Aura Dunn Archives - New Jersey Globe

Conservative launches bid to retake LD25 Assembly seat, kicking off 2027 legislative races

April 27, 2026 12:06 pmApril 27, 2026 12:19 pm

Morris County Republican Anthony Somma announced Monday that he will seek an Assembly seat in New Jersey’s 25th legislative district, launching the 2027 cycle of competitive legislative races. Democrat Marisa Sweeney last year flipped one Assembly seat in the district,...

Republicans push for changes in school funding practices

March 26, 2026 4:29 pmMarch 26, 2026 4:31 pm

Republicans are continuing their push to increase funding for school districts they say are underfunded by the state formula, with Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin (R-Toms River) criticizing Democrats for allowing tax breaks while capping increases in school district funding. The legislation...

Coughlin shuffles committees as Legislature gears up

January 30, 2026 3:36 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has shifted the Democratic majority on the powerful Assembly Budget Committee from 10-5 to 11-4 after Republicans lost five seats in last year’s election. Coughlin added Democrats Al Abdelaziz (D-Paterson) and Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) to the...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Mapping Assembly Democrats’ dominant night

November 14, 2025 4:59 pmNovember 17, 2025 8:38 am

Assembly Democrats went into Election Day just hoping to play solid defense. On a solid night, they would’ve held all their Assembly seats. On a great night, Democrats would’ve picked up two or three. They ended up nabbing five. Now,...

Democrat leads GOP assemblyman by 671 in close race

November 5, 2025 8:50 pmNovember 5, 2025 9:02 pm

The race for one State Assembly seat in the 25th district remains too close to call, with Democrat Marisa Sweeney expanding her lead to 671 votes against Republican Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) in what could be one of the biggest...

Dunn wins one seat in LD25; other seat too close to call

November 5, 2025 12:41 am

GOP Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) has narrowly won re-election in New Jersey’s 25th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, but the other seat remains too close to call between Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson), a Republican, and Morristown planning board...