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Angela V. McKnight
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 31st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Preceded by Sandra Bolden Cunningham
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 31st district
In office
January 12, 2016 – January 9, 2024
Serving with
  • Nicholas Chiaravalloti (2016–2022)
  • William Sampson (2022–2024)
Preceded by Charles Mainor and Jason O'Donnell
Succeeded by Barbara McCann Stamato
Personal details
Born (1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 (age 47)
Political party Democratic
Residence Jersey City
Alma mater University of Phoenix
Website Legislative web page

Angela V. McKnight (born March 10, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016.

A resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, McKnight received a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix with a major in business management. She is the founder and chief executive officer of AngelaCARES, an advocacy and support organization for senior citizens.

New Jersey General Assembly

Under the terms of a bill introduced by McKnight in the General Assembly in 2019, students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in the use of cursive handwriting, both reading and writing, by the end of the third grade. McKnight cited the bill as providing children with "a vital skill they will need for the rest of their lives", noting that without cursive skills "how will our students ever know how to read a scripted font on a word document, or even sign the back of a check".

New Jersey Senate

McKnight received the nomination for the Senate seat following the announcement that Sandra Bolden Cunningham would not run for re-election after 16 years in office. McKnight defeated Republican Luis Soto in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

  • Education
  • Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
  • Law and Public Safety

District 31

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. The representatives from the 31st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

  • Senator Angela V. McKnight (D)
  • Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato (D)
  • Assemblyman William Sampson (D)

Electoral history

Senate

31st Legislative District General Election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela V. McKnight 14,421 75.8
Republican Luis Soto 4,593 24.2
Total votes 19,014 100.0
Democratic hold

General Assembly

31st legislative district general election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela V. McKnight (incumbent) 26,187 38.30%
Democratic William Sampson 24,810 36.28%
Republican Rose Javier 8,817 12.89%
Republican Brandon Vila 8,565 12.53%
Total votes 68,379 100.0
Democratic hold
31st Legislative District General Election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela McKnight (incumbent) 18,432 43.22%
Democratic Nicholas Chiaravalloti (incumbent) 16,750 39.27%
Republican Jason Mushnick 3,792 8.89%
Republican Mary Kay Palange 3,674 8.61%
Total votes 33,893 100%
Democrat hold
31st Legislative District general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Angela V. McKnight (incumbent) 23,616 42.0 Increase 6.7
Democratic Nicholas Chiaravalloti (incumbent) 22,823 40.6 Increase 6.7
Republican Michael J. Alonso 4,994 8.9 Decrease 5.3
Republican Lauren DiGiaro 4,766 8.5 Decrease 1.1
Total votes 56,199 100.0
Democratic hold
31st Legislative District general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela V. McKnight 9,597 35.3
Democratic Nicholas Chiaravalloti 9,212 33.9
Republican Matthew Kopko 3,872 14.2
Republican Herminio Mendoza 2,603 9.6
Your Independent Leadership Anthony Zanowic 958 3.5
Your Independent Leadership Alejandro Rodriguez 934 3.4
Write-ins Personal choice 32 0.1
Total votes 27,208 100.0
Democratic hold
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