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Grayzel will challenge Bucco for state senate seat

January 12, 2020 8:20 pmJanuary 13, 2020 3:36 pm

Morris Township Committeeman Jeff Grayzel, the first Democrat to serve as mayor in the onetime GOP stronghold, will challenge Republican Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) for State Senate. Bucco won a special election convention for the 25th district Senate seat last...

In Morris County, losing is sometimes the path to victory

November 21, 2019 1:51 pm

After losing Republican primaries for Morris County Freeholder in 2018 and the State Assembly in 2019, Aura Dunn may win a seven-week term in the Assembly in tonight’s special election convention to replace Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton). That’s the way...

State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, left, with his late father, State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

November 21, 2019 12:56 amNovember 21, 2019 11:00 am

Good Morning, New Jersey. For the third time in five weeks, it’s Election Day in the 25th legislative district, where 277 Republican County Committee members will vote to fill a vacant seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. The winner...

Legislative races will mean three local government vacancies

November 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Races for the New Jersey Legislature will trigger municipal government vacancies in Lower Township, Ocean City and Denville. Assemblyman-elect Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) will need to resign his post as mayor of Lower Township in order to join the legislature in...

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...