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A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

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...

Bucco, Dunn, Barranco get key Republican endorsements in LD25

January 17, 2023 3:19 pmJanuary 18, 2023 12:05 pm

The new 25th legislative district team of State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton), Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham), and Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) unveiled a huge slate of Republican endorsers today, in a show of force likely intended to deter any...

Dunn, Barranco: Morris primary results are the will of the people

June 9, 2022 2:52 pm

With two candidates endorsed by the Morris County Republican Party seemingly losing their primaries on Tuesday, Morris County Assemblymembers Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) and Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) said today that the results represent the choices of an engaged and informed electorate....

The new legislative map won’t immediately do much to increase minority representation

February 25, 2022 4:28 pm

Nearly three weeks ago, the two partisan delegations on the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission released their first proposals for the state’s new legislative map. Each one modestly obeyed the standards laid out by commission tiebreaker Philip Carchman, but both...

Barranco warns of cybersecurity threat as Russia-Ukraine war rages

February 25, 2022 12:51 pm

Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) said today that as the world focuses its attention on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, New Jersey should prepare itself for potential cyberattacks from Russia. “Our state and region are at a high...

We’ve got the map. Here’s what the new legislative districts will look like

February 18, 2022 6:58 amFebruary 19, 2022 12:08 am

The Apportionment Commission is set to meet at 2 PM on Friday to formally approve a legislative redistricting deal map approved by Democrats and Republicans on Thursday and tentatively supported by the court-appointed 11th member, former Judge Philip Carchman. The...