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Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Hughes releases initial endorsement list, including support from Watson Coleman, three state legislators

December 12, 2022 4:04 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, seeking re-election to a sixth term, rolled out his initial list of endorsements today, among them Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) and three state legislators: State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence), Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), and...

Mercer Democrats hold two commissioner seats

November 9, 2022 12:38 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Democrats have easily maintained their 7-0 majority on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, with incumbent Nina Melker and Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis winning both seats. They defeated Republicans Michael Chianese and Andrew Kotola...

Lewis, Montero head to 3rd ballot in race for Mercer County Commissioner

March 16, 2022 7:48 pmMarch 16, 2022 9:06 pm

Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis and Elvin Montero, a top advisor to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, have advanced to a 3rd ballot at the Mercer County Democratic Convention tonight for an open county commissioner seat. Lewis, a former mayor, led the...

Seven Democratic candidates seek pair of Mercer County commissioner seats

March 15, 2022 4:42 pmMarch 16, 2022 8:09 pm

Seven county commissioner candidates are seeking party support at tomorrow’s Mercer County Democratic convention, where one incumbent, Andrew Koontz, is not seeking re-election and another, Nina Melker, is running for a second full-term without any guarantee that she’ll be on...

Koontz not seeking re-election as Mercer commissioner

November 15, 2021 4:37 pmNovember 15, 2021 4:55 pm

Mercer County Democrats will have about four months to figure out who will replace County Commissioner Andrew Koontz, who announced last week that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2022. “It has been the greatest honor...

Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer jockey for open 16th district Assembly seat

December 4, 2020 11:18 amFebruary 2, 2021 8:39 pm

Democrats in three counties have begun eyeing a State Assembly seat in the politically competitive 16th district, where at least one Democratic assemblyman will give up his seat to run for the State Senate. The process of replacing Andrew Zwicker...