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The 30th District encompasses 14 communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties: Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Farmingdale, Howell, Lake Como, Lakewood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Wall.
More than a third of registered voters are Republicans, while 20% are Democrats, and most of the others are unaffiliated.
The Republican incumbents are on the ballot: Assemblymen Sean Kean and Edward H. Thomson, both of Wall.
The Democrats’ team features Steven Farkas of Freehold and Yasin “Jason” Celik of Howell.
Frequent candidate Hank Schroeder of Sea Girt is running as an independent under the slogan The Other Candidate.
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
SEAN KEAN: REPUBLICAN (incumbent)
Hometown: Wall
Occupation: Attorney
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EDWARD THOMPSON: REPUBLICAN (incumbent)
Hometown: Wall
Occupation: Actuary
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YASIN “JASON” CELIK: DEMOCRAT
Hometown: Howell
Occupation: Legal services
Top three issues: Provide affordable health care and higher education; create good-paying jobs of the future while protecting our environment; pass marijuana legislation and ease the opioid crisis
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STEVEN FARKAS: DEMOCRAT
Hometown: Freehold
Occupation: Writer
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HANK SCHROEDER: Independent (The Other Candidate)
Hometown: Sea Girt
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