Cathleen Lewis Archives - New Jersey Globe

Reynolds-Jackson puts out dominant show of support from Mercer County Democrats

February 2, 2026 10:08 amFebruary 2, 2026 1:05 pm

Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton)’s quest to be the next congresswoman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district revolves around dominating her home of Mercer County, and she got a huge new wave of endorsements today that should help her reach that...

Democrats hold Mercer clerkship, commission seats

November 5, 2025 1:12 am

Democrat Paula Sollami Covello easily captured her fifth five-year term as Mercer County Clerk, while two incumbent County Commissioners, Cathleen Lewis and Nina Melker sailed to comfortable re-election tonight in a solidly Democratic county. Sollami Covello defeated Republican Shaolin Brown...

Powers won’t run for re-election in Lawrence Township

December 20, 2022 4:12 pm

Lawrence Township Councilman Mike Powers, who has represented the Mercer County town since 2003 and served two terms as mayor, announced today that he won’t seek re-election in 2023. “With the upcoming departure of Cathleen Lewis from the council, I...

Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Hughes releases initial endorsement list, including support from Watson Coleman, three state legislators

December 12, 2022 4:04 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, seeking re-election to a sixth term, rolled out his initial list of endorsements today, among them Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) and three state legislators: State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence), Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), and...

Mercer Democrats hold two commissioner seats

November 9, 2022 12:38 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Democrats have easily maintained their 7-0 majority on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, with incumbent Nina Melker and Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis winning both seats. They defeated Republicans Michael Chianese and Andrew Kotola...

Mercer Executive expresses interest in looking at changes to county government

March 21, 2022 10:41 amMarch 21, 2022 4:11 pm

In the wake of a New Jersey Globe article published last week investigating the possibility of the Mercer County Board of Commissioners switching to a district-based system, Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes sent an email to the county Democratic committee saying that...