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Sherrill names 35 local and county elected officials to transition panel

December 2, 2025 9:02 amDecember 9, 2025 10:12 am

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today unveiled a 35-member Local Government Advisory Group of elected officials from across New Jersey, assembled to provide expertise and on-the-ground insight to her transition’s Action Teams. Phil Alagia, the chief of staff to Essex County Executive...

Can Sacco still deliver North Bergen votes?

October 13, 2025 6:00 pmOctober 14, 2025 11:59 am

There was a time when Mayor Nicholas Sacco could deliver a massive number of votes in North Bergen, but his endorsement of Republican Jack Ciattarelli comes at a moment when his electoral potency is in question. Sacco’s candidate in the...

Mapping the 2025 Hudson County war

June 20, 2025 1:29 pmJune 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Democrats in Hudson County are, to put it mildly, a fractious bunch. Not an election goes by where the local county Democratic organization isn’t consumed by infighting over a congressional seat, or a mayoralty, or a county government job, although...

Mukherji supports Sherrill

June 20, 2025 9:39 amJune 20, 2025 11:48 am

State Sen. Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) has endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for governor. “I know Mikie will expand early childhood education, improve access to childcare, and protect the quality of my children’s education because she’s lived those priorities firsthand...

Sacco struggles to deliver votes in Democratic primary

June 16, 2025 8:56 pmJune 17, 2025 11:55 pm

There are signs that the 40-year reign of North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is nearing an end after a series of losses in last week’s Hudson County Democratic Civil War show a significant decline in his mojo; he once had...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Hudson Democrats flip from Gottheimer to Sherrill in governor’s race

February 5, 2025 10:12 amFebruary 13, 2025 3:34 pm

A group of powerful Hudson County Democratic leaders switched their endorsements in the Democratic gubernatorial primary from Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) to Rep. Mike Sherrill (D-Montclair), resetting the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. County Executive/Democratic County Chairman Craig...