Craig Coughlin Archives - Page 3 of 85

Dan Smith named partner of major N.J. lobbying firm

June 30, 2025 5:09 amJune 30, 2025 9:26 am

A former top aide to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has been promoted to partner at 1868 Public Affairs, one of New Jersey’s most influential lobbying firms. Dan Smith becomes a partner after spending five years at the firm as a...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...

Here are the general election matchups in New Jersey’s competitive legislative races

June 12, 2025 2:54 pmJune 12, 2025 11:14 pm

After last night’s primary elections, New Jersey Democrats and Republicans alike now have gubernatorial standard-bearers they can rally behind in November: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the blue team, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) for the red. Just as importantly,...

Repeat Democratic challengers in LD18, LD19 foiled once again

June 10, 2025 9:02 pmJune 11, 2025 12:48 am

In 2023, Christopher Binetti and Michelle Burwell each took on the Herculean task of trying to unseat incumbent members of the State Senate in Middlesex County Democratic primaries. They both got crushed, with Binetti receiving 11% of the vote in...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Pro-business PAC makes primary endorsements, skips five incumbents

May 29, 2025 9:53 amMay 29, 2025 10:41 am

New Jobs PAC, the largest pro-business political action committee in the state, has endorsed 26 incumbent members of the New Jersey State Assembly from both parties in districts that have primary challenges, but passed on four sitting lawmakers in Bergen,...

Pallone warns of Medicaid cuts under Republican budget plan

February 19, 2025 4:58 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), one of the top Democrats in the House when it comes to health care issues, is warning that if Republicans get their way in an ongoing budget process, it could mean huge Medicaid funding cuts...