Bill Layton Archives - Page 2 of 2

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...

Burlington GOP faces loss of control in ’18

January 4, 2018 12:10 amMarch 17, 2018 12:09 pm

The upset defeat of two Republican Freeholders in Burlington County leaves the last authentic Republican political machine in New Jersey defending control of county government in the 2018 general election. Republicans now have a narrow 3-2 majority on the Board...