Abigail Spanberger Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill parts ways with Blue Dog Coalition

January 24, 2023 5:27 pm

As first reported by Politico this morning, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has left the Blue Dog Coalition, a small caucus of centrist Democratic House members, alongside six of her colleagues. On the other side of the split, which was over...

Gottheimer, House progressives join forces to call for climate action via BBB

January 31, 2022 5:07 pmJanuary 31, 2022 5:07 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) joined a cross-ideological coalition of House Democrats today to call for the Senate to pass robust climate protections through the Build Back Better Act (BBB), which has stalled in the upper chamber after passing the House...

Three possible Biden VP picks with N.J. ties

March 29, 2020 8:53 pmMarch 29, 2020 9:13 pm

A long list of potential running mates for Joe Biden could include three women with ties to New Jersey, although none are considered leading candidates at this point. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia) were on a list...

Sherrill wants Biden to consider Duckworth for VP

March 22, 2020 6:00 amMarch 22, 2020 11:53 pm

Freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is ready for a woman vice president and says that U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is at the “top of her list” of candidates Joe Biden ought to consider as his running mate. “She’s a veteran. ...

House delegation cautions against Syria policy shift

October 7, 2019 2:05 pmOctober 7, 2019 2:58 pm

A five-member delegation from the House Armed Services Committee slammed President Donald Trump over his Sunday call for a shift in U.S. foreign policy in Syria that involved Turkish forces replacing U.S.-backed Kurdish forces near Syria’s border. “The Administration’s announcement...

Red Bank native wins Virginia congressional seat

November 12, 2018 1:38 pm

Monmouth County has a new congresswoman, sort of. Abigail Davis Spanberger, who ousted Republican Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia, was born in Red Bank and lived in New Jersey until she was 13. Spanberger has some similarities to Rep.-elect Mikie...