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Vicky Flynn

Member of the New Jersey General Assembly

Victoria Flynn (born July 14, 1972) is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11, 2022.

01Political career

Flynn was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University and Seton Hall University School of Law.

In 2016, Flynn was elected to the board of education of the Holmdel Township Public Schools and in 2018 became president of the board, having previously served on the board of education of the Nutley Public Schools.

Flynn ran in the primary for New Jersey's 13th legislative district against incumbent Republican Serena DiMaso. She won the November 2, 2021, general election alongside Republican Gerard Scharfenberger, defeating Democratic candidates Allison Friedman and Erin Howard.

Flynn was one of a record seven new Republican Assemblywomen elected in the 2022 general election, joining seven Republican women incumbents who won re-election that year.

Flynn was reelected, alongside her seatmate Scharfenberger, in 2023 and in 2025.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:

  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • Housing
  • Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on the Public Schools

District 13

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. The representatives from the 13th District for the 2024, 2025 Legislative Session are:

02Electoral history

2021 New Jersey's 13th legislative district assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent) 53,055 30.76%
Republican Vicky Flynn 52,525 30.45%
Democratic Allison Friedman 33,509 19.43%
Democratic Erin Howard 33,396 19.36%
Total votes 172,485 100.0
Republican hold
2023 New Jersey's 13th legislative district assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicky Flynn (incumbent) 30,744 28.9
Republican Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent) 30,474 28.6
Democratic Danielle Mastropiero 22,440 21.1
Democratic Paul Eschelbach 21,655 20.3
Libertarian John Morrison 1,241 1.2
Total votes 106,554 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold
2025 New Jersey's 13th legislative district assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicky Flynn (incumbent) 58,840 28.9%
Republican Gerard Scharfenberger (incumbent) 58,334 28.7%
Democratic Jason M. Corley Sr. 44,078 21.7%
Democratic Vaibhav Gorige 42,031 20.7%
Total votes 203,283 100.0%
Republican hold
Republican hold
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