Britnee Timberlake Archives - New Jersey Globe

Timberlake files for long-anticipated State Senate bid

February 21, 2023 12:01 pm

Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) has filed paperwork with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission for a State Senate campaign in the 34th district, a long-expected development in a tumultuous year for Essex County politics. Assuming she wins the...

With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?

January 5, 2023 1:08 pmJanuary 5, 2023 11:23 pm

On Tuesday, State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey) announced that he won’t seek re-election to the State Senate this year, bringing a three-decade career in the legislature to an end. He joins a small but growing cohort of state legislators who...

Sarah Cruz open to potential Assembly bid

September 12, 2022 10:45 am

Bloomfield, population 53,105, is currently one of the largest towns in New Jersey to have zero hometown representatives in Trenton. But thanks to New Jersey’s new legislative district map, that’s looking likely to change next year, and Bloomfield Third Ward...

Timberlake pushes for Murphy to sign foreclosure equity bill

August 23, 2022 3:07 pm

Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange), alongside a number of mayors from predominantly Black cities, is calling for Gov. Phil Murphy to sign her bill on foreclosure equity into law. The bill, which creates the “Community Wealth Preservation Program,” would make...

Payne overwhelmingly wins renomination in 10th district Democratic primary

June 7, 2022 9:26 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won the Democratic primary in the 10th congressional district, defeating challenger Imani Oakley. As of 10:53 p.m., Payne had 83% of the vote to Oakley’s 11%, with minor...

After unanimous vote, N.J. Working Families Party supports Payne for re-election

May 19, 2022 1:29 pmMay 19, 2022 2:39 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th district, saying he is supportive of their core policies “and has been for years.” The vote in support of Payne over Democratic primary...

Timberlake endorses Payne for Congress

May 18, 2022 6:47 amMay 18, 2022 2:02 pm

Continuing the avalanche of bad news for mountebank candidate Imani Oakley, her former boss has endorsed her opponent in the Democratic congressional primary in New Jersey’s 10th district. Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange), perhaps the most progressive member of the...