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NJEA, NEA endorse Menendez for Congress

May 16, 2022 4:42 pmMay 16, 2022 8:02 pm

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and its national counterpart, the National Education Association (NEA), today threw their weight behind Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez, who is running in the state’s 8th congressional district. “We need a champion of public...

Temporary Supreme Court Justice who was deciding vote on cop killer release got to the bench as part of an old-fashioned political deal

May 16, 2022 12:40 amMay 16, 2022 5:12 pm

When the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered the release of a notorious cop killer last week, the deciding vote was cast by Jose L. Fuentes, a onetime Hudson County political insider with ambitions for high public office, who is on...

Statements on the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

May 3, 2022 10:46 amMay 4, 2022 1:57 pm

Last night, Politico released a leaked draft majority opinion written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that established the constitutional right to abortion. Though the draft is not necessarily final...

Marianne Williamson swoops into N.J. politics with endorsement of Ocampo Grajales

April 19, 2022 10:18 am

Marianne Williamson, the motivational author whose eccentric 2020 presidential bid briefly captivated the national political scene, announced yesterday that she is endorsing David Ocampo Grajales for Congress in the 8th congressional district. “He’s a fearless progressive taking on a machine...

Ocampo Grajales raises $25k in NJ-8, putting him at major financial disadvantage

April 15, 2022 3:07 pm

Healthcare startup director David Ocampo Grajales, one of two remaining Democratic challengers to Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez in the 8th congressional district, reported raising $25,464 in the first quarter of 2022, with $16,471 in cash-on-hand. Ocampo Grajales’ total lags...

Center for Biological Diversity backs Ocampo Grajales for Congress

April 14, 2022 11:42 am

The action fund of the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting endangered species, announced today that it is endorsing David Ocampo Grajales in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district. “Ocampo Grajales truly cares about...

Rob Menendez scores massive fundraising haul in first fundraising quarter of his career

April 13, 2022 4:02 pmApril 13, 2022 10:04 pm

Robert J. Menendez raised a gargantuan $839,257 for his bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, after just three months in the race for the seat of retiring Rep. Albio Sires. Menendez has a hefty...