigs.

 

 

ENDORSEMENT: District 38
Assemblyman Timothy J. Eustace (D) - WINNER

Assemblyman Eustace is pro-animal, pro-environment and has an 86% incumbent voting record.

Assemblyman Eustace is a co-sponsor of S1921, which establishes an animal cruelty offense for the cruel confinement of a gestating pig.

Assemblyman Eustace voted favorably for tigers, horses, Moose's Law, gestating pigs, and beavers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The New Jersey Angling & Hunting Conservation Caucus supports all hunting and a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt.

  • Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-1)

  • Assemblyman Nelson Albano (D-1)

  • Senator Steve Sweeney (D-3)

  • Assemblyman John Burzichelli (Co Chair) (D-3)

  • Senator Donald Norcross (Co Chair) (D-5)

  • Senator James Beach (D-6)

  • Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (R-8)

  • Assemblyman Scott Rudder (R-8)

  • Senator Jennifer Beck (R-11)

  • Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-11)

  • Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-11)

  • Senator Joseph Kyrillos (R-13)

  • Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon (R-13)

  • Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-14)

  • Senator Bob Smith (D-17)

  • Senator Michael Doherty (R-23)

  • Senator Steven Oroho (Co Chair) (R-24)

  • Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25)

  • Assemblyman Anthony Bucco (R-25)

  • Senator Robert Singer (R-30)

  • Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-30)

  • Assemblyman Dave Rible (R-30)

  • Assemblyman Scott Rumana (R-40)  

 
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