Antwan McClellan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Quinn won’t seek re-election as Cumberland commissioner

March 18, 2021 11:28 pmMarch 19, 2021 10:27 am

Cumberland County Democrats tonight endorse Dr. Priscilla Ocasio-Jiménez, a middle school principal from Vineland, as their candidate for county commissioner. She will replace James Quinn, who is giving up the seat he’s held for six years to return to Millville...

New Jersey Together urges Assembly to pass mandatory minimums bill

February 25, 2021 4:04 pm

A multifaith coalition urged the Assembly to pass a bill revoking mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for a series of drug and property crimes that replaced a previous bill whose path through the legislature was upended by the inclusion of official...

Assembly panel advances mandatory minimums bill, setting up floor vote

February 24, 2021 3:20 pmFebruary 24, 2021 10:29 pm

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill removing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for official misconduct and a slew of non-violent drug and property crimes over objections from two of its Republican members. The panel cleared the bill 7-2....

Ciattarelli looks to expand outreach to Black voters

February 15, 2021 5:46 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli is making a play for the support of Black voters in his bid to oust Gov. Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli on Monday joined Assemblyman Antwan McClellan (R-Ocean City), the only Black Republican in the legislature, Sea...

Milam launches trial balloon for comeback with Albano

November 11, 2020 10:14 amNovember 11, 2020 10:37 am

Two former Democratic assemblymen from Vineland floated a trial balloon on Facebook hinting that they might seek a return to the legislature next year. On Facebook Matthew Milam teased the possibility of teaming up with Nelson Albano in the 1st...

Jewish GOP candidate calls Pelosi mailer anti-Semitic ‘dog whistle’

September 16, 2020 12:01 amSeptember 16, 2020 2:23 pm

Direct mail coming from Nancy Pelosi’s House Majority PAC appears to accentuate but not modify the size of a Jewish Republican congressional candidate’s nose and depicts the candidate with loads of hundred dollar bills. One of the three mailers show...

LD1 Republicans to offer computer access to unemployed constituents

September 1, 2020 9:35 am

Republican legislators in the first district are pushing to provide constituents with computer access to aid in filing unemployment applications. “We still have constituents who have been unemployed since March as a result of Governor Phil Murphy’s overly restrictive executive...