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Trump picks his New Jersey delegates

March 31, 2020 12:12 amMarch 31, 2020 1:22 am

Former Gov. Chris Christie will head Donald Trump’s slate of 46 New Jersey delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of candidates designated by the Trump-Pence campaign. New Jersey has ten at-large delegates elected statewide, and each...

Eric Arpert will manage Ciattarelli campaign

February 1, 2020 3:39 pmFebruary 1, 2020 3:41 pm

Jack Ciattarelli has picked an operative schooled in New Jersey politics by the legendary Glenn Paulsen to manage his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Eric Arpert, who has worked for Rep. Jon Runyan (R-Moorestown), then-State Sen. Sean Kean (R-Wall)...

Huge group of GOP leaders back Peters, Stanfield for Assembly

March 21, 2019 3:32 pmMarch 22, 2019 3:32 pm

In a show of force two days before the Burlington County Republican convention, a group of 70 GOP leaders have endorsed Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) and Sheriff Jean Stanfield for State Assembly in the 8th district. Former Rep. Jim Saxton,...

Burlington GOP picks Earlen as county chairman

December 17, 2018 6:35 pmDecember 17, 2018 7:06 pm

Burlington County Republicans have elected Sean Earlen, the former mayor of Lumberton, as their new county chairman. Earlan replaced Bill Layton, who retired after eleven years as county chairman. The New Jersey Globe first reported speculation that Layton was giving...

Speculation that Layton will retire as Burlington GOP chairman

November 29, 2018 3:54 pmNovember 29, 2018 10:40 pm

Burlington County Republican Chairman Bill Layton is expected to step down within the next few weeks, ending an eleven-year run as head of one of New Jersey’s most effective county political organization. The front-runner to replace him, according to sources...

CD3 race puts Burlington freeholder seats in play

August 15, 2018 6:16 pmAugust 15, 2018 8:00 pm

Burlington County’s Democratic freeholders may get a sizeable boost from voters turning out for House Candidate Andy Kim on election day. A Monmouth University poll released Tuesday that found Kim and Rep. Tom MacArthur locked in a tight race also...

Murphy doesn’t have votes to approve EDA pick

January 27, 2018 3:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy doesn’t necessarily have the votes on the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to approve his choice of a Connecticut official as the new executive director. In a letter, first reported by InsiderNJ’s Max Pizzaro, labor leader Bill Mullen...