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Most incumbent governors face primary challenges

January 29, 2020 10:48 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:54 am

Gov. Phil Murphy could face a challenge from former Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary, a move that is not unusual in New Jersey. Six of the last ten governors faced primaries in their bids...

Sanders won’t compete at NJ mock presidential caucus

January 28, 2020 12:19 pmFebruary 1, 2020 3:48 pm

Bernie Sanders will not participate in a mock presidential caucus in New Jersey, one of the leaders of his campaign said. “One of the strengths of the Sanders campaign is the way the entire national volunteer effort works together wherever...

Ciattarelli looks to renew a New Jersey tradition: lose once, then win

January 21, 2020 4:14 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will formally enter the race for the 2021 Republican nomination for governor at an announcement at his old elementary school in Branchburg this afternoon. This is Ciattarelli’s second gubernatorial bid as the ex-Somerset Count legislator hopes...

New Jersey was against Dr. King state holiday before it was for it

January 20, 2020 1:01 amJanuary 20, 2020 10:19 am

The road to establishing a legal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in New Jersey was a slow one. During the final days of the 1974-75 legislative session, the Democratic-controlled State Senate rejected the idea of a...

Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 20, 2020 12:52 amJanuary 20, 2020 9:05 am

Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019) 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...

How Bob Menendez became a mayor

January 3, 2020 9:30 am

It’s a story that happens often in New Jersey politics, where cliques and factions sometimes create toxic environments within one party in control of local government. That was in the case in Galloway on Thursday night, where a Republican township...

Democratic State Committeeman Paul Bontempo

Like his father, Bontempo thinks state chairman is the Governor’s choice

November 20, 2019 7:09 pmNovember 21, 2019 11:39 am

Paul Bontempo is the longest-serving Democratic State Committee member in New Jersey history. He was 26 when he was elected to represent Morris County in 1977, back in the days when each county had two seats. He’s been there for...