Al Barlas Archives - New Jersey Globe

Barlas to lead GOP legislative redistricting; names emerge for Democratic seats

April 2, 2020 9:00 amApril 2, 2020 9:26 am

GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt has tapped Al Barlas to serve as the Republican chairman for legislative redistricting. Steinhardt named Barlas as one of five Republican commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that will draw new Senate and Assembly districts...

Trump picks his New Jersey delegates

March 31, 2020 12:12 amMarch 31, 2020 1:22 am

Former Gov. Chris Christie will head Donald Trump’s slate of 46 New Jersey delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of candidates designated by the Trump-Pence campaign. New Jersey has ten at-large delegates elected statewide, and each...

Progressive leaders now own Camden Democratic machine slogan

March 30, 2020 5:39 pmApril 2, 2020 11:59 am

Sue Altman took a page out of Kevin O’Toole’s playbook. The state director of New Jersey Working Families has filed incorporation papers with the state that gives her control of the “Camden County Democrat Committee, Inc.” slogan. “Game knows game,”...

Al Barlas joins Mercury

February 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Essex County Republican Chairman Al Barlas has joined Mercury Public Affairs, a national public strategy firm that has established a strong presence in New Jersey over the last decade. Barlas was ranked as #32 on the 2019 New Jersey Globe...

Essex GOP gives line to Becchi

February 5, 2020 1:44 pm

Rosemary Becchi will run on the Essex County Republican organization line as the candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, a move that comes as no surprise since GOP county chairman Al Barlas endorsed her more than two weeks...

Essex GOP bans NDAs for county, local candidates

February 5, 2020 9:00 amFebruary 5, 2020 11:21 am

Essex County Republicans voted on Tuesday to adopt two “common sense policies” that will deny party support to county and municipal candidates who force staff, vendors and volunteers to sign non-disclosure agreements that limit victims of toxic environment issues. “We...

GOP county chairs endorse Becchi

January 21, 2020 3:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 11:13 pm

Rosemary Becchi has won the support of four Republican county chairs in her bid to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill The endorsements, first reported by the New Jersey Globe on Sunday, come from Laura Marie Ali of Morris, Al Barlas of...