NJ CAN 2020, the political committee leading the charge to legalize marijuana in November, announced Axel Owen as the campaign manager for the inclusive and robust effort leading to a “yes” vote on the 2020 ballot question to legalize cannabis in New Jersey.
Owen, an experienced political operative in New Jersey, brings years of state and national campaign experience to the position. Most recently, Owen served as statewide organizing director for the Mike Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. He served as political director for the New Jersey State Democratic Committee and as campaign manager on the winning campaigns of Senator Vin Gopal, Senator Joseph A. Lagana, Assemblywoman Joann Downey, Assemblyman Roy Freiman, Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling, and Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker