Alene Ammond Archives - New Jersey Globe

The time five Democratic incumbents lost State Senate primaries

June 7, 2021 1:02 pmJune 8, 2021 12:34 pm

The last time a Demcoratic governor was re-elected to a second term, five Democratic state senators were ousted in primaries. That was in 1977, when the five defeats – added to two Democratic senators losing party support for re-election and...

Senator Alene Ammond, the Terror of Trenton, dies at 86

June 13, 2019 4:04 pmJune 14, 2019 7:33 am

Alene Ammond, known as the “Terror of Trenton” during her four years representing Camden County in the New Jersey State Senate, has died. She was 86. Ammond, a 40-year-old Cherry Hill activist, was elected to the Senate in 1973 to...

The story of the Terror of Trenton

November 16, 2018 3:51 pmNovember 17, 2018 5:13 am

Rep.-elect Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was anti-establishment right out of the box, including a reported fight over climate change with New Jersey’s Frank Pallone, putting the new congresswoman in the national limelight during the House freshman orientation this week in...