Arlene Quiñones Perez Archives

N.J. Latino leaders praise Biden plan

August 5, 2020 11:49 am

A plan by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to invest in Latino communities is being heralded by key Latino Democrats in New Jersey, which has the 7th largest Latino population in the nation. Biden has proposed investing in Latino economic...

Biden launches Jersey Lawyers for Joe

April 27, 2020 11:16 amMay 1, 2020 12:58 am

In what could be a long list of potential candidates for federal judgeships or the next U.S. Attorney if Joe Biden wins the presidency, 83 New Jersey attorneys have signed on as the founding members of Jersey Lawyers for Joe....

Hunterdon Democrats move county committee elections to 2022

March 26, 2020 10:30 am

Hunterdon County Democrats have postponed their county committee elections for two years to put them back on their normal federal election year cycle. That means county committee members elected in 2018 will retroactively serve four-year terms. Hunterdon Democrats will return...

Democrats say postponing county committee elections is recommendation, not a mandate

March 20, 2020 3:38 pmMarch 20, 2020 5:02 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie said he doesn’t expect the primary date to be postponed, but acknowledged the prospect that the June 2 election would be conducted entire by mail. “I think it would have to be something really dramatic...

After backing Warren, 85% of Hunterdon Dems go for Biden

March 16, 2020 1:37 pm

A New Jersey county Democratic organization that initially voted to endorse Elizabeth Warren for president is overwhelmingly backing Joe Biden for president. Biden defeated Bernie Sanders in a re-vote of the Hunterdon County Democrats by an 85%-15% margin, 162 to...

A guide to how N.J. Democrats pick their national convention delegates

February 24, 2020 3:04 amFebruary 24, 2020 5:27 pm

Since the possibility exists that no candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination will be the presumptive nominee before the June 2 New Jersey primary, here’s a Q&A to help you understand how Democrats will pick their delegates to the national...

Fahl declines to comment on presidential pick

February 6, 2020 11:52 am

Lambertville Mayor Julia Fahl declined to discuss her pick for president ahead of Hunterdon County Democrats Sunday convention. Fahl is one of a handful of Democratic mayors in Hunterdon, which is set to hold the first nominating contest for president...