Claire Swift

Republican Party

Candidate, New Jersey General Assembly District 2

New Jersey General Assembly District 2

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Last election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania, 1996

Law

Widener University, 1999

Personal

Profession

Lawyer

Contact

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Claire Swift (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly, representingDistrict 2. She assumed office on January 11, 2022. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.

Swift (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Jersey General Assembly to representDistrict 2. She was on the ballot in the general election onNovember 4, 2025.

Biography

Claire Swift earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and a J.D. from Widener University in 1999. Swift's career experience includes working as a partner with the Swift Law Firm, LLC, the deputy attorney general with the State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, and a law clerk with the Atlantic-Cape May County Court.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Swift was assigned to the following committees:

• Human Services Committee
• Labor Committee
• Law and Public Safety Committee

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

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

IncumbentDon Guardian, incumbentClaire Swift,Joanne Famularo, andMaureen Rowan ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Don Guardian (R)
		Claire Swift (R)
	Submit photo	Joanne Famularo (D)
	Submit photo	Maureen Rowan (D)

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Democratic primary election

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

Maureen Rowan andJoanne Famularo defeatedBruce Weekes andLisa Bonanno in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maureen Rowan	28.8	8,989
✔	Submit photo	Joanne Famularo	24.2	7,552
	Submit photo	Bruce Weekes	24.0	7,497
	Submit photo	Lisa Bonanno	22.7	7,092
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	61

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 31,191
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alphonso Harrell (D)

Republican primary election

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

IncumbentDon Guardian and incumbentClaire Swift advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Guardian	52.5	11,643
✔		Claire Swift	47.5	10,519

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,162
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Endorsements

2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

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

IncumbentDon Guardian and incumbentClaire Swift defeatedLisa Bender andAlphonso Harrell in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Guardian (R)	28.8	26,675
✔		Claire Swift (R)	27.5	25,460
	Submit photo	Lisa Bender (D)	22.2	20,547
	Submit photo	Alphonso Harrell (D)	21.4	19,835

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,517
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Caren Fitzpatrick (D)

Democratic primary election

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

Caren Fitzpatrick andAlphonso Harrell advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caren Fitzpatrick	50.6	7,270
✔	Submit photo	Alphonso Harrell	49.4	7,086

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,356
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Republican primary election

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

IncumbentDon Guardian and incumbentClaire Swift advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Guardian	50.3	6,051
✔		Claire Swift	49.7	5,980

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,031
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Endorsements

2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

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

Claire Swift andDon Guardian defeated incumbentJohn Armato andCaren Fitzpatrick in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire Swift (R)	26.8	31,818
✔		Don Guardian (R)	26.7	31,640
		John Armato (D)	23.7	28,094
		Caren Fitzpatrick (D)	22.9	27,127

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,679
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Democratic primary election

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

IncumbentJohn Armato andCaren Fitzpatrick advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Armato	50.4	9,122
✔		Caren Fitzpatrick	49.6	8,990

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,112
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vincent Mazzeo (D)

Republican primary election

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

Don Guardian andClaire Swift advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 2 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Guardian	50.7	9,784
✔		Claire Swift	49.3	9,516

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,300
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Kurtz (R)

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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