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William Spearman
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th District
Assumed office
June 30, 2018
Serving with Patricia Egan Jones
Bill Moen
Preceded by Arthur Barclay
Member of the Camden, New Jersey City Council
In office
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2011
Personal details
Born (1958-02-27) February 27, 1958 (age 66)
Political party Democratic
Residences Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Rutgers University (BS)
Temple University (MBA)
Website Legislative Webpage

William W. Spearman (born February 27, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 30, 2018.

Raised in Camden, New Jersey, Spearman graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (since renamed as Eastside High School) and Rutgers University before attending Temple University, where he earned an M.B.A.

New Jersey Assembly

Before taking office in the Assembly in June 2018, Spearman had served on the Camden city council from 2006 to 2011 and had been employed for a decade with the South Jersey Transportation Authority, serving for five years as the agency's ethics liaison officer. He was chosen by the county Democratic Party committee on June 27, 2018 to succeed Arthur Barclay, who had resigned from office earlier that month after being arrested for assault.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:

  • Law and Public Safety, Chair
  • Agriculture and Food Security, Vice-chair
  • Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources
  • Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 5

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 5th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

  • Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)
  • Assemblyman Bill Moen (D) , and
  • Assemblyman William Spearman (D)

Electoral history

Assembly

5th Legislative District General Election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William W. Spearman (incumbent) 25,994 35.1
Democratic William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent) 25,757 34.7
Republican Joe Miller 11,386 15.4
Republican Yalinda Pagan 11,048 14.9
Total votes 74,135 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly Elections 2021, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William F. Moen Jr. (Incumbent) 30,442 28.7
Democratic William W. Spearman (Incumbent) 30,059 28.3
Republican Samuel DiMatteo 23,007 21.7
Republican Sean Sepsey 22,413 21.1
Total votes 105,921 100.0
New Jersey General Assembly Elections 2019, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Spearman (Incumbent) 21,533 33.9
Democratic William Moen, Jr. 20,743 32.7
Republican Nicholas Kush 10,711 16.8
Republican Kevin Ehret 10,442 16.4
Total votes 63,429 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William W. Spearman 38,341 65.2
Republican Nicholas Kush 20,506 34.8
Total votes 58,847 100.0
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