James Beach

Democratic Party

New Jersey State Senate District 6

Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

17

Prior offices:

Camden County Clerk

Years in office: 1996 - 2008

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Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Midwestern College

Graduate

Rowan University

Personal

Profession

Property Damage Specialist

Contact

Official website

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James Beach (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew Jersey State Senate, representingDistrict 6. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Beach (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNew Jersey State Senate to representDistrict 6. He won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Biography

Beach earned his B.S. in psychology from Midwestern College and his M.A. in personnel services from Rowan University. Beach also obtained a Doctoral Studies ABD in educational administration from Nova University.^[1] His professional experience includes working as a property damage specialist at All Risk.^[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Beach was assigned to the following committees:

• State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee,Chair

2023-2024

Beach was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Higher Education Committee,Vice Chair
• State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee,Chair
• Public Schools Committee,Co-Chair
• Public Schools Committee

2020-2021

Beach was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Schools Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Beach was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee
• State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee,Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 6

IncumbentJames Beach defeatedMark Doogan in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beach (D)	70.0	34,911
	Submit photo	Mark Doogan (R)	30.0	14,947

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,858
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lynn Lofland (R)
• Matthew Asman (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6

IncumbentJames Beach advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beach	100.0	15,430

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6

Lynn Lofland advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lynn Lofland (Write-in)	100.0	199

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Endorsements

2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 6

IncumbentJames Beach defeatedJohn Foley in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beach (D)	64.9	48,508
		John Foley (R)	35.1	26,292

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,800
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6

IncumbentJames Beach advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beach	100.0	17,758

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6

John Foley advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 6 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Foley	100.0	6,113

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2017

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for theNew Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All40 seats were up for election. The general election took place onNovember 7, 2017. A primary election took place onJune 6, 2017. Thefiling deadline for the primary election wasApril 3, 2017.^[3][4] IncumbentJames Beach (D) defeatedRobert Shapiro (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 general election.^[5][6]

New Jersey State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James BeachIncumbent	69.39%	41,376
	Republican	Robert Shapiro	30.61%	18,249
Total Votes				59,625
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

IncumbentJames Beach ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Democratic primary election.^[7]

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New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
James BeachIncumbent
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Robert Shapiro ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 6 Republican primary election.^[7]

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New Jersey State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Robert Shapiro
Source:New Jersey Department of State

2013

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Beach won re-election in the2013 election forNew Jersey State Senate District 6. Beach was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeatedSudhir Deshmukh (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.^{[8][9][10][11]}

New Jersey State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James BeachIncumbent	63.4%	34,847
	Republican	Sudhir Deshmukh	36.6%	20,080
Total Votes				54,927

Endorsements

In 2013, Beach's endorsements included the following:^[12][13]

• The New Jersey AFL-CIO
• The Sierra Club

2011

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Beach won re-election to the District 6 Senate seat in the 2011 election. He was unopposed for the June 7 Democratic primary. Beach defeatedPhil Mitsch (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.^[14]

New Jersey State Senate District 6 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James BeachIncumbent	62.1%	25,297
	Republican	Phil Mitsch	37.9%	15,415
Total Votes				40,712

2009

In 2009, Beach was elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 6 in a special election.^[15]

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

James Beach did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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Personal

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Beach and his wife have two children and six grandchildren. They currently reside in Voorhees, New Jersey.

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