Antoinette Miles Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ballot rotation bill draws scrutiny over party role, election logistics

June 23, 2026 10:10 pmJune 24, 2026 11:16 am

A bill designed to dilute the electoral advantage of drawing the coveted first spot on New Jersey primary ballots received a hearing Tuesday, as lawmakers weighed a proposal to rotate candidates’ names while election officials and voting-rights advocates raised concerns...

14 takeaways from Analilia Mejia’s stunning win

February 12, 2026 5:37 pmFebruary 23, 2026 9:31 am

When the New Jersey Globe ran a story in June 2025 about who might replace Mikie Sherrill, then the newly anointed Democratic nominee for governor, in the 11th congressional district, no fewer than 18 Democrats were mentioned as potential candidates....

Surrounded by progressive allies, Mejia declares victory in NJ-11

February 10, 2026 3:31 pmFebruary 11, 2026 11:03 am

Throughout her campaign for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, Analilia Mejia said repeatedly that she’s “an organizer, not a politician.” Today, as she declared victory in the special Democratic primary and prepared for what is likely to be the beginning...

Mejia endorsed by Working Families Party, further consolidating progressive lane

December 18, 2025 6:00 amDecember 18, 2025 12:52 am

The Working Families Party, a progressive group that has lately been at the center of many of New Jersey’s biggest political battles, is throwing itself into a new fight today, endorsing Analilia Mejia in the crowded Democratic primary for New...

Top N.J. progressive groups haven’t endorsed Sherrill, but they are sending money her way

October 28, 2025 5:14 pm

Despite not officially endorsing Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-Montclair) campaign for governor, two of New Jersey’s top progressive groups are launching a $300k investment to bolster her campaign and attack Republican Jack Ciattarelli. The New Jersey Working Families Party and Make...

N.J. Working Families Party endorses 13 Assembly candidates

April 17, 2025 2:52 pmApril 17, 2025 2:57 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party on Thursday endorsed a slate of 13 Assembly candidates for June’s primary, according to a release. The progressive group said the baker’s dozen will be united to support working New Jerseyans. Each of the...

Working Families Party endorses Onyema in Assembly primary race

March 20, 2025 3:06 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party made its first endorsement of the Assembly cycle this afternoon, endorsing Chigozie Onyema in his primary battle in the 28th legislative district. Onyema, an attorney and co-chair of the Newark West Ward Democratic Committee,...