Christopher DePhillips Archives

DePhillips, Dunn call for adding county, local representatives to State Health Benefits Commission

September 16, 2022 12:56 pmSeptember 19, 2022 10:43 am

On the heels of a controversial State Health Benefits Commission (SHBC) vote to alter and approve a significant State Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) rate hike, Assemblymembers Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) and Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) called today for a reconfiguration of the...

Corrado calls for Asaro-Angelo’s resignation

March 21, 2022 5:06 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-Wyckoff) called today for Labor Department Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo’s resignation, echoing her 40th district running mate Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff), who proposed articles of impeachment against Asaro-Angelo earlier this month. “Every attempt to work with the...

Asaro-Angelo defends Labor Department’s record at Senate hearing

March 10, 2022 5:33 pm

Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo testified before the Senate Labor Committee for more than three hours this afternoon, defending his department’s record over the course of the pandemic and responding to questions from senators on the department’s still-lingering backlog of unemployment...

DePhillips to propose articles of impeachment against Asaro-Angelo

March 10, 2022 10:15 amMarch 10, 2022 11:57 am

Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) announced this morning that he plans to introduce a resolution to impeach Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo, whose department has come under fire from both parties for its handling of unemployment claims during the pandemic. “Enough is...

These incumbents kept their legislative districts. They might not survive 2023 anyways.

February 22, 2022 1:11 pmFebruary 22, 2022 4:09 pm

New Jersey’s new legislative map, adopted last week following a first-of-its-kind bipartisan process, creates two possible showdowns between giants: State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) versus former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) in the 27th district, and State Sens. Nicholas Sacco (D-North...

DePhillips critical of Health Department’s extracurricular activity vaccination policy

January 5, 2022 10:03 amJanuary 5, 2022 1:58 pm

In response to a new guidance from the New Jersey Department of Health that requires K-12 students and staff participating in sports and other extracurricular activities in high-Covid areas to be vaccinated, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) released a statement sharply...

Singleton unveils legislation to streamline vote counting

December 7, 2021 5:58 pmDecember 7, 2021 7:54 pm

Building off a 2020 bill he sponsored that allowed county boards of elections to count absentee ballots prior to Election Day, State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Delran) introduced legislation yesterday that would permanently allow the early counting of mail and early...