Barbara Stamato Archives - New Jersey Globe

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Pro-business PAC makes primary endorsements, skips five incumbents

May 29, 2025 9:53 amMay 29, 2025 10:41 am

New Jobs PAC, the largest pro-business political action committee in the state, has endorsed 26 incumbent members of the New Jersey State Assembly from both parties in districts that have primary challenges, but passed on four sitting lawmakers in Bergen,...

Hoboken Library Director Jenny Pu. (Photo: Jenny Pu).

Hudson County prepares for war in three Assembly districts, Sheriff’s race

February 3, 2025 5:57 amFebruary 3, 2025 11:13 am

Hudson County is bracing for several intense down-ballot primary fights in June between candidates backed by the county Democratic organization and those allied with gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop, the three-term mayor of Jersey City, in a primary that is expected...

Jersey City Democratic organization win most of county committee fights

June 11, 2021 11:51 amJune 11, 2021 11:53 am

A slate of various progressive candidates for Democratic County Committee in Jersey City picked up about 20 seats with off-the-line candidates in Tuesday’s election, and leads in 20 of 53 contested races. Some races are single-digit close – as county...

DeGise lets Fulop ally remain as Jersey City Democratic chair

June 11, 2019 10:15 amJune 11, 2019 12:21 pm

Jersey City Democratic Municipal Chair Barbara McCann Stamato was re-elected on Monday night without opposition, even though allies of Tom DeGise and Amy DeGise took a majority of the 362-member Jersey City Democratic organization in last week’s primary election. Stamato...

With warette in rear view, Amy DeGise takes on role of peacekeeper

May 21, 2019 8:46 pmMay 21, 2019 10:35 pm

With West New York Mayor Felix Roque out of office, there are no outsiders left in Hudson County, and Democratic County Chairwoman Amy DeGise is taking on the task of playing peacekeeper. She says she wants to keep different factions...

DeGise praises Stamato but doesn’t endorse her

May 15, 2019 12:40 pmMay 15, 2019 2:12 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chairwoman Amy DeGise praised Jersey City Municipal Chairwoman Barbara Stamato Tuesday. “I think Jersey City has good leadership under her. Her and I worked together on filling some of the committee seats, and we were both able...