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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...

Reid will be Malinowski Chief of Staff

November 18, 2018 5:30 pm

Tom Malinowski’s campaign manager Colston Reid is heading to Washington to serve as the congressman-elect’s chief of staff, Malinowski told the New Jersey Globe Sunday. Before taking Malinowski’s campaign to a five-point victory over incumbent Rep. Leonard Lance, Reid ran...

Battleground 2019

July 9, 2018 12:31 amJuly 9, 2018 4:08 pm

The likely best-case scenario for Republicans in 2019 is a pickup of ten Assembly seats, which would bring them to respectable and relevant 36 seats hearing into the second half of Gov. Phil Murphy’s term – and into legislative redistricting. ...

Ex-mayor seeking support for Atlantic GOP chairman

April 13, 2018 6:49 pmApril 14, 2018 4:37 pm

Former Galloway Mayor Don Purdy is preparing to challenge Keith Davis for Atlantic County Republican Chairman. “We’re exploring it right now,” Purdy told the New Jersey Globe. “It looks like something we’re going to do.” Purdy has been making phone...

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Legislators back Suleiman for re-election

March 20, 2018 1:30 am

The bandwagon of Democratic leaders supporting Atlantic County Chairman Michael Suleiman for re-election grew bigger on Monday with the endorsements of Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato. Suleiman seems like a lock for another term. “The last two years we’ve...

Brown gets casino committee post

January 13, 2018 12:25 am

State Sen. Chris Brown (R-Atlantic) has received a committee assignment of significant importance to his Atlantic City-based district: a seat on the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation panel. Brown was also assigned to the Senate Higher Education...

Kean calls for bi-partisan approach

January 9, 2018 7:03 pm

As Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Union) prepares to work with his third Governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, some insiders believe he’ll like his job better. Kean had a strained relationship with Chris Christie, who tried to oust him two...