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Five years after arrest on assault charges, Arthur Barclay wins Camden City Council primary

June 6, 2023 8:56 pmJune 6, 2023 11:29 pm

Five years ago, Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden) resigned his seat in the legislature after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Today, he won a Democratic primary for a city council seat in Camden. Barclay was one of four Democratic...

Can anti-organization Democrats in South Jersey win something? Anything?

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Every year, a few underfunded progressives file to run off-the-line for office in South Jersey. Every year, they get smoked by the South Jersey Democratic machine, one of the most powerful organizations in the state. Will 2023 be any different?...

Ambrosino hits Camden Dems over Norcross-Barclay meeting

September 5, 2019 12:02 pm

Camden County Republican Chairman Rich Ambrosino slammed county Democrats over what appears to be continued support of former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay. “What’s wrong with this guy that he goes on Facebook and posts a photo of himself with George Norcross...

Murphy opposing Barclay’s Camden Parking Authority nomination

September 3, 2019 2:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is opposed to former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay’s taking a post on the board Camden’s Parking Authority. “I was surprised. There is a involvement on something like that by the Department of Community Affairs. We’re already in touch...

Camden GOP slaps Dems for keeping Barclay

August 30, 2019 4:23 pm

Camden County Republican Chairman Rich Ambrosino is keeping the heat on local Democrats for giving a pay raise to former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden), who was arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face last year. Barclay resigned from the...

Camden GOP bashes Dems for keeping Barclay

August 26, 2019 12:39 pm

Camden County Republicans are crying foul after a POLITICO report that former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden), who resigned in June 2018 after his arrest on domestic violence charges, remains in his county job. “Here we go again with the Arthur...

Judge tosses Assembly candidate in 5th district

April 8, 2019 9:27 pm

An administrative law judge today knocked Woodbury councilman Theodore Johnson, Jr. off the ballot for State Assembly in the 5th district, leaving incumbent William Spearman (D-Camden) and William Moen unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. Running on the “Democrats...