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McGuckin, Kanitra win Ocean GOP line for 10th district Assembly seats

March 8, 2023 9:33 pmMarch 8, 2023 10:11 pm

In a four-way convention fight for two 10th legislative district Assembly seats, Ocean County Republicans gave their county line to Assemblyman Greg McGuckin (R-Toms River) and Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra, rejecting the picks of the Ocean GOP screening...

Ocean Republicans boot Gove, give Assembly line to Rumpf, Myhre

March 8, 2023 8:33 pmMarch 8, 2023 9:33 pm

Ocean County Republicans voted to kick Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-Long Beach) off the county organizational line in the 9th legislative district tonight, instead giving their backing for two Assembly seats to Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-Little Egg Harbor) and Stafford Mayor...

The three most important county conventions of 2023 are nearly here

March 3, 2023 2:54 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:41 pm

In New Jersey, not all county conventions are created equal. Some county parties already decided months ago who they’re supporting for key offices like state senator and county commissioner; others don’t award county organizational lines at all, making their conventions...

Connors backs Rumpf and Gove, calls efforts to oust them ‘misguided’

March 2, 2023 1:07 pmMarch 2, 2023 5:05 pm

State Sen. Chris Connors (R-Lacey), retiring from the legislature this year and thus freed from political knee-bending, forcefully backed two his district’s two imperiled assemblymembers today and said the campaign to oust them at next week’s Republican convention is “misguided.”...

Gove endorses Amato for Connors’ Senate seat

January 26, 2023 3:58 pm

Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-Long Beach) told the New Jersey Globe today that she’s supporting Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato for the State Senate, taking her own name out of contention for the seat currently held by retiring State Sen. Christopher Connors...

Richter picks up major backing in Berkeley Township

March 3, 2020 10:30 am

Republican congressional candidate David Richter has scored endorsements from Republican leaders in Berkeley Township, the third-largest municipality in Ocean County, giving him a potentially strong block of votes heading into tomorrow’s GOP county convention to award the organization line. Richter...

Gibbs gets an endorsement in Berkeley Township

February 29, 2020 12:02 pmFebruary 29, 2020 12:04 pm

Berkeley Township councilwoman Judy Noonan has endorsed Kate Gibbs for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Noonan is the only Berkeley Township local official to take sides so far. The Republican municipal chair is the mayor, Carmen Amato. The GOP...