Amalia Duarte Archives - New Jersey Globe

Many top Hispanic politicians aren’t abandoning Menendez quite so quickly

September 28, 2023 12:41 pm

Following his indictment on federal bribery charges, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been abandoned by a vast swath of the Democratic Party, both nationally and at home in New Jersey. But some Hispanic and Latino Democrats are proving to be...

Republicans voluntarily end Mendham election challenge

February 7, 2023 3:25 pmFebruary 7, 2023 3:31 pm

The saga of a 2022 township committee election in Mendham Township ended at last today, with former Committeeman Thomas Baio voluntarily dismissing his election challenge against Lauren Spirig, the Democrat who defeated him, after a truncated Superior Court hearing. “I...

Judge denies request for Mendham election challenge to be livestreamed to public

January 6, 2023 10:24 amJanuary 6, 2023 11:19 am

With an important election challenge coming up in Mendham Township in two weeks, a Superior Court judge has denied a request from the New Jersey Globe to livestream the hearing. The challenge to a tight township committee race will take...

Republicans seek recount in tight Mendham Township Committee race

November 17, 2022 2:59 pm

Democrats have declared victory for a seat on the Mendham Township Committee after leading by one vote, but Republicans released a statement today saying that the election remains unresolved and that they intend to seek a recount. “It is vital...

Democrat ahead by one vote for committee seat in Christie’s hometown of Mendham

November 15, 2022 5:08 pmNovember 15, 2022 10:51 pm

A Democratic candidate for township committee in Mendham Township has a one-vote lead over an incumbent Republican committeeman, meaning that Democrats may soon be one seat away from a majority in the once-solidly Republican hometown of former Gov. Chris Christie....

Morris GOP unimpressed by election of first Democratic women county chair, 45 years after they did it

May 10, 2022 9:38 am

Morris County Republicans are not entirely impressed by local Democrats breaking the class ceiling to elect Amalia Duarte as their first woman county chair on Monday night, “It is great to see the local Democrat committee finally catch up to...

Murphy backs Duarte, DeLamater in Morris County

May 3, 2022 10:31 amMay 3, 2022 12:09 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has endorsed Amalia Duarte for Morris County Democratic chairman, along with his former deputy chief of staff, Mike DeLamater as vice chair. “Amalia is a longtime community leader and township committeewoman who brings an unmatched set of...