Cleopatra Tucker Archives - New Jersey Globe

Holley whipping against vaccine bill

January 11, 2020 2:06 pmJanuary 13, 2020 10:24 am

Assemblyman Jamel Holley is whipping votes against an amended version of a bill eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations due for a vote in the legislature’s lower chamber on Monday. The Assembly passed the original version of the bill 45-25 with...

Assembly passes bill granting voting rights to persons on parole, probation

November 25, 2019 2:09 pm

The Assembly advanced a bill providing voting rights to persons on parole or probation Monday. It passed 46-23. Under current law, New Jersey strips voting rights from incarcerated persons and those on probation or parole. The law, sponsored primarily by...

The bi-partisan beach caucus

August 2, 2019 12:31 pmAugust 2, 2019 12:44 pm

Just for fun and laughs — and not a lot of business — New Jersey’s bi-partisan beach caucus got together at the Jersey shore: Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and his wife, Tish, along with DiAnn Gove...

Caputo, Tucker win in 28th district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 3, 2019 10:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 28th district for incumbents Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley) and Cleopatra Tucker (D-Newark). They have defeated their primary opponent, Stephen Burd. Caputo and Tucker will face Republicans Joy...

Republicans field Assembly candidates in staunch Dem districts

March 28, 2019 1:12 pmMarch 28, 2019 1:16 pm

Incumbents in two of New Jersey’s most staunchly Democratic legislative districts will face Republican opposition in November. Joy Bembry-Freeman and Antonio Pires will challenge Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley) and Cleopatra Tucker (D-Newark) in the 28th, and John Anello and Jeannette Veras...

Tucker says she’s undecided on legal weed

March 21, 2019 6:11 pm

Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker told the New Jersey Globe she was still undecided on marijuana legalization days ahead of a vote on the matter before both chambers of the legislature. “I am definitely not a yes vote,” Tucker said. Two sources...

Tucker a yes on marijuana, sources say

March 21, 2019 4:35 pmMarch 21, 2019 6:11 pm

Two sources have told the New Jersey Globe that Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, the running mate of fierce marijuana legalization opponent Sen. Ronald Rice, has indicated she will vote in favor of marijuana legalization. While Tucker’s vote may prove instrumental in...