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GOP must hold two conventions to fill separate Bucco Assembly vacancies

November 13, 2019 5:19 pmNovember 13, 2019 8:02 pm

Republicans will need to hold two separate special election conventions to replace Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) in the New Jersey State Assembly and the expectation is that his successor will need to run in four elections over the next year....

New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

November 11, 2019 12:01 amNovember 11, 2019 9:39 am

Fourteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

Race for Bucco’s seat could get crowded

November 9, 2019 10:58 pmNovember 11, 2019 10:56 am

The field of candidates to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s term in the State Assembly appears to be growing in advance of the November 14 filing deadline. Bucco resigned from the Assembly on October 24 after...

Aura Dunn enters race for Bucco Assembly seat

November 6, 2019 8:40 amNovember 6, 2019 9:49 am

Aura Dunn has announced her candidacy for the 25th district State Assembly seat that Anthony M. Bucco vacated in October to replace his late father in the Senate. Republicans will hold a special election convention on November 21 to fill...

GOP picks up one Senate seat, two Assembly seats in mid-term elections

November 5, 2019 11:07 pmNovember 6, 2019 12:21 pm

New Jersey Republicans picked up one Senate seat and two Assembly seats in Gov. Phil Murphy’s mid-term election, holding off a Democratic push to pick up eight additional seats in four Republican districts. Two other Assembly seats are still in...

Bucco, Bergen win in LD25

November 5, 2019 10:50 pmNovember 6, 2019 5:36 am

State Sen. Anthony Bucco and Denville Councilman Brian Bergen won the 25th district’s Assembly seats Tuesday, beating out challenges from Democrats Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger. Bucco finished first with 26,848 votes, followed by Bergen with 25,552. Bhimani finished third...

Murphy makes one last visit to LD25

November 5, 2019 2:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Morristown to give Democratic challengers in the 25th district a final election day push. “Morris county in its entirety for too long was an away game for Democrats. Increasingly, under Chip’s leadership, step by step, brick...