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Zwicker, Freiman win in LD16

November 5, 2019 10:10 pmNovember 6, 2019 5:58 am

Assemblymen Andrew Zwicker and Roy Freiman were re-elected Tuesday, defeating challenges from former Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire and former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid. Zwicker finsihed first with 26,280 votes. Freiman came in a close second with 25,077 votes. Caliguire...

Murphy stumps for Mercer Dems

November 1, 2019 7:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy kicked off his weekend of stumping for the year’s Democratic candidates with a stop in Mercer County Friday night. “You are as good a lineup as there is anywhere in the state,” Murphy told the county’s assembly...

Environment NJ backs 8 Dems, 1 Republican

October 30, 2019 12:18 pm

Environment New Jersey endorsed nine Assembly candidates Wednesday, including two running in competitive districts. The group backed Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker in the 16th and Lisa Bhimani in the 25th. “These leaders are environmental champions in the Legislature,” Doug O’Malley, the...

Murphy likely to campaign in LDs 21, 25

October 29, 2019 1:25 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy indicated he plans to campaign for Democratic challengers in the 21st and 25th districts before election day. “I think you can probably expect to see me in and around the 20s over the course of the next...

Democrats outpacing GOP on returned VBM ballots in 16th district

October 25, 2019 4:18 pm

In the 16th district State Assembly race, Democrats have amassed a significant 17-point edge in returned vote-by-mail ballots. Of the 6,125 VBM ballots that have already been returned, 48.8% are from Democrats, 31.8% from Republicans, and 19.2% from Unaffiliated voters...

LD16 Dems have huge fundraising lead

October 16, 2019 3:29 pm

Democratic incumbents in the 16th legislative district hold a staggering cash lead over their Republican challengers, according to 29-day pre-election reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. A joint fundraising committee for Assemblymen Roy Freiman and Andrew Zwicker has...

Murphy talks guns in 25th, without Democrats and with criticism of Bucco

September 11, 2019 5:00 pmSeptember 11, 2019 7:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Morristown on Tuesday to announce an executive order on gun safety, but the Democratic candidates in a hotly contested race for State Assembly skipped the event. Democrats Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger did not attend...