Billy Prempeh Archives - New Jersey Globe

Vying to unseat Nellie Pou, NJ-9 Republicans face a stark choice

May 27, 2026 1:41 pmMay 27, 2026 6:06 pm

If New Jersey Republicans are to flip a congressional seat this year – and that’s a big if – it will almost certainly be the 9th district, where Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) is seeking a second term. In theory,...

Was a New Jersey special election the canary in the coal mine for Democrats?

March 12, 2026 8:17 pmMarch 13, 2026 12:39 pm

In a town where Republicans usually measure victory by how large the margin is, not whether they win, the results of a special election in Oakland on Tuesday could portend big trouble for down-ballot GOP candidates in the November midterm...

Kearny GOP chair backs Pino for NJ-9, sparking rift with Hudson organization

March 12, 2026 11:26 amMarch 12, 2026 11:30 am

The Republican primary for the 9th congressional district has turned into an internecine squabble in the Hudson County GOP, with the county Republican chairman and one of the party’s municipal chairs battling over who to support. When attorney Tiffany Burress...

Prempeh, siding with GOP leaders he once scorned, endorses Burress for NJ-9

February 9, 2026 10:10 am

Billy Prempeh has endorsed Tiffany Burress for the 9th congressional district seat he once sought no fewer than four times, siding with the local Republican leaders he had previously derided. Prempeh, who was the GOP’s nominee for the Paterson-based district...

Where N.J. congressional fundraising stands heading into the 2026 midterms

February 2, 2026 4:58 pm

As the 2026 midterms begin in earnest, New Jersey is gearing up for at least three intense Democratic primaries: one happening this Thursday in the special election for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s 11th district, and two more in June in Rep....

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...

Prempeh suspends NJ-9 campaign: ‘The party wants someone that they can control’

December 15, 2025 12:34 amDecember 15, 2025 12:45 am

Billy Prempeh, the Republican nominee for New Jersey’s 9th congressional in 2020, 2022, and 2024, will no longer seek the same office in 2026. Prempeh, an Air Force veteran and an unabashed conservative, announced late on Sunday night that he...