Don Guardian

Elective office On January 19, 2013, Guardian announced that he was challenging incumbent mayor Lorenzo Langford. He won the Republican primary unopposed. On November 5, Guardian defeated Langford by 50% to 47%. In the 2013 United States elections, he defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Lorenzo Langford to become Atlantic City's first openly gay mayor and first Republican mayor since 1990. In the 2017 election, Guardian lost re-election to Democratic city councilman, Frank Gilliam.

Guardian and fellow Republican Claire Swift won the 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election, defeating the Democratic slate of incumbent Assemblyman John Armato and Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick; the district's other Assemblyman, Democrat Vince Mazzeo, did not seek reelection to the Assembly in order to make what would ultimately be an unsuccessful bid for the district's State Senate seat.

On January 11, 2022, Guardian was sworn in to the New Jersey General Assembly, making him the first openly gay Republican legislator in state history and the only openly gay member of the New Jersey Legislature.

Committees Committee assignments for the current session are: Community Development and Women's Affairs Oversight, Reform, and Federal Relations Tourism, Gaming and the Arts

District 2 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 2nd District for the 2026—27 Legislative Session are: Senator Vincent J. Polistina (R) Assemblyman Don Guardian (R) Assemblywomman Maureen Rowan (D)

Electoral history