Claribel Cortes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill names 35 local and county elected officials to transition panel

December 2, 2025 9:02 amDecember 9, 2025 10:12 am

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today unveiled a 35-member Local Government Advisory Group of elected officials from across New Jersey, assembled to provide expertise and on-the-ground insight to her transition’s Action Teams. Phil Alagia, the chief of staff to Essex County Executive...

Here’s who’s on the early shortlist to succeed Watson Coleman in Congress

November 10, 2025 12:53 pmNovember 10, 2025 4:55 pm

The retirement of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district next year means a competitive primary – with no county lines – for a safely Democratic, heavily diverse Central Jersey seat that includes parts of four...

Cortes sworn in as new Middlesex surrogate

March 26, 2021 2:42 pm

Women now occupy all three constitutional row offices in Middlesex County after Claribel Cortes was sworn in today as the new Middlesex County Surrogate. The New Jersey Senate yesterday confirmed Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Cortes to fill the vacancy...

Middlesex Democrats endorse Murphy re-election

March 9, 2021 10:11 pmMarch 15, 2021 3:52 pm

Middlesex County Democrats awarded their organization line to Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday evening, as well as endorsing the first Latina to hold a constitutional row office in the county. Claribel Cortes, an North Brunswick councilwoman, is now the presumptive...

Claribel Cortes will be new Middlesex Surrogate

February 3, 2021 7:01 pm

Democrats have picked North Brunswick Councilwoman Claribel Cortes to become the new Surrogate, putting her on a path to become the first Latina to hold a constitutional row office in Middlesex County, the New Jersey Globe has learned. She will...

Cortes becomes first Latina on North Brunswick council

April 18, 2020 4:28 pmFebruary 3, 2021 6:02 pm

Claribel Cortes has become the first Latina to serve on the North Brunswick Township Council after being appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of veteran Councilman Robert Corbin on March 15. Cortes, a school board member, was...