Christine Madrid Archives - New Jersey Globe

Montgomery elects first Sikh woman to head local GOP

January 28, 2022 9:22 am

Somerset County – and possibly the state – has elected the first Sikh woman to serve as a Republican municipal chair. Rosy Thakkar was elected on Thursday to lead the local Republican Party in Montgomery, a one-time GOP stronghold that...

Steinhardt launches early attack on LD16 Dems

July 2, 2020 3:41 pm

The Republican State Committee is launching early attacks against Democratic assemblymen in the 16th district in an apparent bid to soften Democrats’ hold on one of only two districts in the state where voters elected representatives from two different parties....

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...