Betty Lou DeCroce Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pennacchio, Bergen hit opponents for shoddy attendance records

April 27, 2023 1:34 pmApril 27, 2023 1:34 pm

As they fight for renomination against a slate of off-the-line challengers in the 26th legislative district, State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) both slammed their opponents today for supposedly having poor attendance records in their elected...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

DeCroce calls for in-person voting in November, says state should recruit younger poll workers

July 16, 2020 12:29 pmJuly 16, 2020 2:33 pm

Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) wants New Jersey to immediate steps to plan for in-person voting for the November 2 general election, calling on the state to transition Election Day poll workers from elderly retires to young college students. “I don’t...

Aura Dunn enters race for Bucco Assembly seat

November 6, 2019 8:40 amNovember 6, 2019 9:49 am

Aura Dunn has announced her candidacy for the 25th district State Assembly seat that Anthony M. Bucco vacated in October to replace his late father in the Senate. Republicans will hold a special election convention on November 21 to fill...

Coughlin to appear at Morris Dem GOTV rally

October 26, 2019 11:57 amOctober 26, 2019 4:08 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin will headline a GOTV rally for Morris County Democrats on Friday, November 1 in East Hanover. Democrats are playing heavily in the Morris-based 25th district, where physician Lisa Bhimani and Wall Streeter-turned-farmer Darcy Draeger are trying...

State PBA endorses Laura Fortgang in 26th

October 25, 2019 4:09 pmOctober 25, 2019 4:10 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has added a late endorsement in the 26th district Assembly race, backing Democrat Laura Fortgang against six-term incumbent Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains). The PBA had already endorsed incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany). “We have...