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Democratic State Committeeman Paul Bontempo

Like his father, Bontempo thinks state chairman is the Governor’s choice

November 20, 2019 7:09 pmNovember 21, 2019 11:39 am

Paul Bontempo is the longest-serving Democratic State Committee member in New Jersey history. He was 26 when he was elected to represent Morris County in 1977, back in the days when each county had two seats. He’s been there for...

Morris Dems celebrate wins as GOP disunity rears its head

November 13, 2019 1:09 pm

Morris County Democrats are celebrating local wins as one of the county’s Republican freeholders is calling for the resignation of the county’s GOP chair Democrats won nine local seats in the county, including mayorships in Boonton and Chatham Borough. “We...

Murphy assures Currie backers he will win

November 13, 2019 12:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy assured a group of Democratic county chairs supporting John Currie that he remains confident in his ability to turn some votes away from challenger LeRoy Jones, Jr. before the State Committee meets to pick their leader. In...

Murphy makes one last visit to LD25

November 5, 2019 2:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Morristown to give Democratic challengers in the 25th district a final election day push. “Morris county in its entirety for too long was an away game for Democrats. Increasingly, under Chip’s leadership, step by step, brick...

Robinson not expecting a huge turnout

November 5, 2019 1:58 pm

Morris County Democratic Chairman Chip Robinson isn’t expecting turnout today to be much higher than it was in 2015. “My personal gut is it’s going to a couple points higher than that,” he said, referring to 2015’s statewide turnout of...

Robinson wants Bucco to be honest with his constituents

September 24, 2019 4:24 pm

Morris County Democratic Chairman Chip Robinson says that Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco’s decision to run for an office he has no intention of holding is “Republican politics at its worst.” “Republicans here in Morris County have spent decades working to...

James Dodd will seek re-election in Dover

June 3, 2019 1:57 pmOctober 23, 2019 7:36 pm

Dover Mayor James P. Dodd will seek re-election as an independent in the November general election. Dodd told the New Jersey Globe that he will file his nominating petitions before the 4 PM deadline tomorrow, along with a full slate...