Bill Hamilton Archives - New Jersey Globe

Flags lowed in memory of former Assembly Speaker

October 17, 2019 6:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags be flown at half-staff in memory of former Assembly Speaker Bill Hamilton, who died last week at age 86. “Speaker Hamilton served Middlesex County and the State of New Jersey with great vigor, dedication,...

The time an assemblyman won off the line

June 1, 2019 9:12 pm

It’s not uncommon for legislators to be dumped from the organization line and those who fight back hardly ever win. One of the most memorable examples of an assemblyman winning without party support was in 1979, when the Middlesex Democratic...