Bill Moen

William F. Moen Jr. (born November 14, 1986) is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since January 14, 2020.[1] When he took office, he was the state's youngest legislator in the Assembly.[2]

Bill Moen
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th District
Assumed office
January 14, 2020
Serving with William Spearman
Preceded byPatricia Egan Jones
Member of the Camden County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders
In office
2016–2019
Personal details
Born (1986-11-14) November 14, 1986
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCamden, New Jersey
Alma materRowan University (B.A.)
University of Pennsylvania (M.P.A.)[1]
WebsiteLegislative Website

New Jersey Assembly

Before taking office in the Assembly, Moen served on the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2016 to 2019, where he was one of the youngest people elected to serve as freeholder.[1] Moen resigned from his position as freeholder in March 2019 in order to focus on his run for assembly and was replaced by Melinda Kane.[3]

Raised in Runnemede, Moen has been a resident of Camden.[4]

District 5

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 5th District for the 2020-2021 Legislative Session are:[5][6]

Electoral history

Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly Elections 2019, District 5[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Spearman (Incumbent)
Democratic William Moen
Republican Nick Kush
Republican Kevin Ehret
Total votes

References
  1. Assemblyman William F. Moen (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2020.
  2. Walsh, Jim. "William Moen Jr., elected in 5th District, will be Assembly's youngest member", Courier-Post, November 5, 2019. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Democrat William Moen Jr. was elected to the state Assembly Tuesday, positioning the Camden man to become the Legislature’s youngest member. Moen, 32, will fill the 5th District seat being vacated by retiring Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones."
  3. Walsh, Jim. "Gold Star Mother Melinda Kane named to freeholder board", Courier-Post, March 29, 2019. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Melinda Kane, a two-term Cherry Hill councilwoman, replaced Bill Moen Jr. on the all-Democratic freeholder board. Moen resigned March 22 to run for a 5th District Assembly seat."
  4. Pizarro, Max. "Wilson done in the Fifth District, to run for Camden Sheriff", The New York Observer, March 20, 2015. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Whip Wilson (D-5) (pictured, above) will seek the Camden County Sheriff’s seat, opening up a seat in the Camden Democratic legislative constellation, while Booker South Jersey Director Bill Moen will seek a freeholder seat.... If elected freeholder, Moen would be the youngest member of the Camden County Freeholders and one of the youngest Freeholders in the state.... The son of an active Vietnam veteran, Moen grew up in Runnemede and currently resides in Camden City, where he coaches baseball for the North Camden Little League."
  5. Legislative Roster: 2018-2019 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2020.
  6. District 5 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2020.
  7. "NJ General Assembly 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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