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Former Assemblyman dies at 80

April 12, 2018 9:34 amApril 12, 2018 12:48 pm

Former Assemblyman Gerard Naples, who served five terms representing Mercer County in the New Jersey State Assembly, died on April 9. He was 80. Naples was elected to the Assembly in 1981, after redistricting separated Trenton and Hamilton into separate...

Watson Coleman files for third term

April 2, 2018 11:44 amApril 2, 2018 1:16 pm

In a move that was entirely expected, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has filed petitions for re-election to a third term in Congress. “We have a lot more to get done,” said Watson Coleman, who was elected in 2014 after...

Republicans pick 12 men to run for Congress

March 27, 2018 2:52 pmMarch 28, 2018 8:40 am

New Jersey Republicans are expected to nominate only men in contests for the state’s twelve congressional seats in the 2018 elections. This would be the second consecutive cycle than none of the GOP candidates for Congress are women. It’s not...

Redistricting: Dem pickup of Frelinghuysen seat is nightmare for Gottheimer

March 1, 2018 3:25 amMarch 1, 2018 3:18 pm

Redistricting is not too far in the future – two years away from the count and three years from a new legislative map. After that comes new congressional districts. The last map was drawn to give each part six districts,...

Watson Coleman returns favor and endorses Mahr

February 14, 2018 1:08 pm

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has endorsed Colleen Mahr for Union County Democratic Chair. It was first reported by InsiderNJ. Watson Coleman represents the 12th district, which includes Plainfield, Fanwood, and part of Scotch Plains. Mahr is the Mayor...

Somerset is the new swing county

January 28, 2018 7:48 pmApril 24, 2018 11:59 am

The new battleground county in New Jersey may be Somerset, where Democrats are making extraordinary gains in a county that used to be among the most solid Republican areas of New Jersey. After unseating the Republican County Clerk last November...

Report: Kipnis challenging Watson-Coleman

January 23, 2018 3:43 pm

SaveJersey is reporting that Daryl Kipnis will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district. The incumbent, Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-Ewing) is expected to seek re-election to a third term. Kipnis, a 37-year-old lawyer who grew up...