Roy Freiman

{{short description|American Democratic Party politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roy Freiman | image = New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran Affairs Legislative Meet and Greet Roy Freiman (cropped).jpg | caption = Freiman in 2025 | state_assembly = New Jersey | district = 16th | term_start = January 9, 2018 | alongside = Andrew Zwicker (2018-2022) Sadaf Jaffer (2022-2024) Mitchelle Drulis (2024-present) | predecessor = Jack Ciattarelli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|4|30}} | birth_place = | spouse = Victoria<ref name=Profile/> | children = 2<ref name=Profile/> | party = Democrat | alma_mater = State University of New York at Oneonta Brunel University London<ref name=Profile/> | occupation = Insurance executive | website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/400/assemblyman-freiman Legislative Webpage] }}

'''Roy Freiman''' (born April 30, 1959) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 16th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, replacing Jack Ciattarelli, who did not seek re-election to his seat to run unsuccessfully for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 primaries.<ref name=NJLEG>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=400 Legislative web page], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 27, 2022.</ref>

== Personal life == A resident of Hillsborough Township, Freiman graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta with a bachelor's degree in business finance and attended Brunel University London.<ref name=Profile>[https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/somersetcountydemocrats/pages/18/attachments/original/1497996233/Roy_Freiman.pdf?1497996233 Roy Freiman Candidate Profile], Somerset County Democrats. Accessed January 16, 2018.</ref> He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant.<ref name=NJLEG/> He worked for more than 20 years at Prudential Financial, where he was a vice president of strategy and analytics.<ref>D'Elia, Gianluca. [https://planetprinceton.com/2017/11/05/2017-election-guide-district-16-legislative-race/ "2017 Election Guide: District 16 legislative race"], Planet Princeton, November 5, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018. "The longtime Hillsborough resident and member of the Hillsborough sustainable steering committee was a vice president in strategy and analytics at Prudential Financial from 1992 to 2016. Freiman earned his bachelor’s degree in business and managerial economics from the State University of New York College in Oneonta."</ref> Freiman served in 2017 on the Hillsborough Township Sustainability Committee.<ref name=NJLEG/>

== New Jersey General Assembly == In the November 2017 general election, with Jack Ciattarelli leaving the Assembly in his unsuccessful run for the gubernatorial nomination, Freiman (with 32,714 votes; 26.0% of all ballots cast) and his running mate, incumbent Andrew Zwicker (with 34,233; 27.2%), defeated Republican challengers Mark Caliguire (29,041; 23.1%) and Donna Simon (29,674; 23.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats.<ref>Deak, Mike. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/elections/2017/11/08/bateman-zwicker-freiman-win-surprising-election/841885001/ "NJ Elections: Bateman survives difficult night for Republicans"], ''Courier News'', November 8, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018. "And though Bateman was pleased by his victory, Election Night was "bittersweet" because his running mates, Mark Caliguire and Donna Simon, lost in their bid for Assembly seats to Democrats Andrew Zwicker, the incumbent, and newcomer Roy Freiman."</ref><ref>[http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf#page=19 Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election], New Jersey Department of State, dated November 29, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2018.</ref>

=== Committees === Committee assignments for the current session are:<ref name=NJLEG/> *Agriculture and Food Security, Chair *Commerce and Economic Development *Financial Institutions and Insurance

=== District 16 === 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.<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.</ref> The representatives from the 16th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=16 Legislative Roster for District 16], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 28, 2022.</ref> * Senator Andrew Zwicker (D) * Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis (D) * Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D)

== Electoral history == === Assembly === {{Election box begin no change |title = 16th Legislative District General Election, 2023<ref name="GeneralResults2023">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf |title=Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Roy Freiman (incumbent) | votes = 34,188 | percentage = 28.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Mitchelle Drulis | votes = 33,642 | percentage = 27.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Grace Zhang | votes = 26,558 | percentage = 22.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Ross Traphagen | votes = 26,293 | percentage = 21.8 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 120,663 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title = New Jersey general election, 2021<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/02/us/elections/results-new-jersey.html |title = New Jersey Election Results | work = The New York Times |date = November 2, 2021 |access-date= November 15, 2021}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Roy Freiman (incumbent) | votes = 40,992 | percentage = 26.67% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Sadaf Jaffer | votes = 39,512 | percentage = 25.71% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Vincent T. Panico | votes = 36,924 | percentage = 24.03% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Joseph A. Lukac III | votes = 36,251 | percentage = 23.59% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 153,679 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = New Jersey general election, 2019<ref>[https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2019/2019-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf Official List Candidates for General Assembly For General Election 11/05/2019 Election], New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2019. Accessed November 15, 2023.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Andrew Zwicker (incumbent) | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 26,280 | percentage = 27.85% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Roy Freiman (incumbent) | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 25,077 | percentage = 26.58% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Mark Caliguire | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 21,606 | percentage = 22.9% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Christine Madrid | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 21,387 | percentage = 22.67% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 94,350 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = New Jersey general election, 2017<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf Official List for General Assembly For General Election 11/07/2017 Election], New Jersey Department of State, November 29, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2023.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Andrew Zwicker | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 34,233 | percentage = 27.2 | change = {{increase}} 2.2 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Roy Freiman | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 32,714 | percentage = 26.0 | change = {{increase}} 1.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Donna Simon|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=29,674|percentage=23.6|change={{decrease}} 1.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Mark Caliguire|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=29,041|percentage=23.1|change={{decrease}} 2.3}} {{Election box total | votes = 125,662 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}

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==External links== *[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/400/assemblyman-freiman Legislative webpage]

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