Amanda Esposito Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hutchison, Miller win in LD4

November 4, 2025 11:54 pmNovember 5, 2025 2:42 am

Freshmen Assemblymen Dan Hutchison (D-Gloucester Twp) and Cody Miller (D-Monroe) secured a second term on Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe projects, and will return to Trenton with State Sen. Paul Moriarty (D-Washington Twp). As of 11:40 p.m., Hutchison and Miller...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Gloucester picks Konawel, Moore, Esposito and — by one vote — McManus for Assembly

March 18, 2025 9:45 pmMarch 19, 2025 9:27 am

Chris Konawel and Lawrence Moore won the backing of Gloucester County Republicans for their bid for State Assembly in the 3rd district at the party’s convention tonight, which also unanimously endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor. Konawel, a two-term county commissioner,...

Two Republicans launch Assembly bid in South Jersey district

March 10, 2025 5:47 pm

A pair of Republicans launched Assembly bids to take on two Democratic incumbents in South Jersey’s 4th legislative district. Teacher Amanda Esposito and real estate agent Gerard “Jerry” McManus announced their candidacies in a Monday press release. Esposito ran for...

Moriarty holds competitive 4th district for Dems, defeating Del Borrello

November 7, 2023 9:51 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:08 am

Democrats have retained control of the highly competitive 4th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, with Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-Washington) winning a seat in the Senate and Monroe school board member Cody Miller and Gloucester Township Councilman Dan Hutchison...

Parental rights dominating 4th district campaign

August 11, 2023 4:07 pmAugust 12, 2023 8:57 am

Seeking to flip South Jersey seats Democrats have held for the last twenty years, Republican legislative candidates in the 4th district are doubling down on support for parental rights issues, unveiling their “Five-Point Contract with South Jersey Parents.” Senate candidate...

LD4 Republicans hit Moriarty over offshore wind tax credit vote

July 17, 2023 4:26 pmJuly 17, 2023 6:21 pm

Republicans in the 4th legislative district have begun attacking Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-Washington), who is running for the district’s Senate seat this year, over his recent vote for a bill allowing the offshore wind company Ørsted to access substantial federal...