Arlene Quiñones Perez Archives

Kovach, Becker may seek Hunterdon Dem chair post

April 11, 2024 11:40 am

It looks like Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach and Democratic State Committeewoman Karen Becker may face off in a race for Hunterdon County Democratic chair, where incumbent Arlene Quinonez Perez has decided not to seek re-election this year. Becker, a former...

Kim wins Hunterdon line after last minute line-sharing attempt is defeated

February 25, 2024 4:20 pmFebruary 26, 2024 2:29 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) easily prevailed at the Hunterdon County Democratic convention today, marking his third straight convention win against First Lady Tammy Murphy in the battle for indicted Senator Bob Menendez’s seat. In a meeting of nearly two hundred...

It’s another big weekend in N.J.’s Democratic Senate primary

February 23, 2024 3:45 pmFebruary 24, 2024 11:53 am

Just under two weeks ago, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s campaign for U.S. Senate got a major boost when Kim emphatically defeated First Lady Tammy Murphy at the Monmouth County Democratic convention. This weekend, he’ll have the opportunity to do it...

A readout on Tammy Murphy’s meeting with Democratic county chairs

February 13, 2024 2:14 pm

On Saturday evening, hours after losing the Monmouth County Democratic convention, U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Murphy reached out to several county chairs on a text message chain with a request: could they come to her Middletown home on Sunday to...

Breaking down the county-by-county battle between Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy

December 15, 2023 6:24 pmDecember 18, 2023 9:34 am

Every once in a while, there’s an election that makes the other 49 states suddenly pay a huge amount of attention to New Jersey politics. Next year’s explosive race for the United States Senate, with First Lady Tammy Murphy and...

Many top Hispanic politicians aren’t abandoning Menendez quite so quickly

September 28, 2023 12:41 pm

Following his indictment on federal bribery charges, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been abandoned by a vast swath of the Democratic Party, both nationally and at home in New Jersey. But some Hispanic and Latino Democrats are proving to be...

Hunterdon Democrats, which helped launch Malinowski ’18, back congressman’s re-election

January 13, 2022 5:04 pm

Hunterdon County Democrats say they will back Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) for a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional redistricting again placed all of Hunterdon in New Jersey’s 7th district. “Congressman Tom Malinowski will be running again...