James Tosone
James Tosone (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Tosone completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Tosone was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Passaic Valley High School. He earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Tosone's professional experience includes working as a director of business technology at a healthcare company and as managing director at Tosone Associates LLC.[1]He has been associated with NJ Libertarian Party, Voter Choice NJ, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and toastmasters International.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer defeated Mary Jo Guinchard, Beau Forte, James Tosone, and Aamir Arif in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Gottheimer (D) | 54.6 | 208,359 | |
| Mary Jo Guinchard (R) | 43.3 | 165,287 | ||
| Beau Forte (G) | 0.9 | 3,428 | ||
| James Tosone (L) | 0.6 | 2,440 | ||
| Aamir Arif (Peace Freedom Liberty Party) | 0.6 | 2,375 | ||
| Total votes: 381,889 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Siegel (Ceasefire And Justice Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Gottheimer | 100.0 | 42,819 | |
| Total votes: 42,819 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Wildes (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Mary Jo Guinchard defeated George Song in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Jo Guinchard | 69.8 | 21,321 | |
| George Song | 30.2 | 9,238 | ||
| Total votes: 30,559 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tosone in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Incumbent Holly Schepisi defeated Ruth Dugan and James Tosone in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Holly Schepisi (R) | 57.2 | 45,985 | |
| Ruth Dugan (D) | 42.3 | 34,065 | ||
| James Tosone (L) | 0.5 | 403 | ||
| Total votes: 80,453 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Ruth Dugan advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Dugan | 100.0 | 6,476 | |
| Total votes: 6,476 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39
Incumbent Holly Schepisi advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 39 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Holly Schepisi | 100.0 | 9,212 | |
| Total votes: 9,212 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Cardinale (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer defeated John McCann, James Tosone, and Wendy Goetz in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Gottheimer (D) | 56.2 | 169,546 | |
| John McCann (R) | 42.5 | 128,255 | ||
| James Tosone (L) | 0.7 | 2,115 | ||
| Wendy Goetz (Trade, Health, Environment Party) | 0.6 | 1,907 | ||
| Total votes: 301,823 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Gottheimer | 100.0 | 27,486 | |
| Total votes: 27,486 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
John McCann defeated Steve Lonegan in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John McCann | 53.0 | 16,685 | |
| Steve Lonegan | 47.0 | 14,767 | ||
| Total votes: 31,452 | ||||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[4][5] Incumbent Gerald Cardinale (R) defeated Linda Schwager (D) and James Tosone (Libertarian) in the New Jersey State Senate District 39 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 52.77% | 33,752 | ||
| Democratic | Linda Schwager | 46.33% | 29,631 | |
| Libertarian | James Tosone | 0.90% | 574 | |
| Total Votes | 63,957 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Linda Schwager ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 39 Democratic primary election.[8]
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Gerald Cardinale ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 39 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 39 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James Tosone completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tosone's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am the only candidate in the race running to protect our personal, civil, and economic liberties by limiting the Federal government to the purpose for which it was established—to protect those rights. In contrast, both of the two major parties seek to control the government in order to impose their view on how people should live their lives on everyone.
- Federal Government spending, taxes, and debt are out of control. The only way to control spending, so we can reduce both taxes and the debt, is to reform the biggest Federal spending programs: entitlements and the military.
- We need to remove the laws and regulations that the two major parties have passed that limit the ability of third-party and Independent candidates to participate in our democracy. This includes excessively high signature requirements to get on the ballot, reserving the first two columns on the ballot for Democrats and Republicans, taxpayer-funding of Democratic and Republican primaries, and overly complex campaign finance laws.
New Jersey Libertarian Party. (www.njlp.org)
The court-created doctrine of full and qualified immunity, which protects prosecutors and police from even the most egregious violations of our rights, must be substantially scaled back.
