Andrea Katz
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Serving with Michael Torrissi
Preceded byBrandon Umba
Personal details
Born1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[1]
Political partyDemocratic

Andrea Katz (born 1978 or 1979[1]) is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member-elect of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 8th legislative district.

Biography

Katz was raised in Pennsylvania, where she attended Pennsbury High School and Bucks County Community College. A resident of Chesterfield Township, New Jersey, Katz served on the board of education of the Chesterfield School District.[1]

During the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, Democrat Katz edged Republican incumbent Brandon Umba for the second seat. Umba's running mate Michael Torrissi won re-election, while Katz pulled ahead by a 250-vote margin, with Katz's running mate Anthony Angelozzi in third place and Umba in fourth. The victory by Katz gave Democrats in the Assembly a sixth seat flipped from Republicans in the 2023 election.[2] Once sworn in, Katz will become the first elected Democrat to represent the 8th district since John Sweeney in 1974.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andrea Katz", Bucks County Courier Times, September 23, 2015. Accessed December 1, 2023. "College, if applicable, and degree earned: Bucks County Community College. High school attended: Pennsbury High School"
  2. ↑ Biryukov, Nikita. "Race called for Andrea Katz in 8th District, boosting Democrats’ Assembly gains to six", New Jersey Monitor, November 15, 2023. Accessed December 1, 2023. "Democrat Andrea Katz defeated Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Burlington) in the eighth legislative district in a race that had been too close to call for the past week.... That lead expanded Wednesday after Atlantic County issued an updated tally that, combined with her lead in Burlington County, put the Democrat 238 votes ahead of Umba, a first-term Assemblyman. Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R-Burlington) finished first in the contest with 27,850 votes. Katz placed second with 27,588. Umba received 27,350 votes, putting him behind Katz’s running mate Anthony Angelozzi, who finished third with 27,479."
  3. ↑ Wildstein, David (November 14, 2023). "Katz defeats Umba for 8th district Assembly seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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