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Democratic congressional candidate Hector Oseguera. Photo courtesy of Hector Oseguera for Congress.

Sires challenger banks just $1,100

January 22, 2020 11:29 am

Hector Oseguera, a progressive challenging Rep. Albio Sires in the 8th district Democratic primary, raised just $5,870 in 2019 and has $1,097 cash-on-hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Oseguera’s biggest donor is Douglas Macintoah, a U.S. Navy...

Sires has $226k in campaign warchest

January 17, 2020 11:06 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) banked $226,155 in 2019 as he prepares to seek re-election to a ninth term in New Jersey’s 8th district. Sires raised $143,916 in the 4th quarter of last year and a total of $290,509...

How Bob Menendez became a mayor

January 3, 2020 9:30 am

It’s a story that happens often in New Jersey politics, where cliques and factions sometimes create toxic environments within one party in control of local government. That was in the case in Galloway on Thursday night, where a Republican township...

Cathy Wilson slated to be next mayor of Morris Township

December 5, 2019 11:58 pmDecember 6, 2019 2:07 am

Democrat Cathy Wilson will become the new mayor of Morris Township when the governing body reorganizes next month. Scott Carlson, a former chief of staff to State Sen. John Girgenti, will serve as township attorney, the New Jersey Globe has...

Sires’ progressive primary challenger drops bid, endorses Oseguera

November 27, 2019 11:18 amNovember 27, 2019 11:21 am

One of Rep. Albio Sires’ progressive primary challengers dropped his bid Tuesday. Jonathan Munitz, a financial consultant at IBM who is backing Andrew Yang for the presidency, announced he would drop his eighth district primary challenge and back Hector Oseguera,...

Sires subcommittee seeks to push Peru to pay $57 million owed to NJ labor unions

October 22, 2019 12:21 pmOctober 22, 2019 4:04 pm

The Peruvian government owes several New Jersey labor unions as much as $57 million as part of unpaid Agrarian Reform Bonds owned by union pension funds. A House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) has...

The year the Assembly had three party switchers

October 19, 2019 4:32 pmOctober 19, 2019 4:35 pm

After Assemblywoman Arline Friscia decided to switch parties and seek re-election as a Republican in August 2003, then-Assembly Speaker Albio Sires removed her as Assembly Labor Committee Chair and replaced her with Joseph Egan, a freshman Democrat from New Brunswick....