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Russo hits Parenti on Salary spikes

October 7, 2019 4:45 pm

Democratic Somerset sheriff candidate Darrin Russo took aim at his opponent’s salary Monday. “Parenti loves to talk about taxpayer rip-offs, but for some reason he’s silent about the one he’s involved in,” Russo. “Over two years he extracted $270,000 in...

Somerset Dems disavow post encouraging those who ‘hate our country’ to run for office

August 20, 2019 3:36 pmAugust 20, 2019 3:59 pm

Somerset County Democrats disavowed a since-deleted Facebook post encouraging those who “hate our country” to run for public office, donate to political campaigns or otherwise engage in politics that drew fire from the county’s Republicans. “A volunteer posted a meme...

Five GOP county chairs will attend Tom Kean announcement

April 16, 2019 3:52 pmApril 16, 2019 7:55 pm

Sending a strong signal that Tom Kean, Jr. is the top choice of Republicans to challenge freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in 2020, five GOP county chairmen from New Jersey’s 7th district are expected to attend Kean’s formal announcement...

Moench slate declines party line

April 3, 2019 1:04 pmApril 3, 2019 4:29 pm

Bridgewater Council President Matt Moench and his slate of council candidates are declining to appear on the Somerset County Republican Organization’s line in their bid to unseat Mayor Dan Hayes and his team. In a letter sent Wednesday to Al...

Pat Walsh draws primary challenge in Somerset

March 28, 2019 9:55 pmMarch 29, 2019 8:48 pm

Robert Quinn will challenge four-term Somerset County freeholder Patricia Walsh in the June Republican primary. Quinn will run on a line with Tim Pino, who is taking on organization candidate Bill Parenti in the GOP sheriff primary. “I desire to...

Caliguire, Madrid win Somerset line for Assembly

March 25, 2019 9:53 pmMarch 25, 2019 10:09 pm

Somerset County Republicans endorsed former freeholder Todd Caliguire and former Montgomery mayor Christine Madrid for State Assembly in the 16th district. Incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) are among the top targets of state Republicans looing to...

Madrid, Caliguire win GOP lines for Assembly in Mercer, Middlesex

March 16, 2019 4:13 pmMarch 19, 2019 8:36 am

Former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid and former Somerset County freeholder Mark Caliguire won the GOP organization lines for State Assembly in Mercer and Middlesex counties, creating just a little more chaos in the race to oust incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South...