Clinton Calabrese Archives - New Jersey Globe

Clean Water Action backs 12 Assembly Democrats

October 23, 2019 11:59 amOctober 23, 2019 12:10 pm

An environmental group endorsed 12 Democrats seeking terms in the legislature Wednesday, though few of those endorsements went to competitive Democrats running in competitive districts. Clean Water Action backed Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker in the 16th legislative district and both of...

Nurses union backs Democrats in key legislative races

October 3, 2019 11:56 am

The Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) union has all Democrats for the 2019 mid-term legislative races, except for Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall) in the 30th district. Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) is the lone incumbent Democratic legislator in the state...

Calabrese wants Dye gone as Passaic NAACP president

August 29, 2019 2:43 pm

Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) became the sixth legislator who represents parts of Passaic County to call for Jeffrey Dye to resign his post as Passaic NAACP President. “Mr. Dye’s long history of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino social media posts, prior...

Calabrese, Pinkin, Sumter praise enactment of polling place notice bill

July 22, 2019 4:10 pmJuly 22, 2019 4:10 pm

Assembly members Clinton Calabrese, Shavonda Sumter and Nancy Pinkin praised the enactment of a bill they sponsored that aims to increase voter turnout. “For many, something as simple as not knowing how to find their polling place can affect their likelihood...

NJ AFL-CIO backs Democrats in all but one district

June 12, 2019 11:12 amJune 12, 2019 5:24 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed only one Republican in the races for State Assembly this year and is backing challengers in four districts where Democrats hope to unseat GOP incumbents. The union is supported Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall) for...

Can Currie and Schaffer deliver votes against dark-money override?

June 9, 2019 12:01 amJune 9, 2019 11:34 pm

Two Democratic county chairs closely allied with Gov. Phil Murphy are facing tests of strength of Monday when legislators are expected to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would force dark-money groups to disclose their donors. John Currie...

Calabrese will back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 6, 2019 3:16 pmJune 6, 2019 7:28 pm

Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) is the latest Democratic legislator to indicate support of state budget that does not include a millionaire’s tax. “While I have always supported high earners paying their fair share, I understand that a millionaire’s tax...