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Colin Bell endorses Bloomberg

February 27, 2020 4:24 pmFebruary 27, 2020 4:25 pm

Mike Bloomberg has picked up another New Jersey endorsement with former State Sen. Colin Bell (D-Margate) signing up as a supporter of his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. “Mike Bloomberg is the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump. Here...

Mazzeo: Senate bid unlikely

February 3, 2020 1:48 pm

Don’t expect Vince Mazzeo to run for a seat in the legislature’s upper chamber. The assemblyman, who won his fourth term in November, said he’d likely remain in the lower chamber, where his growing tenure has secured him a measure...

Mazzeo winds up with big win in 2nd district; Armato re-elected by 939 votes

November 15, 2019 4:15 pm

Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) wound up winning re-election to a fourth term by 2,255 votes despite trailing slightly on Election Day, according to a final but still unofficial count released by the Atlantic County Clerk today. The other 2nd district...

Maps: The race for Assembly in LD-2

June 20, 2019 8:32 amAugust 13, 2019 5:57 pm

The Atlantic County-based 2nd legislative district has been one of the most heavily flipped in the state, with a new congressman in 2018 and a new state senator and assemblyman in 2017. The district has regularly see-sawed between Democrats and...

Risley, Guenther win Atlantic GOP line for Assembly

March 30, 2019 11:41 amMarch 30, 2019 11:44 am

Atlantic County freeholder John Risley and Brigantine mayor Phil Guenther won the Atlantic County Republican organization line for State Assembly in the politically competitive 2nd district, defeating Somers Point councilman James Toto. They are now preparing to take on incumbents...

Armato won’t challenge Brown in ’21

March 7, 2019 3:22 pm

Assemblyman John Armato does not intend to challenge Sen. Chris Brown in 2021. “Yes,” Armato said when asked if he had ruled out running for his district’s Senate seat. “I haven’t got done what I want to do here.” The...

Frank Formica drops out of 2nd district Assembly race

March 1, 2019 3:45 pmMarch 1, 2019 11:10 pm

Atlantic County Freeholder Frank Formica has dropped his bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 2nd district. Formica, a popular GOP official who has won four times for county office, told the New Jersey Globe that he...