Andrew Zwicker Archives - New Jersey Globe

In fight to win Assembly seat, Gunderman takes a vacation

July 11, 2019 6:21 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:51 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy visited Westfield in June to talk gun safety days after a man was arrested in the parking lot of a local school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets, Democratic Assembly candidate Stacey...

Zwicker confident dark money cleanup gets done

June 20, 2019 12:04 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker is holding out hope for a dark money cleanup bill. When Gov. Phil Murphy signed the dark money disclosure bill sponsored by Zwicker and State Sen. Troy Singleton last week, he said he did so because he’d...

Maps: The race for Assembly in LD-16

June 19, 2019 9:50 amJune 19, 2019 1:52 pm

In November, Republicans hope to put a few dents into the Democratic super-majority in the chamber, and one of the places that they are putting an effort into flipping in the 16th legislative district currently represented by two Democrats in...

Murphy signs dark money bill

June 17, 2019 9:35 pmJune 18, 2019 9:35 am

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill on Monday that would create disclosure requirements for certain dark money groups. The bill amends The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, forcing certain groups, like 501(c)(4)s to disclose the...

Caliguire, Madrid can win in 16th, Bateman says

June 17, 2019 3:32 pmJune 17, 2019 4:29 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman thinks Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire and former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid can oust Democratic incumbents in the 16th legislative district. “I think they have a good chance. There’s 15,000 more Democrats, but I think there’s...

AFL-CIO, building trades go in different directions on some Assembly endorsements

June 13, 2019 2:23 pmJune 14, 2019 9:45 am

Two major labor groups offered endorsements to Assembly incumbents even though they voted against them on core issues like the $15-per-hour minimum wage and the gas tax. The New Jersey AFL-CIO is backing three Democrats — Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), Bruce...

Can Currie and Schaffer deliver votes against dark-money override?

June 9, 2019 12:01 amJune 9, 2019 11:34 pm

Two Democratic county chairs closely allied with Gov. Phil Murphy are facing tests of strength of Monday when legislators are expected to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would force dark-money groups to disclose their donors. John Currie...