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According to a recent news article, New Jersey will hold a special election to fill a newly vacated seat in the state legislature. The former incumbent moved from the General Assembly up to the State Senate. No word yet on when the special election will take place.

Voting Record

The outgoing NJ State Senator supported the universal helmet law, so NJ Senate District 23 can't get any worse than it already has been. The good news is that it might get better, but that's up to chance at this point.

There hasn't been a helmet bill introduced into the NJ legislature since 2000, so we don't have a voting record for the newly elected NJ State Senator. And until there's another helmet bill introduced into the NJ State Senate, we won't know the new State Senator's position on helmet laws, either.

But for now, NJ State Assembly District 23 is where the action is. This district covers a large portion of northwestern New Jersey, directly east of Allentown PA. It's not too far from New York City, when it comes to driving distance.

So NJ Assembly District 23 may be an opportunity for improvement. That depends a lot on who the candidates are, and whether local campaign volunteers can make a difference.

If so, we'll be sure to provide updates right here in the blog.