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House Speaker Johnson comes to N.J. to fundraise for Kean

February 21, 2024 2:16 pmFebruary 22, 2024 11:32 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson came to New Jersey today for a fundraiser with Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), making Kean perhaps the first congressman in state history to schedule fundraisers with two different sitting House Speakers in one election cycle....

Four weeks out, N.J. voter turnout is already at 2%

October 10, 2023 10:49 amOctober 10, 2023 4:44 pm

With four weeks to go, New Jersey voters have cast 127,600 mail-in ballots for the mid-term elections – 14% of all ballots already sent out by election officials – according to an analysis by Ryan Dubicki, an election researcher for...

Mid-term election issues are good for Republicans, Hugin says

October 9, 2023 4:50 pm

Voter anger over parental rights in public schools, concerns about the environment, questions over affordability and an increase in crime rates might propel Republicans into majorities in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, GOP State Chairman Bob Hugin predicted...

N.J. Republicans want to cancel presidential primary, hold state convention instead

September 26, 2023 12:30 pmSeptember 26, 2023 9:44 pm

Update: the New Jersey Republican State Committee rejected a plan to cancel the 2024 GOP Presidential Primary by a vote of 34-0 Party leaders will send a letter to the Republican National Committee telling them that state law requires a...

GOP Senate campaign head says he’s keeping an eye on N.J. in 2024

September 20, 2023 3:26 pmSeptember 20, 2023 7:28 pm

Will New Jersey’s 2024 Senate race, when U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is up for re-election, be competitive? Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told the New Jersey Globe today that he’s keeping tabs on...

Menendez approvals drop in Monmouth poll, with new federal investigation likely to blame

August 17, 2023 11:00 amAugust 17, 2023 3:06 pm

With yet another federal investigation ongoing, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s approval rating among New Jersey registered voters has dropped to 36% approve, 45% disapprove, according to a poll released this morning by the Monmouth University Polling Institute. Menendez has long...

Elections Transparency Act has allowed party committees to raise extra $671k so far

August 3, 2023 11:57 amAugust 4, 2023 9:31 am

New Jersey’s campaign finance laws were upended earlier this year when Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Elections Transparency Act, which dramatically increased campaign fundraising limits for state party committees. And those committees are already reaping the benefits, according to a...