Last month, former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) did something he’s been wanting to do for a decade: launch a campaign for governor of New Jersey. Sweeney, a union ironworker from South Jersey, is one of several Democrats who...
Steve Sweeney, who will launch his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination this morning, spent twenty years in the New Jersey State Senate and became the longest-serving Senate President in state history. A 64-year-old labor leader, Sweeney became involved in...
One day after former Gov. Richard J. Codey endorsed Tammy Murphy for U.S. Senate, Bob Menendez’s top aide slammed the 76-year-old Democratic stalwart for suggesting the state’s indicted U.S. Senator “betrayed the trust of the people.” Jason Tuber, Menendez’s chief...
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...
At this time next year, all eyes will be on New Jersey’s 7th congressional district. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) will be running for a second term in the state’s only truly competitive seat, and Democrats will be dead-set on...
After just over two months as acting commissioner, Justin Zimmerman was officially nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy this morning to be the permanent commissioner of the state Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI), succeeding former Commissioner Marlene Caride. Zimmerman had...
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...