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Ruiz, Pintor Marin, Speight win in the 29th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:33 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark), and Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Newark) have won re-election to the 29th legislative district. The single candidate who filed to run against them in...

Newark school boards slate drops incumbent

March 2, 2020 12:09 pmMarch 2, 2020 3:13 pm

A coalition slate that has controlled Newark school board elections of the last five years has dropped incumbent Reginald Bledsoe from their ticket and replaced him with the 23-year-old son of South Ward Democratic chairman Patrick Counsel. Hasani Council, an...

Speight not interested in becoming Newark Mayor

January 22, 2019 1:54 pmJanuary 22, 2019 3:36 pm

Assemblywoman Shanique Speight has no interest in becoming Newark’s first woman mayor. “No way,” Speight said when asked if she had any such aspirations. “Right now, I just take it day-by-day, and I’m just happy I’m in the position that...

Deceased candidates have won NJ elections before

October 12, 2018 11:56 pmOctober 13, 2018 12:12 am

Assemblyman Donald Tucker died 22 days before the 2005 general election and still won re-election in a landslide. Tucker, who had also been a Newark City Councilman for 31 years, passed away on October 17, 2005. He represented the heavily...