Barbara McCann Stamato

Barbara McCann Stamato is an American Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 31st legislative district from 2024 to 2026.

Biography

A resident of Jersey [City, New Jersey], McCann Stamato has served on the New Jersey Democratic State Committee as well as on the Democratic organizations in Hudson County and in Jersey City. She has served as an aide to General Assembly members Louis Manzo and Caridad Rodriguez, and in the office of Jersey City council member Yousef J. Saleh.

With Angela V. McKnight running for the State Senate seat that had been held by Sandra Bolden Cunningham, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose McCann Stamato for the second Assembly seat. McCann Stamato and her incumbent running mate William Sampson defeated Republicans Angelique M. Diaz, Sydney J. Ferreira and two independent candidates in the 2023 [New Jersey General Assembly election]. McCann Stamato was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.
In the June 2025 Democratic primary, McCann Stamato bracketed together with Jacqueline Weimmer with the support of Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop, but lost to fellow Democratic incumbent William Sampson and newcomer Jerry Walker, who ran together with the support of the Hudson County Democratic Organization.

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

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 31st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: