Carlos Rivas Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kennedy, Carter win in 22nd district

June 4, 2019 8:15 pmJune 3, 2019 11:28 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 22nd district for incumbents James Kennedy (D-Rahway) and Linda Carter (D-Plainfield). They have defeated their primary opponents, Carlos Rivas and Mark Lighten. Rivas and Lighten are...

Incumbents in LD22, 17 alone in filing ELEC reports

May 31, 2019 12:30 pmMay 31, 2019 6:32 pm

Incumbents in the 22nd and 17th districts are the only ones there to have filed their 11-day pre-primary reports with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Assemblyman Joseph Egan reported raising $395,305.53 over the duration of the race and finished the...

Scutari blasts Devine for anti-Semitic e-mail

May 29, 2019 5:10 pmMay 29, 2019 5:51 pm

Political consultant Jim Devine is facing fire over an e-mail headed with an ethnic slur. Devine sent an email with the subject “Do Column A pay kikes make Daniel angry?” to former Union County Freeholder Daniel Sullivan in an attempt...

Armstead fields Assembly candidates

April 1, 2019 5:24 pmApril 1, 2019 5:48 pm

The feud between Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and State Sen. Nicholas Scutari is working its way into the 22nd legislative district’s Assembly race. Armstead filed petitions Monday for Carlos Rivas and Mark Lighten. The two will face Assemblyman James Kennedy...