Christian Barranco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Barranco gets smoked in run for Jefferson mayor

June 3, 2026 12:02 am

Mayor Eric Wilsusen has won the Republican primary for mayor of Jefferson, beating former Assemblyman Christian Barranco. Wilsusen won 1,609 to 1,138, with Barranco losing by sixteen points. . Barranco lost his bid for a third term in the Assembly...

50 municipal primaries we’re watching on Tuesday

June 1, 2026 5:30 amJune 3, 2026 5:11 am

Here’s a list of 50 municipalities with contested primary elections the New Jersey Globe will be watching when the polls close on Tuesday evening: Bernards: Kirsten Light, a former school board member, is challenging organization-backed candidates Paul Humbert, a 74-year-old...

Conservative launches bid to retake LD25 Assembly seat, kicking off 2027 legislative races

April 27, 2026 12:06 pmApril 27, 2026 12:19 pm

Morris County Republican Anthony Somma announced Monday that he will seek an Assembly seat in New Jersey’s 25th legislative district, launching the 2027 cycle of competitive legislative races. Democrat Marisa Sweeney last year flipped one Assembly seat in the district,...

Morris Democrats oust entire Dover Democratic Committee for disloyalty

March 20, 2026 9:33 amMarch 20, 2026 11:10 am

Claiming that Democratic leaders in Dover openly helped Republican Jack Ciattarelli in last year’s gubernatorial election, the full Morris County Democratic Committee has voted to remove all 24 elected members of the local Democratic county committee from office. The vote,...

Barranco will run for mayor of Jefferson

February 19, 2026 9:57 amFebruary 19, 2026 10:44 am

Citing spending problems and skyrocketing taxes, former Assemblyman Christian Barranco will seek the Republican nomination for mayor of Jefferson, taking on two-term incumbent Eric Wilsusen in the June primary. “After four years of serving in the New Jersey Legislature and...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...