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Pennacchio keeps door open just a tiny bit for race against Sherrill

August 6, 2019 6:33 pmAugust 6, 2019 7:56 pm

State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) is unlikely to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in 2020, but the longtime GOP legislator refused to specifically rule out a run for Congress. “You never know,” Pennacchio told the New Jersey Globe, noting that...

Dunn gets support from Frelinghuysen in Assembly bid

May 18, 2019 11:49 amMay 20, 2019 1:40 pm

Aura Dunn is getting support from her ex-boss, former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, in her bid for an open State Assembly seat in the 25th district. Frelinghuysen contributed $500 to Dunn, who served as his district director for three years. He...

Congress 2020: The first short lists

November 11, 2018 12:01 amNovember 12, 2018 9:08 am

Democrats appear to have won four New Jersey House seats on Tuesday that have been under Republican control for a combined 128 years. Republicans are already talking about how to win them back in two years. If Republicans want to...

Morris GOP freeholder primary takes shape

March 30, 2018 1:33 amMarch 31, 2018 4:35 pm

Four days before the filing deadline, it looks like the Morris County Republican freeholder primary is beginning to take form. Morris County GOP sources are speculating that Freeholder Deborah Smith will run on a ticket with two former freeholders seeking...

Rodney aide side-stepping questions

March 26, 2018 3:00 amMarch 26, 2018 10:27 pm

If you thought Rodney Frelinghuysen’s duck-and-cover political strategy during the first year of his twelfth term was particularly foolish, then you’re going to love the semi-timid campaign of his top New Jersey staffer in the June Republican primary. Aura Kenny...

Frelinghuysen aide mulling Morris Freeholder bid

March 19, 2018 10:56 amMarch 19, 2018 4:47 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s top New Jersey staffer is seeking support to run for Morris County Freeholder. Aura Kenny Dunn, Frelinghuysen’s district director, was circulating petitions for county office this weekend, according to a Republican official who spoke on the condition...

Keep an eye on the Morris Freeholder race

March 1, 2018 11:43 amMarch 1, 2018 7:42 pm

The all-Republican Morris County Freeholder board is trying to spin a proposed 2018 tax increase, saying that the average – always be suspicious when politicians play mathematician – homeowner will pay just $1.67 more under their 1.79% tax rate increase. ...