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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...

GOP wants Zwicker, Freiman to pledge opposition to drivers licences for illegal immigrants

September 10, 2019 7:15 pmSeptember 10, 2019 8:36 pm

Republican Assembly candidates are jumping on Gov. Phil Murphy’s support of drivers licenses for illegal immigrants as an issue in a competitive race in the 16th district. On Monday, Murphy called providing drivers licenses of illegal immigrants a ‘no-brainier,’ injecting...

Bateman ready to go to bat for Caliguire, Madrid

September 10, 2019 2:11 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman has already offered aid to Mark Caliguire and Christine Madrid, and he’s ready to do so again as the situation calls for it. “I’ve given them a contribution already. As a matter of fact, I hosted...

Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...

Maps: The race for Assembly in LD-16

June 19, 2019 9:50 amJune 19, 2019 1:52 pm

In November, Republicans hope to put a few dents into the Democratic super-majority in the chamber, and one of the places that they are putting an effort into flipping in the 16th legislative district currently represented by two Democrats in...

Caliguire, Madrid can win in 16th, Bateman says

June 17, 2019 3:32 pmJune 17, 2019 4:29 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman thinks Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire and former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid can oust Democratic incumbents in the 16th legislative district. “I think they have a good chance. There’s 15,000 more Democrats, but I think there’s...

Caliguire, Christine win GOP nod in LD16

June 4, 2019 10:56 pmJune 5, 2019 2:30 am

Somerset County Freeholder Mark Caliguire and former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid have won the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 16th legislative district, beating out their 24-year-old opponent, Forest Locandro. Caliguire received 4,531 votes, Madrid got 4,012, and Locandro...