Benjie Wimberly

Candidate for New Jersey State Senate, District 35 (Democratic). The election is November 2, 2027 (expected).

Running for this seat

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). How we list candidates.

Background

State senator; joint recreation coordinator, Paterson Public Schools

Has represented District 35 in the New Jersey Senate since 2025, after serving in the General Assembly from 2012 to 2025, including as Speaker Pro Tempore from 2022 to 2025. He served on the Paterson City Council from 2010 to 2012. He sits on the Senate Community and Urban Affairs and Military and Veterans' Affairs committees. He holds a B.A. in sociology from Virginia State University and a teaching certification from William Paterson University.

Holds this office now.

Left–right placement

Moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 76 donors to their 2024 campaign for U.S. House. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors Source

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