Adam Taliaferro Archives - New Jersey Globe

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...

Eight Assembly committee chairs not returning next year

November 8, 2021 6:38 amNovember 8, 2021 12:53 am

As a result of retirements and electoral defeats, the New Jersey State Assembly will likely have eight committee chairmanship vacancies when the legislature reorganizes in January. Four committee chairs lost their seats in last week’s election, two are moving up...

Sweeney not ready to concede to Durr

November 4, 2021 2:12 pmNovember 9, 2021 2:45 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney still trails possible Republican giant slayer Edward R. Durr by 2,095, but the powerful Democratic leader says he’s going to wait until all votes are counted before he concedes defeat in New Jersey’ 3rd legislative district....

Sweeney, Assembly Democrats imperiled in the 3rd district

November 3, 2021 1:11 amDecember 17, 2021 1:37 pm

The New Jersey Globe is retracting its call of the 3rd legislative district in favor of Democrats; in a major surprise, all three incumbent Democrats stand a significant chance of losing to their unheralded Republican foes. Senate President Steve Sweeney...

RETRACTED: Sweeney, Burzichelli, Taliaferro win in the 3rd district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 1:36 pm

Update: This race call was retracted at 1:11 a.m., after it became clear all three Democrats stood a strong chance of losing. The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), and...

NFIB unveils bipartisan list of legislative endorsements

September 15, 2021 12:22 pm

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a nationwide advocacy group for small businesses, released a list of legislative endorsements today for candidates the group considers “pro-small business.” The list of 46 candidates includes 10 Democrats and 36 Republicans, most...

Sweeney, team spend $61k on new attack ads in the 3rd legislative district

September 10, 2021 1:02 pmSeptember 11, 2021 9:40 am

State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and his 3rd legislative district Assembly counterparts have begun airing two fiercely critical new advertisements against their Republican opponents, Senate nominee Ed Durr and Assembly nominees Beth Sawyer and Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick. The ads,...