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Summary

Senator James 'Jim' Whelan

Full Name: James 'Jim' Whelan
Office: State Senate (NJ) - District 2, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2007
Last Elected: 11/08/2011
Next Election: 2015
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate - District 2
Primary June 4, 2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: Richard
Birth Date: 11/08/1948
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recent Key Votes

S 1599 - Amends Surrogacy Laws
Legislation (Yea)

May 31, 2012 - Authorizes intended parents to be legal parents of a child borne by a surrogate provided that the surrogate is a gestational carrier and that ...

S 1 - Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 13, 2012 - -Defines marriage as a union of two individuals, regardless of gender (Sec. 3).-Specifies that no religious organization shall be required to solemnize or ...

A 4366 - Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Wait Period
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 9, 2012 - -Requires a marriage or civil union license to be issued at the time the application is made, whereas existing law prohibits a license from being ...

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Joint Candidate Committee ($716,500.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Contact Information

Campaign
3714 Boulevard Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

District Email
SenWhelan@njleg.org

Capitol Webmail
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/SelectRep.asp

General Website
http://www.njsendems.com/senator.asp?sid=48

Capitol Website
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=301

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/SenJimWhelan

General Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/senjimwhelan

Capitol
Senate Democratic Office
Post Office Box 099
Trenton, NJ 08625-0099
Phone: 609-292-5215
Fax: 609-633-7254
Toll Free: 800-792-8630

District
511 Tilton Road
Northfield, NJ 08225
Phone: 609-383-1388

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