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South Brunswick Dem leaders back Jaffer for Assembly seat

March 1, 2021 12:04 pmMarch 1, 2021 12:06 pm

South Brunswick Democratic leaders today endorsed former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer for an open State Assembly seat, assuring her the Middlesex County Democratic organization line in the June primary election. Mayor Charlie Carley and Democratic Municipal Chairman Khalid Anjum also...

Zwicker will get Somerset backing for Senate, Jaffer will be Assembly candidate

February 26, 2021 11:51 amFebruary 27, 2021 11:45 pm

Andrew Zwicker has secured the organization line for State Senate in Somerset County, ending a stalemate with Democratic County Chair Peg Schaffer over residency issues and making him the front runner to become the first Democrat since 1902 to win...

Early voting up before Assembly Appropriations Wednesday

February 22, 2021 3:50 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider a bill establishing in-person early voting in New Jersey Wednesday after marijuana negotiations scuttled a planned hearing last week. The proposal, which won approval from the State Senate Monday, would require counties to establish...

Republican assembly candidate wants Murphy to prioritize vaccines for teachers

February 15, 2021 3:01 pm

A Republican candidate for Assembly in the 16th legislative district wants Gov. Phil Murphy to move teachers up on the vaccine priority list. “Teachers across the state have risen to the challenges of hybrid and virtual learning to deliver quality...

Murphy won’t take sides in Zwicker, Schaffer conflict

February 12, 2021 2:51 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today side-stepped a question about a Democratic county chair telling Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) that he needs to move to her county to get the organization line for Senate. POLITICO reported that Peg Schaffer offered Zwicker...

Murphy praises Zwicker but demurs on county residency politics

February 5, 2021 3:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy praised Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) Friday but declined to say whether the State Senate candidate’s residence in Middlesex County should determine whether or not he wins organizational support in Somerset County. “I’m a huge Andrew Zwicker...

Zwicker enters Senate race with Middlesex endorsement, nods from Mercer, Hunterdon

February 3, 2021 8:00 amFebruary 3, 2021 11:33 am

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) today formally launched his bid for State Senate in the 16th district, where Democrats have their strongest chance to flip a longtime Republican seat in November. Republican State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg) announced last week...