Bill Clinton Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tom Byrne endorses Bloomberg for president

February 27, 2020 10:37 amFebruary 27, 2020 1:57 pm

Former Democratic State Chairman Tom Byrne has endorsed Michael Bloomberg for president, saying that the former New York City mayor’s private and public sector experience sharply contrast those of Donald Trump. Bloomberg has scored several key endorsements in New Jersey...

Englewood mayor Michael Wildes endorses Bloomberg

February 17, 2020 7:33 pmFebruary 18, 2020 12:03 am

Englewood mayor Michael Wildes has endorsed Michael Bloomberg for the Democratic presidential nomination. “Michael Bloomberg brings a blend of pragmatism and progressive thinking to the table, along with a record of success to prove the worth of his policies,” said...

LBJ, Nixon, Reagan swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 17, 2020 12:11 amFebruary 16, 2020 6:53 pm

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won 50% to Nixon’s 49%, but Nixon carried 14 of New Jersey’s 21 counties....

Trump boosts 20 years since Chris Smith’s human trafficking bill became law

February 2, 2020 5:52 pmFebruary 2, 2020 7:09 pm

President Donald Trump celebrated the 20th year since the enactment of Rep. Christopher Smith’s landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act at the White House Human Trafficking Summit on Friday. Human trafficking was not viewed as a major issue in 2000, when...

Gottheimer raises $1.8 million for House Democrats nationally

January 26, 2020 2:34 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer is known in New Jersey – and now on Capitol Hill – as the Human Fundraising Machine after raising more than $1.8 million for Democratic congressional candidates across the country so far this cycle. The $1,837,943 is...

Ex-congressman named Bridgewater township administrator

December 2, 2019 1:44 pmDecember 3, 2019 12:06 am

Former Rep. Michael Pappas will be the new Bridgewater Township Administrator, Mayor-elect Matthew Moench announced today. Pappas served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 1999. He lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Rush Holt (D-Hopewell). The...

Bill Hughes, former New Jersey congressman who fought to protect coastline, dies at 87

October 31, 2019 10:25 amOctober 31, 2019 1:05 pm

William J. Hughes, who spent 20 years as a Democratic congressman in a heavily Republican part of New Jersey and later served as U.S. Ambassador to Panama under President Bill Clinton, died at his home on Wednesday. He was 87....