Brian Bergen Archives - New Jersey Globe

Online poll testing Republican primary in 26th legislative district currently circulating

November 30, 2022 12:36 pmNovember 30, 2022 12:45 pm

With primary season for New Jersey’s 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, an online poll is being circulated testing Republican candidates in the 26th legislative district, where Morris County Commissioner Tom Mastrangelo is considering challenging State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville). Based...

Major package of gun legislation mostly clears legislature

June 29, 2022 10:09 pmJune 30, 2022 10:37 am

A set of seven bills strengthening various aspects of New Jersey’s gun laws, representing a majority of Gov. Phil Murphy’s third gun control package, passed the Senate and Assembly on largely party-line votes today. Murphy said on Twitter shortly after...

Memorial Day address by Assemblyman Brian Bergen

May 30, 2022 12:10 amMay 30, 2022 11:08 pm

For those who don’t know me I am Brian Bergen. I am a West Point Graduate, Combat Veteran, Former Apache helicopter Pilot in the US Army and your representative in the New Jersey State Assembly. Thank you all so very...

Assembly committee clears cardboard box regulations over Republican, business objections

May 16, 2022 4:26 pm

The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee today approved Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange)’s bill to ban large retailers from shipping products in boxes more than twice the volume of the product, but not before a number of business group...

Bergen calls attention to N.J.’s lack of contracts with veteran-owned businesses

May 10, 2022 12:42 pm

Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) released a statement this morning criticizing New Jersey’s state agencies for failing to award the legally required number of state contracts to veteran-owned businesses, citing a recently released report on state interactions with veteran entrepreneurs. “New...

Revised car chase policy draws opprobrium from Bergen

March 1, 2022 4:31 pm

A policy revision that went into effect at the end of last year limiting police car chases to serious crimes garnered criticism today from Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville), who claimed the policy change is liable to increase crime. “Criminals are...

The new legislative map won’t immediately do much to increase minority representation

February 25, 2022 4:28 pm

Nearly three weeks ago, the two partisan delegations on the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission released their first proposals for the state’s new legislative map. Each one modestly obeyed the standards laid out by commission tiebreaker Philip Carchman, but both...