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Mironov endorses Currie re-election

November 6, 2019 3:15 pmNovember 6, 2019 10:36 pm

Mercer County Democratic Chair Janice Mironov has endorsed John Currie for re-election as Democratic State Chair, a move that is expected to add previously unattributed votes into the Currie column. We will be supporting the longstanding practice that the Governor...

Guide to Mercer County Elections

November 4, 2019 6:48 pmNovember 4, 2019 7:07 pm

Republicans may be on the verge of political extinction in Mercer County, where a toxic race in Hamilton Township could leave Hightstown Councilman Lee Stults and Hopewell Borough Council President Schuyler Morehouse as the only Republicans elected to municipal office...

48-Hour reports: Coughlin, law partners give $6,300 to Rahway Demcorats

November 1, 2019 10:39 am

In 48-hour expenditure reports filed on Thursday with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission: * Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and two of his law partners contributed a total of $6,300 to the Rahway Democratic Committee. * The New Jersey...

Cory Booker locks up New Jersey

February 21, 2019 7:00 amFebruary 21, 2019 2:08 pm

Cory Booker is close to running the table on endorsements from Democratic in his home state, winning the backing of nearly every major figure in the New Jersey Democratic party in his bid for the presidential nomination. The Booker campaign...

Hughes backs Booker

February 4, 2019 3:13 pmFebruary 4, 2019 7:10 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes has endorsed Cory Booker for the Democratic nomination for president. “As County Executive of Mercer County, New Jersey’s capital county, I can attest that Senator Cory Booker has consistently focused on the issues that matter...

Hughes announces reelection bid

January 24, 2019 6:55 pmJanuary 24, 2019 11:33 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes announced he would run for a fifth term on Thursday. “Every day is not a whole new ball game, and for me and my dedicated administration there is still so much work to be done,”...

Verrelli doesn’t have a head count

July 18, 2018 2:22 pmAugust 31, 2018 12:45 am

Mercer County Freeholder Anthony Verrelli on Wednesday said he isn’t sure exactly how many of the 15th legislative district’s Democratic committee people have promised to vote him into Reed Gusciora’s State Assembly seat seat. “I believe I have a lot...