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Map: The Gender Gap in the New Jersey Legislature

May 13, 2019 11:25 amMay 13, 2019 11:42 am

You can drive from Delaware to New York without going through a district represented by a woman in the New Jersey State Assembly. The majority of Assembly districts a — 23 of 40 (57.5%) elect one man and one woman...

Americans for Prosperity grades New Jersey legislators

March 22, 2019 7:00 amMarch 22, 2019 12:07 am

Five New Jersey legislators – all Republicans – received an A grade by Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey, but eleven Republicans saw their grades since last year. Every Democrat in the legislature earned a failing grade. AFP-New Jersey released...

Friedman, Singer get Monmouth Dem nod for Assembly in 13th

March 16, 2019 1:34 pmMarch 16, 2019 6:03 pm

Monmouth County Democrats have selected Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education president Allison Friedman and Holmdel attorney Barbara Singer to run for State Assembly in the 13th district against freshman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) and her running mate, Monmouth County freeholder Gerald Scharfenberger....

Assembly retirement number now at 4

March 14, 2019 3:45 pmMarch 14, 2019 8:23 pm

The announcement that Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington) will retire at the end of her current term brings the total number of Assembly incumbents not seeking re-election to four. The filing deadline for the June primary is April 1. Three Republicans:...

Monmouth Dems face convention contests for freeholder, Assembly

March 13, 2019 5:10 pm

Monmouth County Democrats are gearing up for a hotly contested convention on Saturday, with races for freeholder and State Assembly in three legislative districts. Four candidates are seeking party support for two seats on the freeholder board: Liz Lawrence, an...

Report: Josh Welle won’t seek ’20 rematch with Chris Smith

March 10, 2019 3:03 pmMarch 10, 2019 7:11 pm

Former Democratic congressional candidate Josh Welle says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 13th district, More Monmouth Musings is reporting. Welle announced in a podcast that he would not seek state or local office,...

Scharfenberger has no opponent at Monmouth GOP convention

March 4, 2019 9:04 pmMarch 5, 2019 2:56 pm

Monmouth County freeholder Gerald Scharfenberger will run unopposed for State Assembly at the GOP county nominating convention on Saturday. Scharfenberger is seeking the 13th district seat of retiring seven-term assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth). Wall Township Committeeman Nick DiRocco has no...