New Jersey was against King state holiday before it was for it
State Senate refused to bass MLK bill in 1976, the backed it in an election year
Tag: Brendan Byrne
Trailblazer: Speaker S. Howard Woodson
Rev. S. Howard Woodson (1916-1999) was the first African American to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly. He held the post in 1974 and 1975. He was the first black to serve as a Speaker in any state since Reconstruction. He was also the state’s first African American legislative leader when he became Assembly Minority Leader in 1968. Woodson was a minister who moved to Trenton as
Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson became the first African American to serve as mayor of a major northeastern city when he ousted two-term incumbent Hugh Addonizio in 1970. Gibson had served as an engineer for the New Jersey Highway Department and as the Newark City engineer before becoming involved in local politics. In 1966, Gibson mounted his first campaign for mayor against Addonizio, who gave up his seat in the U.S. House of
Christie won’t attend State of the State
Former Gov. Chris Christie will not attend Gov. Phil Murphy’s first State of the State address. One of the traditions of the State of the State is the presence of former governors in the front row. Some have been more regular in attendance than others. Brendan Byrne rarely missed them. Christine Todd Whitman hardly ever attends. Former acting Gov. John O. Bennett III, who served for 84 hours in 2002,
The ghosts of past governors
What New Jersey governors said in their first State of the State address
The feud between the U.S. Attorney and the Senate Judiciary chairman
Del Tufo thought Greenberg was interfering in Musto probe
Mike Gold, Hunterdon Dem chairman in 1970s, dies
Democrats won control of freeholder board, Senate and congressional seats, during his tenure
How Burstein got screwed out of being Assembly Speaker and Congressman
A story of classic legislative leadership fights and Hudson County turnout
Democrats on verge of million vote advantage
Booker poised to set record for most votes by a NJ statewide candidate
Some Democratic Governor’s Association trivia
The last New Jerseyan to head the Democratic Governor’s Association was Brendan Byrne in 1980. Democrats won six and lost seven. Incumbents Bill Clinton (Arkansas), Joseph Teasdale (Missouri) and Arthur Link (North Dakota) lost re-election bids. Two other Democratic governors lost their primaries: Thomas Judge (Montana) and Dixy Lee Ray (Washington). Democrats held Montana and lost Washington in the general. Byrne was also the last Democratic governor of New Jersey