Cleopatra Tucker Archives - New Jersey Globe

Trailblazer: N.J. VFW Commander Luddie Austin

January 19, 2026 12:02 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:41 pm

Luddie H. Austin, a former Trenton police sergeant and decorated New Jersey Army National Guard veteran has become the first Black to serve as State Commander of the New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, in 2021. Austin served in the...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Way picks up new support as part of ‘Women for Tahesha Way’ coalition

January 9, 2026 1:53 pm

Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way’s campaign for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district will launch “Women for Tahesha Way” at an event in Montclair tomorrow, and the new coalition will have a few notable names at the helm. Leading the coalition will...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Tucker, Onyema win unopposed in LD28

November 4, 2025 8:01 pmNovember 4, 2025 6:55 pm

Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker (D-Newark) and her running mate, Newark West Ward Democratic co-chairman Chigozie Onyema, have won seats in the 28th legislative district unopposed, the New Jersey Globe projects, with no Republicans or independent candidates making the ballot to run...

National organization of state troopers backs all incumbent legislators, will stay out of N.J. governor’s race

October 9, 2025 12:56 amOctober 9, 2025 12:57 pm

The National Troopers Coalition will remain neutral in the New Jersey governor’s race and has endorsed every incumbent in contests for the State Assembly. In the two split districts, the organization representing over 43,000 state troopers from 47 groups nationwide...

Murphy signs bill to split military, veterans affairs department

September 11, 2025 11:42 amSeptember 11, 2025 11:43 am

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Thursday that splits the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs into two distinct cabinet departments, one for military affairs and the other for veterans affairs. Issues concerning veterans, like housing, health care, mental health services,...