Kristin Corrado

Kristin M. Corrado (born June 24, 1965) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 40th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since she was sworn into office on October 5, 2017. Before her appointment to the senate, she served as Passaic County Clerk for seven years.^[1]

Kristin Corrado
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office October 5, 2017
Preceded by	Kevin J. O'Toole
County Clerk of Passaic County
In office January 1, 2010 – October 5, 2017
Preceded by	Karen Brown
Succeeded by	Walter Davison
Personal details
Born	(1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 60) Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Stan Alcala
Education	East Stroudsburg University (BA) Seton Hall University (JD)
Website	State Senate website

Personal and early life

A resident of Totowa, New Jersey, for her entire life, Corrado attended St. James School before moving on to Paul VI High School. Corrado attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. First elected as Passaic County Clerk in 2009, Corrado was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2014.^[2]

New Jersey Senate

Corrado was appointed fill the seat left by former Senator Kevin J. O'Toole, who had resigned from office on July 1, 2017, to become a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.^[3]

In early 2018, Corrado led a fight to block Governor Phil Murphy's nomination of Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio to be Secretary of Treasury, questioning Muoio's lack of experience in issues related to her proposed position.^[4]

Corrado sponsored a bill alongside Senators Paul Sarlo, Gerald Cardinale, Loretta Weinberg, and Joseph Lagana that would push a special election to the following year if a vacancy for the County Sheriff, Clerk, or Surrogate posts if the vacancy occurs 70 days before election day.^[5]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[6]

• Education
• Economic Growth
• Judiciary

District 40

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.^[7] The representatives from the 40th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[8]

• Senator Kristin Corrado (R)
• Assemblyman Al Barlas (R)
• Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R)

Electoral history

New Jersey Senate

40th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent)	29,349	56.3
	Democratic	Jennifer Ehrentraut	22,821	43.7
Total votes			52,170	100.0
	Republican hold

40th Legislative District general election, 2021^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent)	47,230	60.97
	Democratic	Michael A. Sedon	30,237	39.03
Total votes			77,467	100.0
	Republican hold

2017 General Election in the 40th District^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (Incumbent)	33,495	56.2	9.7
	Democratic	Thomas Duch	26,060	43.8	9.7
Total votes			'59,555'	'100.0'

Passaic County Clerk

2014

Corrado ran for re-election as county clerk in 2014. She beat Democratic nominee Jeffery Gardner by 944 votes (a 1.2% margin).

2014 Passaic County Clerk General Election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (Incumbent)	42,026	50.5%	1.2
	Democratic	Jeffrey Gardner	41,082	49.3%	1.1
Total votes			'83,108'	'100.0'

2009

In 2009, incumbent Clerk Karen Brown retired instead of running for a second term. The Democratic nominee was Keith Kazmark, who lost to Corrado by 3,318 votes (a margin of 3.5%).

2009 Passaic County Clerk General Election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado	49,399	51.7%	5.3
	Democratic	Keith Kazmark	46,081	48.2%	5.9
Total votes			'95,480'	'100.0'