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Atlantic Dems will run Fitzpatrick, Harrell for Assembly

March 17, 2023 1:18 pmMarch 17, 2023 7:39 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick (D-Linwood) and veteran/kindergarten teacher Alphonso Harrell announced today that they will run for the State Assembly this year in the 2nd legislative district, one of the state’s top swing districts. The pair, who are set...

2nd district Republicans have solid $200k on-hand for competitive re-election bids

January 25, 2023 12:23 pm

The incumbent Republican slate in the 2nd legislative district has $206,956 in cash on-hand as of the end of 2022, positioning them for what will likely be a highly contested general election in the Atlantic County-based district. A little over...

Democratic proposal wins Atlantic County redistricting battle

March 7, 2022 11:37 amMarch 7, 2022 9:14 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner Redistricting Commission tiebreaker Georgia Curio chose the Democratic proposal for the county’s five county commissioner districts this morning, upending a decades-long status quo that favored Republican candidates. In making her selection, Curio said that while the Republican...

Tavarez endorsed by UFCW Local 360

February 28, 2022 11:21 am

Retired Egg Harbor Township police captain Hector Tavarez’s bid for the 2nd congressional district was endorsed today by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360, a union representing New Jerseyans working in retail, food processing, and other related...

Commission to redraw Atlantic County districts hits immediate impasse

January 27, 2022 5:48 pm

The redistricting commission in charge of redrawing Atlantic County’s five county commission districts failed to find common ground at their first meeting today, with each party’s two commissioners agreeing to search for a fifth tiebreaking member. If the four cannot...

Murphy lost most of 2021’s key legislative districts

November 19, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Legislative Democrats had high hopes for 2021. They had several Republican districts within reach of flipping, strong incumbents in their own seats, and a relatively popular governor well ahead in the polls. But instead of cementing their legislative majorities, Democrats...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...