Bill Spadea Archives - New Jersey Globe

Spadea endorses Murphy for U.S. Senate

May 14, 2026 10:51 pmMay 15, 2026 1:35 pm

NJ 101.5 radio host Bill Spadea has endorsed Justin Michael Murphy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate after slamming his former colleague, Alex Zdan, in the four-way race to choose an opponent for Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker. He...

Holzapfel says he’s running again, but some Ocean Republicans still uncertain

February 26, 2026 4:17 pm

State Sen. James Holzapfel (R-Toms River) turns 83 a month before the 2027 general election, and if he wins, he’ll be 87 when a new four-year term ends. With a national debate brewing over retirement ages – former Chicago Mayor...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Ciattarelli calls Sherrill a liar, demands she pull ‘false statements’ about sales tax

September 6, 2025 10:11 pmSeptember 8, 2025 5:01 pm

In the most explosive exchange yet of the New Jersey governor’s race, Republican Jack Ciattarelli today accused Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill of deliberately misleading voters by claiming he supports a sales tax — and his campaign attorney issued a formal...

Spadea: ‘I Won’t Pretend to Support Ciattarelli’

August 29, 2025 4:55 pmAugust 29, 2025 4:56 pm

Bill Spadea isn’t falling in line. The former Republican gubernatorial candidate made it clear this week he doesn’t intend to endorse Jack Ciattarelli in November — and he’s not shy about why. “I’m not going to pretend I support a...

Spadea to return to morning radio show

August 28, 2025 10:59 am

Bill Spadea, the radio host who finished second in June’s Republican primary for governor, will return to his morning talk show on 101.5 next week, the radio station announced. Spadea will return on Sept. 2, the day after Labor Day....

From Bergen to Cape May, Ciattarelli dominated in GOP gubernatorial primary

June 26, 2025 4:30 pmJune 27, 2025 7:23 pm

Going into Election Day in this year’s Republican gubernatorial primary, it wasn’t so much a question of whether Jack Ciattarelli would win, but by how much. The answer: a lot. Ciattarelli had almost every possible advantage working in his favor:...