Caren Fitzpatrick Archives - New Jersey Globe

Nobody’s ready to call 2nd district GOP Senate race

May 5, 2021 4:54 pmMay 6, 2021 12:49 am

The contest for the Republican nod for State Senate in the second congressional district is a face off between a former assemblyman and one-time congressional candidate with a bone to pick with the New Jersey GOP. Former Atlantic County Freeholder...

District 2 Republicans call on Democrats to oppose Murphy’s executive power

April 30, 2021 9:43 am

Democrats in the second legislative district called for Gov. Phil Murphy to loosen virus restrictions on conventions and trade shows Thursday. Their county-backed Republican opponents said they didn’t go far enough. “We all know how important conventions and trade shows...

District 2 Democrats urge Murphy to loosen restrictions on conventions, trade shows

April 29, 2021 4:17 pm

Democratic candidates in the second legislative district called renewed calls for Gov. Phil Murphy to loosen COVID-19 restrictions that effectively bar trade shows and conventions Thursday. “I know how important meetings, conventions, and trade shows are to the economic livelihood...

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Jiampetti wins Atlantic Democratic line for county clerk

March 21, 2021 3:47 pmMarch 21, 2021 5:13 pm

Egg Harbor City Mayor Lisa Jiampetti won the Atlantic County Democratic organization line for county clerk, defeating Mico Lucide at the party’s annual convention on Sunday by a vote of 132-80, 63%-37%. Lucide said after the convention that he would...

Fitzpatrick slams Van Drew on ERA flip-flop

March 18, 2021 3:08 pmMarch 18, 2021 3:10 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s vote against an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment one year after co-sponsoring and voting for the measure has drawn him a sharp rebuke from County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick, the the highest-ranking Democratic woman in...

Murphy, Sweeney, Greenwald endorse Fitzpatrick for Atlantic County Assembly seat

March 16, 2021 4:15 pmMarch 16, 2021 4:32 pm

Three top New Jersey Democrats – Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald – today endorsed Caren Fitzpatrick for an open State Assembly seat in the 2nd legislative district. Fitzpatrick, a two-term Atlantic County...