Andrew Zwicker Archives - Page 22 of 23

How competitive district legislators voted on minimum wage

January 31, 2019 8:39 pmJanuary 31, 2019 8:40 pm

Here’s how the legislators facing the toughest re-election campaigns voted on the bill to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15-per-hour: SENATE Democrats Voting No Andrzejczak (1) ASSEMBLY Democrats Voting Yes John Armato (2) Joann Downey (11) Roy Freiman (16)...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 21, 2019 12:04 amJanuary 21, 2019 9:28 am

Bonnie Watson Coleman, 73, was the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman came from a powerful political...

Provenzano won’t seek re-election as Somerset Sheriff

January 18, 2019 4:10 pmJanuary 19, 2019 12:00 am

Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano will not seek re-election to a 7th term, setting up a fight for an open seat in one of New Jersey’s most politically competitive counties. Provenzano has endorsed North Plainfield police chief Bill Parenti...

Battleground 2019

July 9, 2018 12:31 amJuly 9, 2018 4:08 pm

The likely best-case scenario for Republicans in 2019 is a pickup of ten Assembly seats, which would bring them to respectable and relevant 36 seats hearing into the second half of Gov. Phil Murphy’s term – and into legislative redistricting. ...

Budget deal sent to Murphy’s desk

July 1, 2018 8:00 pmJuly 9, 2018 4:10 pm

Almost 24 hours after lawmakers announced a budget deal yesterday evening, legislators have pushed through all the bills needed to make the first budget passed under Gov. Phil Murphy work. Though legislators in both chambers were called into Trenton at...

Who gets a pass?

July 1, 2018 12:11 amJuly 1, 2018 8:01 pm

Something to watch for this morning, when the State Assembly votes on a budget deal agreed to Saturday evening by Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin: which Democrats get or take a pass on...

How Zwicker could be a Senator by Thanksgiving

April 12, 2018 3:00 amApril 12, 2018 3:46 pm

A scenario exists by which Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) moves up to the New Jersey State Senate by Thanksgiving, expanding the Democratic majority to 26-14. Governor Phil Murphy will get his first chance to nominate a New Jersey Supreme...