Christopher DePhillips

Republican Party

New Jersey General Assembly District 40

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Predecessor

David Russo

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1987

Law

Seton Hall University School of Law, 1992

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Christopher DePhillips (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly, representingDistrict 40. He assumed office on January 9, 2018.

DePhillips (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Jersey General Assembly to representDistrict 40. He won in the general election onNovember 4, 2025.

Biography

DePhillips earned his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1987 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. He served on the Wyckoff Township Committee from 2009 to 2013, as deputy Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2011, and as Mayor of Wyckoff Township in 2012. He also served on the Wyckoff Environmental Commission from 2013 to 2017.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
• Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

2020-2021

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

2019-2020

DePhillips was assigned to the following committees:

• Regulated Professions Committee
• Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
• Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentChristopher DePhillips and incumbentAl Barlas defeatedJeffrey Gates andRon Arnau in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	27.3	50,936
✔		Al Barlas (R)	26.1	48,614
		Jeffrey Gates (D)	23.6	43,874
		Ron Arnau (D)	23.0	42,853

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 186,277
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Jeffrey Gates andRon Arnau advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Gates	53.4	16,128
✔		Ron Arnau	46.6	14,088

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,216
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentChristopher DePhillips and incumbentAl Barlas advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips	54.7	13,757
✔		Al Barlas	45.3	11,411

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,168
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Endorsements

2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentChristopher DePhillips andAl Barlas defeatedJennifer Marrinan andGiovanna Irizarry in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	27.9	28,601
✔		Al Barlas (R)	27.0	27,638
	Submit photo	Jennifer Marrinan (D)	22.7	23,202
	Submit photo	Giovanna Irizarry (D)	22.4	22,952

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,393
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Jennifer Marrinan andGiovanna Irizarry advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Marrinan	50.1	6,009
✔	Submit photo	Giovanna Irizarry	49.9	5,990

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,999
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentChristopher DePhillips andAl Barlas advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePhillips	50.8	6,137
✔		Al Barlas	49.2	5,953

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,090
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Endorsements

2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentKevin Rooney and incumbentChristopher DePhillips defeatedNicole McNamara andGenevieve Allard in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney (R)	30.1	46,004
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	29.6	45,246
	Submit photo	Nicole McNamara (D)	20.3	31,066
	Submit photo	Genevieve Allard (D)	20.0	30,606

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Nicole McNamara andGenevieve Allard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicole McNamara	50.1	5,787
✔	Submit photo	Genevieve Allard	49.9	5,759

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentKevin Rooney and incumbentChristopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney	50.5	9,560
✔		Christopher DePhillips	49.5	9,356

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,916
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentKevin Rooney and incumbentChristopher DePhillips defeatedJulie O'Brien andMaria Martini Cordonnier in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney (R)	28.4	22,562
✔		Christopher DePhillips (R)	27.6	21,955
	Submit photo	Julie O'Brien (D)	22.1	17,557
		Maria Martini Cordonnier (D)	21.8	17,332

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,406
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Sedon (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

Maria Martini Cordonnier andMichael Sedon advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Martini Cordonnier	50.4	3,683
✔	Submit photo	Michael Sedon	49.6	3,622

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 (2 seats)

IncumbentKevin Rooney and incumbentChristopher DePhillips advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 40 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Rooney	50.7	5,038
✔		Christopher DePhillips	49.3	4,901

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,939
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2017

See also:New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

Elections for theNew Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place onNovember 7, 2017. A primary election took place onJune 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election wasApril 3, 2017.^[2] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly aremulti-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.^[3] IncumbentKevin Rooney (R) andChristopher DePhillips (R) defeatedChristine Ordway (D),Paul Vagianos (D), andAnthony J. Pellechia (You Tell Me) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 general election.^[4][5]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin RooneyIncumbent	26.79%	31,170
	Republican	Christopher DePhillips	26.31%	30,610
	Democratic	Christine Ordway	23.28%	27,092
	Democratic	Paul Vagianos	22.98%	26,737
	You Tell Me	Anthony J. Pellechia	0.64%	748
Total Votes				116,357
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Christine Ordway andPaul Vagianos were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Democratic primary election.^[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Christine Ordway	50.39%	7,299
Paul Vagianos	49.61%	7,187
Total Votes		14,486
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

IncumbentKevin Rooney andChristopher DePhillips defeatedNorman Robertson andJoseph Bubba in the New Jersey General Assembly District 40 Republican primary election.^[8][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kevin RooneyIncumbent	35.92%	8,251
Christopher DePhillips	33.29%	7,647
Norman Robertson	15.45%	3,548
Joseph Bubba	15.33%	3,522
Total Votes		22,968
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

Christopher DePhillips did not completeBallotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Christopher DePhillips did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Christopher DePhillips did not completeBallotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

DePhillips andKevin Rooney's shared campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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