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Badger will run Mehta Senate race

July 6, 2020 5:56 pm

Kinn Badger, the executive director of the Monmouth County Democrats is heading to North Jersey to manage Rupande Mehta’s campaign for State Senate in the 25th district. Mehta is challenging State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) in the state’s only...

Bramnick urges change to Black Lives Matter Day resolution

July 1, 2020 10:47 amJuly 2, 2020 8:05 am

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick on Monday spoke out against a resolution naming July 13 as Black Lives Matter Day, citing concerns about the legislature tying itself to an outside organization. “Black lives matter, but this resolution doesn’t deal with...

Lavelle: A look at the 25th district special elections for Senate, Assembly

June 20, 2020 9:22 pmJune 21, 2020 12:15 pm

This November, New Jersey will have two special legislative elections in legislative district 25. Both elections were triggered when long-time Republican State Senator Anthony R. Bucco died of a heart attack last September. Bucco had held the seat since ousting...

Bucco, Dunn want charges against business owner dropped after Murphy protest appearance

June 8, 2020 1:56 pm

State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) and Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) urged that executive order violation charges against a business owner in their district be dropped after Gov. Phil Murphy appeared at Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend. “While we...

Republican women demand Richter apologize for tweet

June 2, 2020 5:33 pmJune 3, 2020 9:35 am

A social media spat between campaign Republican campaign managers in the third congressional district is causing some ripples. On Tuesday, a group of Republican women that includes seven sitting state lawmakers called on David Richter to apologize to former Burlington...

September state budget vote may impact Bucco, Dunn

April 1, 2020 11:18 am

The extension of the state budget through September potentially impacts special elections in the Morris County-based 25th district., where State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) and Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) are running. Their votes on a post-coronavirus budget could become...

Mehta wins Democratic Senate convention to take on Bucco

March 15, 2020 8:06 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:59 pm

Rupande Mehta has won the Morris County Democratic organization line for State Senate in the 25th district. She defeated former Morris Township mayor Jeff Grayzel by two votes, 136 to 134, on a second ballot. Mehta and Grayzel tied on...