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Zwicker will get Somerset backing for Senate, Jaffer will be Assembly candidate

February 26, 2021 11:51 amFebruary 27, 2021 11:45 pm

Andrew Zwicker has secured the organization line for State Senate in Somerset County, ending a stalemate with Democratic County Chair Peg Schaffer over residency issues and making him the front runner to become the first Democrat since 1902 to win...

Former congressman Mike Pappas will run for State Senate

February 17, 2021 3:12 pmFebruary 17, 2021 8:12 pm

Update: Somerset County Republicans awarded the organization line for State Senate in the 16th district to former Rep. Michael Pappas. The Assembly candidates on the line will be Manville Councilman Joe Lukac and Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education President...

Murphy won’t take sides in Zwicker, Schaffer conflict

February 12, 2021 2:51 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today side-stepped a question about a Democratic county chair telling Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) that he needs to move to her county to get the organization line for Senate. POLITICO reported that Peg Schaffer offered Zwicker...

Ex-Congressman Pappas mulls State Senate bid for Bateman seat

February 8, 2021 6:48 pmFebruary 9, 2021 11:01 am

Former Rep. Michael J. Pappas is mulling a State Senate bid in the 16th district, setting up a potentially epic primary between two former congressmen in pursuit of a seat in the New Jersey Legislature. Pappas has been discussing a...

Murphy picks Schaffer for Sports Authority post

February 4, 2021 11:00 amFebruary 4, 2021 10:57 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate Peg Schaffer, the Somerset County Democratic Chair, and the vice chair of the Democratic State Committee, for a seat on the Sports and Exposition Authority. She will replace Bob Yudin, a former Bergen County Republican...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Knowing when to say when

February 3, 2021 11:33 am

We’ve all seen the news that State Senators Tom Kean and Kip Bateman recently made the hard and emotional decision to retire from elective office. Unless you walked a mile in those elected moccasins, you can’t readily appreciate the gravity...

Zwicker enters Senate race with Middlesex endorsement, nods from Mercer, Hunterdon

February 3, 2021 8:00 amFebruary 3, 2021 11:33 am

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) today formally launched his bid for State Senate in the 16th district, where Democrats have their strongest chance to flip a longtime Republican seat in November. Republican State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg) announced last week...