Kate Whitman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Congress 2020: The first short lists

November 11, 2018 12:01 amNovember 12, 2018 9:08 am

Democrats appear to have won four New Jersey House seats on Tuesday that have been under Republican control for a combined 128 years. Republicans are already talking about how to win them back in two years. If Republicans want to...

Bergen gets hometown endorsements

June 23, 2018 11:07 amJune 25, 2018 4:17 pm

Brian Bergen’s bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 25th district received a boost with endorsements from all six of his colleagues on the township council. Bergen, a West Point graduate who flew Army helicopters in Iraq,...

Long list of Republicans emerge for Carroll seat

May 8, 2018 8:55 amMay 8, 2018 4:47 pm

The announcement that Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris Township) will not seek re-election to a 13th term in the State Assembly next year is likely to create a scramble for a rare open seat in Morris County. Carroll’s 25th district seat...

Bucco endorses Webber

February 20, 2018 6:40 pm

Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district and has endorsed Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) for the seat. “I’m confident that Jay can and will run the kind...

Whitman passes on run for Congress

February 15, 2018 2:08 pm

Kate Whitman has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, as the field for retiring Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s seat continues to narrow. Whitman, a former congressional aide who ran for Congress a decade...

Ex-Jets player thinking about run for Congress

February 8, 2018 9:23 am

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold is considering a bid for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 11th district, according to a source familiar with the potential candidacy. A group of Republican leaders approached the recently retired 34-year-old...