Annette Quijano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Legislative Democrats to introduce new slate of anti-ICE bills

February 17, 2026 12:55 pm

A group of legislative Democrats announced a package of bills to bolster New Jersey’s opposition to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement, including a bill that would disqualify most Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents under President Donald Trump from holding...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Quijano, Rodriguez win in LD20

November 4, 2025 9:25 pmNovember 5, 2025 12:02 pm

Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth) has won re-election in the 20th legislative district alongside fellow Democrat Ed Rodriguez, the New Jersey Globe projects; Rodriguez, who beat a party-backed candidate in the June primary, will be one of a new crop of...

National organization of state troopers backs all incumbent legislators, will stay out of N.J. governor’s race

October 9, 2025 12:56 amOctober 9, 2025 12:57 pm

The National Troopers Coalition will remain neutral in the New Jersey governor’s race and has endorsed every incumbent in contests for the State Assembly. In the two split districts, the organization representing over 43,000 state troopers from 47 groups nationwide...

Leading gun control group endorses slate of Assembly Dem incumbents

August 27, 2025 11:51 am

The Brady PAC, a leading gun control advocacy group, endorsed 19 Democratic Assembly incumbents for re-election on Wednesday. In its announcement, the PAC said it endorsed candidates dedicated to maintaining New Jersey as “one of the leading gun violence prevention...

N.J. building trades endorse mostly incumbents, back just one challenger

July 16, 2025 11:43 amJuly 17, 2025 12:26 pm

The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed every incumbent legislator seeking re-election this year, except for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Republican lawmakers in the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 39th districts. Instead of Schnall, the...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...