Brian E. Rumpf

Brian Rumpf
Brian Rumpf
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 9th District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 23, 2003 Serving with Christopher J. Connors (2003-2008); Daniel Van Pelt (2008-2009); DiAnne Gove (2009-2024); Greg Myhre (2024-present)
Preceded by	Jeffrey Moran
Mayor of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey
	In office; January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003
Preceded by	John Adair
Succeeded by	Raymond Gormley
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1964 (age 60); Somerville, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Debra Rumpf
Residence	Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Alma mater	B.A. The Catholic University of America (politics); J.D. Washington and Lee University School of Law
Occupation	Attorney
Website	Legislative Website

Brian E. Rumpf (born May 11, 1964) is an American Republican politician, who has represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 23, 2003. He has been the Minority Policy Co-Chair in the General Assembly since 2014.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on May 11, 1964, and graduated from St. Joseph High School.^[2] Rumpf received a B.A. in Politics from The Catholic University of America in 1986 and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1989.^[1] Rumpf served on the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee from 1997 to 2005, serving as its Mayor from 2000 - 2003. He serves as a member of the Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board.^[1]

New Jersey Assembly

Rumpf was selected by a special Republican convention in June 2003 to fill a vacancy in the Assembly created upon the resignation of Assemblyman Jeffrey Moran to accept appointment as Ocean County Surrogate.^[3]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:^[1]

Budget
Health

District 9

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.^[4] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[5]

Senator Carmen Amato (R)
Assemblyman Greg Myhre (R)
Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R)

Personal life

He currently resides in Little Egg Harbor Township where he and his wife Debra are partners at the law firm Rumpf, Rumpf and Reid.^[1]^[6] They have two children.^[7]

He also works full-time for the Ocean County Health Department as director of personnel and program development, a $139,000 position supplementing his $49,000 salary as Assemblyman. It is unclear how much additional income Rumpf earns from his law firm.^[8]

Electoral history

Assembly

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	37,559	34.0
	Republican	Greg Myhre	36,342	32.9
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	18,374	16.6
	Democratic	Joseph Atura	17,205	15.6
	Green	Barry Bendar	979	0.8
Total votes			110,459	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

9th Legislative District General Election, 2021^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	61,980	35.13%
	Republican	DiAnne C. Gove (incumbent)	60,798	34.46%
	Democratic	Alexis Jackson	26,975	15.29%
	Democratic	Kristen Henninger-Holland	26,700	15.13%
Total votes			176,453	100.0
	Republican hold

9th Legislative District General Election, 2019^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Rumpf (incumbent)	35,190	34.8%
	Republican	DiAnne Gove (incumbent)	34,462	34.08%
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	16,246	16.07%
	Democratic	Wayne Lewis	15,211	15.04%
Total votes			101,109	100%
	Republican hold

New Jersey general election, 2017^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	40,158	31.9	1.5
	Republican	DiAnne C. Gove	39,523	31.4	1.1
	Democratic	Jill Dobrowansky	23,534	18.7	1.3
	Democratic	Ryan Young	22,721	18.0	1.3
Total votes			'*125,936'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2015^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	24,325	33.4	2.1
	Republican	DiAnne C. Gove	23,676	32.5	1.5
	Democratic	Fran Zimmer	12,638	17.4	1.6
	Democratic	John Bingham	12,171	16.7	2.0
Total votes			'*72,810'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	45,690	35.5	3.2
	Republican	DiAnne C. Gove	43,695	34.0	2.8
	Democratic	Christopher J. McManus	20,354	15.8	2.6
	Democratic	Peter Ferwerda III	18,872	14.7	3.4
Total votes			'*128,611'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2011^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	30,896	32.3
	Republican	DiAnne C. Gove	29,898	31.2
	Democratic	Carla Kearney	17,648	18.4
	Democratic	Bradley Billhimer	17,338	18.1
Total votes			95,780	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	54,311	34.2	3.9
	Republican	DiAnne Gove	52,667	33.2	4.7
	Democratic	Richard P. Visotcky	26,482	16.7	4.2
	Democratic	Robert E. Rue	25,365	16.0	4.3
Total votes			'*158,825'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2007^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	33,281	30.3	0.3
	Republican	Daniel M. Van Pelt	31,321	28.5	3.6
	Democratic	Michele F. Rosen	22,954	20.9	1.2
	Democratic	William Coulter	22,295	20.3	2.1
Total votes			'*109,851'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2005^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors	47,863	32.1	0.6
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	44,761	30.0	1.3
	Democratic	Dolores J. Coulter	29,365	19.7	0.2
	Democratic	James Den Uyl	27,060	18.2	0.9
Total votes			'*149,049'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2003^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors	35,580	32.7	2.6
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf	31,307	28.7	0.9
	Democratic	Dolores J. Coulter	21,282	19.5	1.3
	Democratic	Peter A. Terranova	20,763	19.1	0.4
Total votes			'*108,932'*	'*100.0'*

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 22, 2022.
^ Silber, Zach. "Brian E. Rumpf (R-Ocean)", Observer.com, February 28, 2011. Accessed March 8, 2022. "Assemblyman Rumpf was born in Somerville on May 11, 1964. He graduated from St. Joseph High School and attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts."
^ Hazard, John. "Little Egg Harbor lawyer fills Assembly vacancy in solidly Republican 9th District", Asbury Park Press, September 26, 2003. Accessed May 25, 2008.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
^ Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
^ "Policy Co-Chair Brian E. Rumpf - New Jersey Assembly Republicans". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
^ "EDITORIAL: Rumpf latest patronage recipient". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

External links

Official 9th Legislative District website
Assemblyman Rumpf's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms - 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
New Jersey Voter Information Website for 2003
Little Egg Harbor Township - bio of Brian Rumpf
Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart
Little Egg Harbor School District - interview with Brian Rumpf

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Jeffrey Moran	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 9th District June 23, 2003 – present With: Christopher J. Connors, Daniel Van Pelt, DiAnne Gove	Succeeded by Incumbent

[NJLEG-1] Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 22, 2022.

[2] Silber, Zach. "Brian E. Rumpf (R-Ocean)", Observer.com, February 28, 2011. Accessed March 8, 2022. "Assemblyman Rumpf was born in Somerville on May 11, 1964. He graduated from St. Joseph High School and attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts."

[3] Hazard, John. "Little Egg Harbor lawyer fills Assembly vacancy in solidly Republican 9th District", Asbury Park Press, September 26, 2003. Accessed May 25, 2008.

[4] New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.

[5] Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.

[6] Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.

[AssemblyGOPBio-7] "Policy Co-Chair Brian E. Rumpf - New Jersey Assembly Republicans". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[8] "EDITORIAL: Rumpf latest patronage recipient". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[GeneralResults2023-9] "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[GeneralResults-10] "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[GeneralCandidates-11] "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[12] "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[13] "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[14] "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[15] "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[16] "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[17] "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[18] "05831236.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[19] "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

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