Brian Varela Archives - New Jersey Globe

Centrist Whitman-led group backs Signorello for U.S. Senate

April 24, 2023 11:10 amApril 25, 2023 9:41 am

The New Jersey arm of the Forward Party, a nascent centrist group led by former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, made an unexpected and early endorsement this morning of Joe Signorello, the unabashedly...

Ocampo Grajales raises $25k in NJ-8, putting him at major financial disadvantage

April 15, 2022 3:07 pm

Healthcare startup director David Ocampo Grajales, one of two remaining Democratic challengers to Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez in the 8th congressional district, reported raising $25,464 in the first quarter of 2022, with $16,471 in cash-on-hand. Ocampo Grajales’ total lags...

Center for Biological Diversity backs Ocampo Grajales for Congress

April 14, 2022 11:42 am

The action fund of the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting endangered species, announced today that it is endorsing David Ocampo Grajales in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district. “Ocampo Grajales truly cares about...

Menendez opponent, a Seton Hall law professor, says DeGise petition challenge violates federal law

April 12, 2022 4:30 pmApril 12, 2022 5:01 pm

A Seton Hall law professor running for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district says that the Hudson County Democratic Organization violated a federal campaign finance law by challenging his nominating petition. Eugene Mazo is citing a Federal Election Commission decision...

Varela booted from Democratic primary ballot in NJ-8

April 12, 2022 3:43 pmApril 13, 2022 9:25 am

After a marathon 16-hour hearing that stretched across two days, an administrative law judge has determined that entrepreneur Brian Varela does not have enough valid signatures to be a Democratic candidate in the 8th congressional district. Varela originally submitted 589...

After anointing Menendez, Hudson Dems are trying to eliminate his opponents

April 11, 2022 6:33 pmApril 11, 2022 9:27 pm

Two Democratic candidates in the 8th district are facing challenges to their nominating petitions brought by Hudson County Democratic chair Amy DeGise, a sign that the Hudson Democratic organization is willing to wage a significant fight to protect its chosen...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...