Christopher Tully Archives - New Jersey Globe

PBA endorses incumbents, no challengers, in Assembly races

August 26, 2025 12:31 pmAugust 26, 2025 1:06 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s largest law enforcement union going to Democrats in the 3rd and 11th districts and Republicans in the 21st district;...

Kaiser, Wilkes win Bergen GOP Assembly endorsement

March 4, 2025 10:22 pm

Republicans in the Bergen County-based 38th district backed Paramus Councilman Robert Kaiser and former Glen Rock Planning Board member Barry Wilkes for State Assembly. Kaiser (91) and Wilkes (77) defeated Trevor Ferrigno (54) and Jerry Taylor (20), who lost races...

38th district Dems hit Republicans on abortion in three new ads

October 10, 2023 12:32 pm

Democrats running in the 38th legislative district released three new ads today, largely focused on protecting abortion access and calling their opponents extremists. All three feature a constituent, Teri – who is a nurse and had a life-saving abortion –...

38th District Dems hit rivals over abortion in new ad

September 8, 2023 4:20 pmSeptember 8, 2023 6:05 pm

Democrats running in the 38th legislative district are focusing on abortion in their first digital ad of this year’s elections. The ad, “Wrong,” connects Republican State Senate candidate Micheline Attieh and Assembly candidates Gail Horton and Barry Wilkes to abortion...

Grading the new legislative maps along Carchman’s standards

February 11, 2022 4:42 pm

What is Philip Carchman thinking right now? With the release of the first two legislative proposals on Monday, the retired state appellate court judge and Legislative Apportionment Commission tiebreaker has become among the most important people in New Jersey politics,...

Initial legislative map proposals leave some incumbents behind

February 8, 2022 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2022 7:14 pm

Whenever a new political redistricting process begins, one of the most frustrating things to account for is where incumbent legislators already live. Those tasked with redistricting want to draw as logical a map as possible, but they also frequently have...

Swain set to chair Assembly Appropriations Committee

January 14, 2022 12:01 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin is expected to name Lisa Swain, a three-term Democrat from Bergen County, to chair the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Swain will replace John Burzichelli, who lost his bid for re-election to an 11th term last November. The...