On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, New Jersey voters will elect a new governor.

South Jersey Climate News reached out to the four General Election candidates with questions about local environmental topics.  For other candidate’s responses, see our election coverage.

Joanne Kuniansky campaign did not respond to multiple requests for an interview or written statement.

As a service to our readers, we are republishing the following excerpt from the NJ Decides 2025 Voter Guide through a content-sharing agreement with NJ Spotlight News and the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University.

How would you manage the current and looming impacts of climate change on the state? 

The fight for workers control of industry is needed to combat the bosses’ life-threatening speed-up a

nd their contamination of the earth, skies and oceans. Job safety, and consumer and environmental protection are tied together. Through the fight for workers control workers can demand the bosses open their books and expose the way they hide their outrages against both labor and nature.

The working class is the only truly international class. Support the efforts of countries oppressed by imperialism to acquire the energy sources needed to expand electrification. Oppose the efforts of Washington and other imperialist powers to prevent those nations developing nuclear power and other energy sources to bring much of humanity out of darkness.

You can learn about more each candidate in the NJ Decides 2025 Voter Guide.