Christopher Bateman 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...

Murphy to name Bateman to Horizon board

January 11, 2022 10:21 amApril 3, 2022 6:06 pm

State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg), who will leave office at noon today after 28 years in the legislature, will be named to the Board of Directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey by Gov. Murphy today. Press...

Somerset GOP counting on Ciattarelli coattails

November 1, 2021 3:25 pmNovember 2, 2021 8:58 am

One of the places to watch on Tuesday is Somerset County, where favorite son Jack Ciattarelli is the Republican candidate for governor. There was a time when Somerset would have provided an automatic plurality for their native sons and daughters...

Pappas, fighting Covid, cancels debate with Zwicker on Sunday

October 8, 2021 5:20 pmOctober 10, 2021 3:15 pm

GOP State Senate candidate Michael Pappas is battling Covid and won’t be able to take part in a debate set for Sunday night with Democrat Andrew Zwicker. “The past few days my wife and I have been quite ill,” Pappas...

Somerset hasn’t elected a Democratic state senator since 1902

August 30, 2021 11:17 am

Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...

Bengivenga emerges as strong front-runner for Middlesex GOP chairman

June 17, 2021 12:05 pm

South Plainfield Councilman Rob Bengivenga has received endorsements from 21 of 22 Republican municipal chairs in his bid to become the next Middlesex County GOP Chairman. The incumbent, Lucille Panos, is not seeking re-election and has endorsed Bengivenga, a 38-year-old...

Texas congressman with N.J. roots headlining Pappas fundraiser

May 14, 2021 3:51 pmMay 14, 2021 3:55 pm

The former scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 88 in Bridgewater will return to New Jersey on Saturday to raise money for former Rep. Michael Pappas’s bid for a State Senate seat in the 16th legislative district. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas),...