Bruce Land Archives - New Jersey Globe

Testa outraises Andrzejczak 6-1

May 13, 2019 2:42 pmMay 13, 2019 3:37 pm

Republican Michael Testa, Jr. has a substantial fundraising edge over incumbent State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) in a closely-watched special election for State Senate in the 1st district. Testa, the Cumberland County GOP chairman, reported raising $133,552 and had $62,462...

GOP maintains registration edge in LD-1

April 4, 2019 5:16 pm

In the 1st legislative district, where Republicans hope to pick up a State Senate seat now that Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) has departed for Washington, the GOP has maintained their edge in voter registration. The district has 3,444 more Republicans...

Andrzejczak attempts to head off attacks over school funding

March 20, 2019 3:43 pmMarch 20, 2019 3:59 pm

State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak introduced a measure that would essentially freeze changes made last to how the state follows its school funding aid formula in an apparent attempt to get ahead of it as a campaign issue. The bill would...

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan likely GOP Assembly candidates in 1st district

March 4, 2019 12:01 pmMarch 4, 2019 2:40 pm

Lower Township mayor Erik Simonsen and Ocean City councilman Antwan McClellan have emerged as the leading candidates for the Republican State Assembly nomination in the 1st district. The two Cape May officials are expected to win the endorsement of the...

How competitive district legislators voted on minimum wage

January 31, 2019 8:39 pmJanuary 31, 2019 8:40 pm

Here’s how the legislators facing the toughest re-election campaigns voted on the bill to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15-per-hour: SENATE Democrats Voting No Andrzejczak (1) ASSEMBLY Democrats Voting Yes John Armato (2) Joann Downey (11) Roy Freiman (16)...

Legislature passes minimum wage bill

January 31, 2019 4:18 pmJanuary 31, 2019 5:00 pm

Trenton Democrats sent a $15 minimum wage bill to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk Thursday. Murphy said on Twitter that he intends to sign the bill on Monday. The measure, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by...

Milam will get Assembly seat

January 17, 2019 9:25 pmJanuary 18, 2019 11:31 am

Former Assemblyman Matthew Milam (D-Vineland) will return to the Legislature sometime in the next few weeks, two sources confirmed tonight. Milam will fill the vacant 1st district seat of Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), who resigned from the Assembly on Tuesday to...