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Heard won’t seek Assembly seat in November 21 race to succeed Bucco

November 14, 2019 1:03 pm

Craig Heard has decided not to run in a November 21 special election convention for State Assembly to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s term. “After considerable thought and assessment of the commitment necessary to be an...

State Teenage Republicans back Aura Dunn

November 14, 2019 9:37 am

The chairman of the New Jersey Teenage Republicans has endorsed Aura Dunn for State Assembly in the 25th district. Dunn, a former district director for Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, is one of at least four candidates seeking the unexpired term of...

Neibart will seek Bucco Assembly seat

November 13, 2019 8:18 pm

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart will seek the 25th district State Assembly seat Anthony R. Bucco vacated in October when he moved up to the State Senate. Republican County Committee members have called a special election convention for November...

GOP must hold two conventions to fill separate Bucco Assembly vacancies

November 13, 2019 5:19 pmNovember 13, 2019 8:02 pm

Republicans will need to hold two separate special election conventions to replace Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) in the New Jersey State Assembly and the expectation is that his successor will need to run in four elections over the next year....

Race for Bucco’s seat could get crowded

November 9, 2019 10:58 pmNovember 11, 2019 10:56 am

The field of candidates to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s term in the State Assembly appears to be growing in advance of the November 14 filing deadline. Bucco resigned from the Assembly on October 24 after...

Bucco slams Murphy for pricey chef

November 8, 2019 2:40 pm

State Sen. Anthony Bucco slammed Gov. Phil Murphy over the hiring of a new, more expensive chef at Drumthwacket. “That’s hard to swallow, spending that kind of money on a cook. It’s a $40,000 raise over the cook he replaced,...

Morris Township mayor wants Dems to wait on Bucco challenge until close local races are settled

November 7, 2019 9:00 pmNovember 8, 2019 9:51 am

Morris Township Mayor Jeffrey Grayzel., mentioned by some Democratic leaders as a possible State Senate candidate against Republican Anthony M. Bucco next year, says that the 2020 campaign shouldn’t start until this week’s race in over. Rupande Mehta announced today...