Millburn Resident Battles For NJ Assembly Seat In 27th District

MILLBURN, NJ — A Millburn resident is bearing down for the home stretch as he fights to earn the Democratic nomination for a state assembly seat in New Jersey.

Rohit Dave is among the candidates running in the 2025 election. He is competing for an assembly seat in New Jersey’s 27th district, which includes the towns of Livingston, Millburn, Montclair, Roseland and West Orange in Essex County, and Clifton in Passaic County.

A primary election will take place on June 10. The general election is set for Nov. 4.

According to his campaign website, Dave has led strategic initiatives for “some of the world’s most innovative companies serving small businesses and startups.” He currently leads corporate development at Block, the parent company of Square and Cash App. He has worked with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine to fight food insecurity and food waste, and with South Asian Youth Action to advocate for underserved students. Dave also served in the White House under President Barack Obama at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.S. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Dave – a first-generation American – said that his campaign centers on making New Jersey more affordable for working families, protecting educational opportunities, improving public transportation and standing up to federal overreach.

Dave recently hosted a weekend of action to share his platform and personal background with voters across the district. Learn more about his campaign platform here.

The Millburn resident recently penned an op-ed on Patch that called for additional rail and bus service to commuter towns in LD-27 and accountability for measurable progress toward the Gateway Project.

“We can start small but have eyes on the long-term goal of creating a world class public transit system,” Dave wrote. “The demand is there. The need is urgent. Let’s fix NJ Transit.”

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