Andrew Zwicker Archives

New York City primaries haven’t moved Murphy towards ranked-choice voting

July 12, 2021 2:50 pmJuly 12, 2021 8:14 pm

New Jerseyans looking to neighboring New York’s mayoral election shouldn’t expect ranked-choice voting to make its way southwest over the Hudson River. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said he was open-minded to the policy, but it isn’t priority for him...

GOP brandishes poll showing tie in 16th district Senate race

July 2, 2021 6:56 pmJuly 6, 2021 8:03 am

A Republican internal poll in the 16th district is showing a tie between the two candidates for the open seat of retiring GOP State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg). The poll, conducted by 3D Strategic Research and reviewed by the New...

Bateman will campaign for district 16 Republicans

June 15, 2021 1:35 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Neshanic Station) plans to campaign for Republican legislative candidates in his district. “I’ve met with all three of them, and they asked me if I would help them out and I said yes,” he told the...

Pappas wins GOP Senate nod in District 16

June 9, 2021 12:03 am

Former Rep. Michael Pappas defeated challenger Jeffrey Grant to win the Republican nod for State Senate in the 16th legislative district Tuesday. Pappas, who made his bid with organizational lines in all four of the district’s counties, served a single...

Freiman, Jaffer win nods in District 16

June 8, 2021 8:47 pmJune 8, 2021 11:02 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer defeated Princeton University lecturer Faris Zwirahn to win the Democratic nod for Assembly in the 16th district Tuesday. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) was unopposed in his bid for the...

Zwicker laps Pappas on fundraising 11 times over

May 20, 2021 3:24 pmMay 20, 2021 3:40 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) raised more than 11 times as much money as his Republican opponent, former Rep. Michael Pappas, 29-day pre-election reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission show. The Democrat brought in $149,060.60 through...

Texas congressman with N.J. roots headlining Pappas fundraiser

May 14, 2021 3:51 pmMay 14, 2021 3:55 pm

The former scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 88 in Bridgewater will return to New Jersey on Saturday to raise money for former Rep. Michael Pappas’s bid for a State Senate seat in the 16th legislative district. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas),...