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Essex Dems endorse McGrath, Klein, Richardson and Yasin for County Commissioner

March 21, 2026 1:21 pmMay 30, 2026 8:56 pm

Essex County Democrats have endorsed Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, incumbent Wayne Richardson and West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman Abdur R. Yasin to run for four County Commissioner-At-Large seats in the June 2 primary election. McGrath, the...

Sherrill gets backing of over 100 elected county and local officials in NJ-11

November 23, 2024 9:15 amNovember 22, 2024 10:38 pm

Five days after launching her bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey, Rep. Mikie Sherrill has locked in endorsements from over 100 county and local elected officials in New Jersey’s 11th district, which she has represented in...

McIver endorsed by entire Essex County Board of Commissioners

June 27, 2024 11:24 amJune 27, 2024 11:24 am

All nine members of the Essex County Board of Commissioners have endorsed Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver in the special election for New Jersey’s 10th district, in yet another sign of Essex Democratic consolidation behind McIver for the late...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

Essex freeholder incumbents sail through primary

July 7, 2020 9:35 pmJuly 8, 2020 5:48 am

Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill and his slate of incumbents easily won renomination over progressive primary challengers Tuesday. Freeholders gill, Romaine Graham, Rufus Johnson and Patricia Sebold defeated challengers Sabre Burroughs, Anthony Diaz and Simone Jelks-Bandison. They’ll face Republicans...

Essex to again consider push for ICE to release detainees

June 10, 2020 2:19 pmJune 10, 2020 5:40 pm

Updated: The Essex County Board of Freeholders voted 7-0 to approve the resolution. Leonard Luciano abstained and Robert Mercado was absent. The Essex County Board of Freeholders will again consider a resolution on Wednesday asking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Essex Dems backing all incumbents for re-election

March 3, 2020 11:32 pmMarch 3, 2020 11:45 pm

Essex County Democrats will back all nine incumbent freeholders for re-election, and County Clerk Christopher Durkin will seek a fourth term. InsiderNJ had reported that District 4 freeholder Leonard Luciano was in danger of losing the organization line, but the...