Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and County Commissioner Sergio Granados are running to be a voice for the people of New Jersey’s 20th Legislative District. That means tackling New Jersey’s affordability crisis, delivering resources for our community and continuing to fight for our families and our Seniors.
As an Assemblywoman, Annette Quijano led the charge to expand paid family leave and punish wage theft. She delivered historic property tax relief for homeowners and renters. She became the first woman and first Latina to serve as Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore. She is a determined advocate for first responders and members of organized labor. She fought to ensure every New Jerseyan has the right to receive a driver’s license and she stands with our immigrant communities and their right to pursue the American dream.
As a County Commissioner, Sergio Granados created the Union County Office of Community Engagement and Diversity, Office for People with Disabilities and Special Needs, and the Office of LGBTQ Affairs – each office was the first of its kind in New Jersey history. He implemented the transformational Arrive Together public safety initiative Countywide. He has overseen four consecutive County of Union zero-percent tax increases and he knows how important it is to make the 20th District and all of New Jersey more affordable.
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
Assemblywoman Annette Quijano is a dedicated public servant and respected advocate for low-income and middle-class families, seniors, veterans, women, children, and workers. She represents New Jersey’s 20th Legislative District, which includes the City of Elizabeth, Kenilworth Borough, Roselle Borough, and Union Township.
She serves as Vice-Chair of the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee and is a member of both the Assembly Housing Committee and the Assembly Labor Committee. She chaired the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee and the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
In addition to her legislative duties, Assemblywoman Quijano practices law as a municipal prosecutor for the City of Elizabeth. She earned her B.S. in Management from Rutgers University and her Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Newark. She is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court.
She is also an active member of the Latino Caucus, NAACP, New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey.
Elected to the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders (now County Commissioners) in 2013, Sergio Granados became the youngest elected County Commissioner in Union County history and the youngest Democratic board member elected in New Jersey. Re-elected for a fourth term in 2022, he has focused on creating initiatives that improve the lives of our residents, including park upgrades, economic relief programs, and community development enhancements.
Granados has focused on tax rebates for eligible veterans and senior citizens, providing over $15 million in the Union County Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide significant economic relief to county residents, created the Union County Food Coalition to address hunger issues county-wide, record expungement clinics, job fairs, Union County Skill-Up program that provides free, online, self-paced training portals where residents can enhance their career skills and obtain nationally-recognized credentials and certifications and the Union County Cares mobile units that brings direct county services to our local communities.
He also championed the first Union County Hispanic Heritage Month Flag Raising & Celebration, equipping all municipal police officers with body cameras, the Union County WORKS Business Summit to benefit business owners & the Fresh Start initiative. As Chairman of the Open Space Trust Fund, he established the first Union County inclusive playground and funded grants for municipalities to provide the same. Developed the Union County Theatre Scholarship Program for Students to enhance their skills in the Arts and created the largest urban gardening program in New Jersey.
Granados holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management and Master's in Public Administration from Kean University and resides in Elizabeth with his wife, Kellianne, and their son, Alexander.
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ENDORSEMENTS
Union County Democratic Committee
Elizabeth Democratic Committee
Kenilworth Democratic Committee
Union County Building Trades
Union Township Democratic Committee
Union County Police Chiefs Association
Roselle Democratic Committee