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Interview with NJ Spotlight News
Tosone highlighted the following themes in an interview with NJ Spotlight News in 2024. The questions from NJ Spotlight News are bolded and Tosone's responses follow below.[9]
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Personal background: Lifelong resident of NJ. 36-year resident of Township of Washington (Bergen). B.S. (1975) and M.S (1976) from Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken). Information Technology executive at a Fortune 100 (30 years). Management Consultant (10 years). Political background: Lifetime member of the Libertarian Party (National and New Jersey). Vice Chair of the NJ Libertarian Party (2016-2017). Libertarian Party candidate for NJ State Senate (LD39, 2017 & 2021) and U.S. House (CD5, 2018 & 2024). Reason for running: I am the only candidate in the race running to protect our personal, civil, and economic liberties by limiting the Federal government to the purpose for which it was established—to protect those rights. In contrast, both of the two major parties seek to control the government in order to impose on everyone their view on how people should live their lives. Biggest issue: Federal Government spending, taxes, and debt. The only way to control spending, so we can reduce both taxes and the debt, is to reform the biggest Federal spending programs: entitlements and the military. On the federal government’s role in women’s reproductive health: A Federal government of limited, enumerated powers should have no role in regulating a women’s reproductive health. Its only role should be to protect a women’s right to make her own healthcare decisions with, if she so chooses, the advice of healthcare providers. On the U.S. transition to clean energy: The Federal government should streamline multi-year environmental reviews, so that the private sector can provide market-driven solutions that incentivize green innovation, without damaging our economy. On ensuring free and fair elections and the transition of power: We need to remove the laws and regulations that the two major parties have passed that limit the ability of third-party and Independent candidates to participate in our democracy. This includes excessively high signature requirements to get on the ballot, reserving the first two columns on the ballot for Democrats and Republicans, taxpayer-funding of Democratic and Republican primaries, and overly-complex campaign finance laws. On the U.S. role in foreign conflicts: The Federal government should not be spending taxpayer money to provide military assistance to any country in a foreign conflict. Those foreign governments that are not unfriendly to the U.S. should be allowed to use their taxpayer money to purchase military equipment from U.S. weapons manufacturers in order to defend themselves.[10] |
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2021
James Tosone completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tosone's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for this Senate seat in 2017 and for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. I was also Vice Chair of the New Jersey Libertarian Party in 2016 and 2017. I had a distinguished thirty-year career at Pfizer, where I held a number of positions, including Head of Pfizer Healthcare Informatics. After leaving Pfizer, I formed Tosone Associates, where I designed and conducted workshops for leading U.S. companies, helping them to enhance their innovation, collaboration, and communication capabilities.
- The only way to reduce state taxes and debt is to reduce state spending.
- The only way to reduce state spending is through substantial reform to the big-ticket items in the state budget.
- The three biggest expenses in the state budget are public sector pensions, education, and healthcare.
I like to follow the example of those whose actions are consistent with this philosophy of personal liberty and government power limited to protecting these rights.
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James Tosone participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and James Tosone's responses follow below.[11]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | • Reforming the big-ticket spending programs in the Federal budget, and using the savings to reduce taxes and pay down debt
• Expanding patient power by increasing choice in healthcare • Expanding parent and student power by increasing choice in education[12][10] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Spending, taxes, healthcare, education, infrastructure, foreign policyCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[10]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. James Tosone answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | George Washington. In his Farewell Address, he warned us about three things: hyper-partisanship, debt, and foreign entanglements.[10] | ” |
| “ | David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom[10] | ” |
| “ | A belief in our natural rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness.
And a government of limited, enumerated powers, whose primary role is to protect those rights.[10] |
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| “ | Good listener.
Willingness to partner with others, regardless of party, on issues where we share the same views. Willingness to accept an incremental, rather than an all-or-nothing solution, if it increases personal and/or economic freedom.[10] |
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| “ | To recognize that Congress, not the President or Regulatory Agencies, was delegated the power to enact legislation. To enact fiscally responsible legislation relating to spending, taxes, and debt consistent with the proper role of government.[10] | ” |
| “ | A world in which most of our societal challenges are handled by civil society (companies, not-for-profits, mutual aid societies, volunteerism) rather than through government force.[10] | ” |
| “ | September 17. Constitution Day. A document created in 100 days, consisting of 5,500 words, designed for a country of 4 million people, has provided us with freedom and prosperity for 230 years.[10] | ” |
| “ | Experience in government or politics is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, insiders know how the system works. Yet career politicians, many who have never owned or worked in business, become increasingly isolated from their constituents and pass laws without understanding the real-world impact of them.[10] | ” |
| “ | Spending, taxes, and debt. If we continue to borrow and print money out of thin air and, as a result, cease to be the reserve currency of the world, we will have an actual economic collapse.[10] | ” |
| “ | Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs.[10] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[10] | ” |
| “ | I have opposed them in the past. But given how the incumbents have stacked the deck to make their reelection a near certainty, I have come to believe them to be a necessary evil.[10] | ” |
| “ | Geographically compact districts drawn by independent commissions.[10] | ” |
| “ | If I were the first Libertarian Party candidate elected to Congress, I guess I would be the other Minority Leader in the House.[10] | ” |
2017
Tosone's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
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Marijuana Re-legalization Solution
K-12
Medicaid
Transportation
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| —James Tosone[13] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "About: Tosone for NJ Senate," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 12, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 25, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ NJ Spotlight News, "Election profile: 5th Congressional District," accessed October 24, 2024
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "James Tosone's responses," September 2, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, "Tosone for NJ Senate," accessed August 15, 2017