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Grayzel will challenge Bucco for state senate seat

January 12, 2020 8:20 pmJanuary 13, 2020 3:36 pm

Morris Township Committeeman Jeff Grayzel, the first Democrat to serve as mayor in the onetime GOP stronghold, will challenge Republican Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) for State Senate. Bucco won a special election convention for the 25th district Senate seat last...

Bucco backs Dunn

December 16, 2019 3:26 pmDecember 16, 2019 3:33 pm

State Sen. Anthony Bucco endorsed Assemblywoman Aura Dunn for the first year of the Assembly term he won in November. “Absolutely, she has my 100% support,” he said. Last month, Dunn won the remaining seven weeks of the term Bucco...

Testa, Dunn get committee assignments

December 10, 2019 9:19 amDecember 10, 2019 11:16 am

New Jersey’s newest legislators have received their committee assignments for the lame duck session. State Sen. Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) has been assigned to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Labor Committee. Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) is serving on...

Sweeney, Coughlin will be active in LD25 special elections

December 4, 2019 1:28 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:41 pm

Democratic legislative leaders intend to play actively in two 25th district special elections next year. “I’m going to do whatever we need to do,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said. “I lost a seat. I want to gain one back.” State...

Dunn sworn in

November 25, 2019 2:47 pm

Assemblywoman Aura Dunn was sworn in Monday. Dunn, former top aide to Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, won a landslide victory at a special convention held to fill the seat State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco won in the legislature’s lower chamber last...

Dunn will get prime Assembly desk, for her first seven weeks

November 24, 2019 4:32 pmNovember 25, 2019 11:41 am

Assemblywoman-elect Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) will literally get a front row seat in Assembly chambers when she takes office tomorrow. The New Jersey Globe has learned that Dunn will sit at the desk previously occupied by Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) before...

New Jersey will have record number of women legislators on Monday, but only for 50 days

November 22, 2019 10:51 amNovember 22, 2019 3:58 pm

With the election of Aura Dunn to the State Assembly, Morris County now has two women legislators for the first time since 1973, when Josephine Margetts (R-New Vernon) and Ann Klein (D-Morris Township) served in the legislature. BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany)...