Charles Engelhard Archives - New Jersey Globe

Somerset hasn’t elected a Democratic state senator since 1902

August 30, 2021 11:17 am

Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...

Last time Somerset Democrats won a State Senate seat was 1902

February 2, 2021 11:39 am

Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...

Son of former Speaker dies

September 24, 2018 10:00 am

Another witness to New Jersey political history has passed: John Hess, whose father served as the Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly in 1945, died over the summer. Freas Hess was a supporting player in the Battle of the...