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Mehta wins Democratic Senate convention to take on Bucco

March 15, 2020 8:06 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:59 pm

Rupande Mehta has won the Morris County Democratic organization line for State Senate in the 25th district. She defeated former Morris Township mayor Jeff Grayzel by two votes, 136 to 134, on a second ballot. Mehta and Grayzel tied on...

Online vote begins to pick Dem Senate candidate in 25th district

March 15, 2020 3:01 pmMarch 15, 2020 2:39 pm

Voting in an online Morris County Democratic convention to pick a State Senate candidate in the 25th district is underway and will continue until 8 PM. Three candidates – former Morris Township mayor Jeff Grayzel, former freeholder candidate Rupande Mehta...

Newly-appointed county committee could swing Morris Senate convention

March 14, 2020 7:14 pmMarch 15, 2020 5:08 pm

An already contentious race for the 25th district Democratic State Senate nomination in a Republican-leaning district has hit a snag over late appointments to fill county committee vacancies. The additional votes – 13 out of a total of 322 –...

Dawkins endorsed by Morristown councilwoman

March 14, 2020 5:59 pmMarch 14, 2020 11:01 pm

25th district State Senate candidate Clifford Dawkins has been endorsed by Tawanna Cotten, a Morristown councilwoman. “Knowing Cliff both personally and professionally, he clearly has a genuine concern for people in our community and is committed to bettering the lives...

Wilson endorses Grayzel for Senate

March 14, 2020 4:14 pmMarch 14, 2020 11:01 pm

Morris Township mayor Cathy Wilson has endorsed favorite son Jeff Grayzel for the Democratic nomination for State Senate in the 25th district. “I think Jeff is the Dems best shot at beating Tony Bucco in November. Jeff is highly skilled...

Morris County Democrats cancel convention as coronavirus precaution

March 11, 2020 8:20 pm

Morris County Democrats have cancelled Saturday’s nominating convention out of concern for COVID-19 and will replace it with an online vote for the 25th district State Senate seat for only county committee from the 20 municipalities in the district. Democratic...

MacInnes endorses Dawkins for his old seat

March 9, 2020 4:59 pmMarch 9, 2020 5:02 pm

Former State Sen. Gordon MacInnes (D-Morris Township), the last Democrat to win in the 25th district, has endorsed Cliff Dawkins for the seat he held from 1994 to 1998. “Cliff Dawkins is a true-blue Morris Countian who starred at Dover...