Brian Rumpf Archives - New Jersey Globe

Assembly Budget Committee unanimously clears StayNJ bill

June 28, 2023 5:09 pmJune 29, 2023 12:36 am

The Assembly Budget Committee unanimously released the StayNJ senior property tax program today, one day after its Senate counterpart did the same thing. The bill is set for full chamber votes this Friday, where it is likely to be met...

13 newcomers win safe-seat legislative primaries unopposed

June 6, 2023 8:01 pmJune 6, 2023 8:49 pm

The New Jersey Legislature will be gaining dozens of brand-new members in this year’s elections – and a huge number of them just won their primaries unopposed. In the 9th district, based in Ocean County, two new Republicans will soon...

The filing deadline is 17 days away, but primary season is already cooling down

March 10, 2023 4:00 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:13 am

The filing deadline for New Jersey’s 2023 primary is still 17 days away; the primary itself is a full 71 days after that. But thanks in large part to the power of the county line, primary season is already calming...

Ocean Republicans boot Gove, give Assembly line to Rumpf, Myhre

March 8, 2023 8:33 pmMarch 8, 2023 9:33 pm

Ocean County Republicans voted to kick Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-Long Beach) off the county organizational line in the 9th legislative district tonight, instead giving their backing for two Assembly seats to Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-Little Egg Harbor) and Stafford Mayor...

The three most important county conventions of 2023 are nearly here

March 3, 2023 2:54 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:41 pm

In New Jersey, not all county conventions are created equal. Some county parties already decided months ago who they’re supporting for key offices like state senator and county commissioner; others don’t award county organizational lines at all, making their conventions...

Connors backs Rumpf and Gove, calls efforts to oust them ‘misguided’

March 2, 2023 1:07 pmMarch 2, 2023 5:05 pm

State Sen. Chris Connors (R-Lacey), retiring from the legislature this year and thus freed from political knee-bending, forcefully backed two his district’s two imperiled assemblymembers today and said the campaign to oust them at next week’s Republican convention is “misguided.”...

DiMaio affirms support for all Assembly GOP incumbents

February 22, 2023 3:12 pm

Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio (R-Hackettstown) said today that he supports all Assembly Republican incumbents facing primary challenges, though it’s not clear if his caucus will publicly affirm their solidarity like the Senate GOP caucus did two weeks ago. “We...