David Wildstein, Author at New Jersey Globe

Tedesco announcing re-election bid on Monday

February 4, 2018 3:46 pm

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco is bring out the heavy hitters tomorrow when he formally announces his bid for re-election to a second term. Gov. Phil Murphy, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, Democratic County Chairman Lou Stellato, and...

GOP mayor running for County Executive

February 4, 2018 11:48 am

Bergenfield Mayor Norman Schmelz will seek the Republican nomination for Bergen County Executive against incumbent James Tedesco. Schmelz became mayor of the reliably Democratic town in 2013 following the death of Tim Driscoll, after defeating interim Mayor Carlos Aguasivas by...

Torricelli votes for Pringle

February 4, 2018 11:38 am

Former U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli, a member of the Hunterdon County Democratic Committee, says he voted for David Pringle for Congress this morning. “I always support the strongest environment candidate,” Torricelli said. Pringle is a longtime environmental activist and heads...

Hunterdon Democrats pick Freeholder candidates

February 4, 2018 11:34 am

Hunterdon County Democrats will run Rob Darmstadt and Matt Bernot for Freeholder. Darmstadt, a businessman from Tewksbury, lost races for Freeholder in 2012 and 2013. Bernot is young – 22 – and a former Hockey player. Republican Matt Holt is...

Menendez wins Hunterdon

February 4, 2018 11:13 am

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez won the Hunterdon County Democratic convention this morning, assuring him the organization line in the June primary. Menendez’s primary opponent, Michael Starr Hopkins, was a no-show for the convention. Menendez was the overwhelming pick, although a...

Malinowski wins Hunterdon convention

February 4, 2018 10:57 am

Tom Malinowski has won the Hunterdon County Democratic line for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s seventh district. He defeated banker Linda Weber by a vote of 96-42, with 25 votes combined for the other candidates at the Democratic convention in...

Hunterdon Dems voting for a Lance opponent

February 4, 2018 9:32 am

Seven Democratic congressional candidates are in Rep. Leonard Lance’s home county this morning in pursuit of the Hunterdon County Democratic organization line at their convention in Frenchtown. The county chair, Arlene Quinones Perez, has personally endorsed Linda Weber for Congress,...