Byron Baer Archives

Gordon Johnson has votes to win Bergen Democratic line for Senate

February 10, 2021 4:53 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:34 am

Gordon Johnson has secured enough committed votes to win the Democratic organization line for State Senate in Bergen County, according to a New Jersey Globe tally of party leaders in the 37th legislative district. While the tally shows that Valerie...

Trailblazer: Loretta Weinberg

February 9, 2021 12:13 amFebruary 9, 2021 9:06 am

Now in her 12th year, Loretta Weinberg is the longest serving Majority Leader of either house in New Jersey history. Weinberg was also the second woman nominated by the New Jersey Democratic Party to run for statewide office, and the...

Since 1973, little turnover in solidly Democratic 37th district

January 24, 2021 9:42 pmJanuary 25, 2021 9:17 am

The 37th legislative district has had little turnover since New Jersey shifted to a 40-district map in 1973 and is one of seven districts in the state that has never sent a Republican to Trenton. In more than 47 years,...

Loretta Weinberg’s road to the State Senate

January 13, 2021 1:42 pmJanuary 15, 2021 11:47 am

Loretta Weinberg has become an iconic figure in New Jersey politics, devoting nearly 60 years as an activist in support of social justice causes, equal opportunities for women, and in opposition to the war in Vietnam. But her start in...

Freedom Rider Byron Baer spent 34 years in the NJ legislature — and 45 days in a Mississippi prison

July 29, 2020 12:10 amJuly 29, 2020 12:59 pm

Today is the 59th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator who was charged with attempting to desegregate a blacks-only waiting room at the Greyhound bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent 45...

Nicholas Corbiscello, former Bergen freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, dies at 100

July 11, 2020 10:27 pmJuly 11, 2020 10:28 pm

Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as...

Arthur Gallagher, former Bergenfield councilman, dies at 88

May 23, 2020 1:36 pmMay 23, 2020 2:00 pm

Arthur V. Gallagher, a respected former Bergenfield councilman known for a laser-focus on fiscal responsibility during his eleven years in local government, died on May 22. He was 88 He was the father of Art Gallagher, the editor of More...