Yolanda Garcia Balicki Archives

Testa breaks record for 1st district Senate candidates

November 17, 2021 8:38 pm

Republican Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) has set records for the biggest plurality ever recorded for a State Senate candidate in the 1st legislative district, and for the most total votes received. Testa defeated Democrat Yolanda Garcia Balicki by 16,975 votes,...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...

Testa, McClellan, Simonsen win in the 1st district

November 2, 2021 10:38 pmJune 14, 2022 10:11 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland), Assemblyman Antwan McClellan (R-Ocean City), and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) have won re-election to the 1st legislative district. Testa defeated former parole board hearing officer Yolanda Garcia Balicki...

Testa leads Garcia Balicki by 13 in Stockton poll

October 13, 2021 12:14 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) leads his Democratic opponent Yolanda Garcia Balicki by a 49-36% margin, according to a rare legislative poll of the 1st legislative district released today by Stockton University. The poll also found Testa’s running mates, Assemblyman...

Democrats to switch Assembly candidates in 1st district

August 26, 2021 9:56 amAugust 26, 2021 11:24 am

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 1st district has dropped out of the race and will be replaced on the ticket on September 2 by Dr. Julia Hankerson, a former state Department of Human Services official. Christopher Wilson...

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Suleiman backs legislative candidates in first district

March 24, 2021 9:21 amMarch 24, 2021 11:36 am

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman backed legislative candidates in the first district Wednesday morning. Attorney Yolanda Garcia Balicki got his endorsement for a State Senate run against Sen. Mike Testa (R-Vineland), while Chris Wilson and John Capizola Jr. got...

Quinn won’t seek re-election as Cumberland commissioner

March 18, 2021 11:28 pmMarch 19, 2021 10:27 am

Cumberland County Democrats tonight endorse Dr. Priscilla Ocasio-Jiménez, a middle school principal from Vineland, as their candidate for county commissioner. She will replace James Quinn, who is giving up the seat he’s held for six years to return to Millville...