Alixon Collazos Archives - New Jersey Globe

Despite lots of turnover, new legislature will be demographically similar to current one

November 8, 2023 5:29 pm

One of the dominant themes of this year’s New Jersey legislative elections was turnover. Thanks to a large number of retirements and defeats, there will be a whopping 29 new faces joining the legislature in January, plus another seven current...

McKeon, Burgess, Ruiz, Timberlake win as Essex Democrats hold four legislative districts

November 7, 2023 8:30 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:41 pm

Democrats in Essex County have retained control of four legislative districts – the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 34th – with lots of new faces headed to the legislature from heavily redrawn districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the 27th...

Bagolie defeats Stanley for Democratic Assembly nomination

August 24, 2023 7:50 pmAugust 25, 2023 12:20 am

Livingston Councilwoman Rosaura Bagolie defeated former Assemblyman Craig Stanley tonight to become the Democratic nominee for State Assembly in the 27th district. She won 107-59, a 64%-36% margin. She will seek to replace John McKeon (D-West Orange), an eleven-term Assemblyman...

Nia Gill did extremely well in Montclair – but it wasn’t enough to win

June 8, 2023 4:57 pmJune 9, 2023 12:58 pm

As expected, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for State Senate in the 27th legislative district, beating fellow State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) in an incumbent-on-incumbent showdown caused by redistricting. What was less expected...

Codey defeats Gill in incumbent-versus-incumbent battle

June 6, 2023 9:11 pmJune 6, 2023 11:33 pm

With close to 80 years of legislative experience between the two of them, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) and State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) are both stalwarts of the New Jersey State Senate. But thanks to a new legislative...

McKeon, Collazos-Gill get CWA’s backing

May 30, 2023 11:05 am

The Communication Workers of America (CWA), a progressive force in New Jersey politics, endorsed 16 Democratic state legislative candidates today, including five candidates who face challengers in next week’s primary election. In the 27th legislative district, the CWA is backing...

Codey, McKeon, Collazos-Gill get backing from League of Conservation Voters

May 10, 2023 2:46 pm

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (LCV), one of the state’s top environmentalist groups, today endorsed State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland), Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange), and Alixon Collazos-Gill for the 27th legislative district. “Senator Codey and Assemblyman...