Brendan Gill Archives - New Jersey Globe

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

McKeon, Burgess, Ruiz, Timberlake win as Essex Democrats hold four legislative districts

November 7, 2023 8:30 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:41 pm

Democrats in Essex County have retained control of four legislative districts – the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 34th – with lots of new faces headed to the legislature from heavily redrawn districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the 27th...

Bagolie defeats Stanley for Democratic Assembly nomination

August 24, 2023 7:50 pmAugust 25, 2023 12:20 am

Livingston Councilwoman Rosaura Bagolie defeated former Assemblyman Craig Stanley tonight to become the Democratic nominee for State Assembly in the 27th district. She won 107-59, a 64%-36% margin. She will seek to replace John McKeon (D-West Orange), an eleven-term Assemblyman...

Oliver Tribute: Brendan Gill

August 1, 2023 5:05 pm

Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair) released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver was a long-time, close and dear personal friend of mine, as well as an exemplary mentor and role...

Codey defeats Gill in incumbent-versus-incumbent battle

June 6, 2023 9:11 pmJune 6, 2023 11:33 pm

With close to 80 years of legislative experience between the two of them, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) and State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) are both stalwarts of the New Jersey State Senate. But thanks to a new legislative...

Brendan Gill endorses Donald Payne for re-election in NJ-10

May 5, 2022 9:17 amMay 5, 2022 2:04 pm

Calling him a “champion for working families and Democratic values,” Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in New Jersey’s 10th district, “From writing the House version of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure bill...

McKeon dips his toe into Senate race with two Democratic incumbents

February 24, 2022 8:05 pm

Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) is testing the waters for a possible State Senate bid in the newly-drawn 27th district which already has two incumbent senators, Richard Codey (D-Roseland) and Nia Gill (D-Montclair). Members of McKeon’s political team have been...