Kevin Rooney Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pennacchio, Corrado hold GOP-leaning North Jersey legislative districts

November 7, 2023 11:00 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:13 am

Two GOP-leaning North Jersey legislative districts, the Morris County-based 26th district and the Passaic and Essex County-based 40th district, have elected full slates of Republican legislators, the New Jersey Globe projects. The 26th district hosted an intense primary earlier this...

Oliver Tribute: Kevin Rooney

August 1, 2023 2:40 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff) released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “I had the distinct pleasure of serving in the General Assembly with Sheila Oliver and am deeply saddened to hear of her passing. As...

StayNJ passes full legislature on near-unanimous votes

June 30, 2023 4:20 pm

StayNJ, a new tax relief program for New Jerseyans over 65, passed both houses of the state legislature today on nearly unanimous votes, with only a few scattered defections in the Assembly and none in the Senate. The bill now...

13 newcomers win safe-seat legislative primaries unopposed

June 6, 2023 8:01 pmJune 6, 2023 8:49 pm

The New Jersey Legislature will be gaining dozens of brand-new members in this year’s elections – and a huge number of them just won their primaries unopposed. In the 9th district, based in Ocean County, two new Republicans will soon...

Retiring but flush with cash, Rooney hints at potential future comeback

May 25, 2023 4:52 pmMay 25, 2023 4:52 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff), who is retiring from the legislature at the end of this session, has a lot of money in his campaign account – $166,974, to be exact. But he’s not saying for sure what he might spend...

Retiring legislators have more than $400k sitting in their campaign accounts

January 27, 2023 3:26 pm

Six New Jersey state legislators who have announced their intentions to retire from the legislature this year collectively have more than $400,000 saved up in their legislative campaign accounts – money that could be redirected towards other campaigns, if the...

With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?

January 5, 2023 1:08 pmJanuary 5, 2023 11:23 pm

On Tuesday, State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey) announced that he won’t seek re-election to the State Senate this year, bringing a three-decade career in the legislature to an end. He joins a small but growing cohort of state legislators who...