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Former Jersey City school board president jumps into mayor’s race

April 9, 2024 5:06 pm

Mussab Ali, the 27-year-old former president of the Jersey City Board of Education who was once the city’s youngest-ever elected official, announced today that he’s joining the increasingly crowded race for Jersey City mayor in 2025. “Deciding to challenge the...

McGreevey’s Jersey City mayoral campaign has another huge fundraising quarter

April 9, 2024 12:37 pmApril 9, 2024 1:58 pm

Jim McGreevey’s campaign to become the next mayor of Jersey City raised just over $500,000 in the 1st quarter of 2024, another huge fundraising haul for the former governor seeking to make a political comeback. On top of the $868,000...

Hoboken councilmembers split on NJ-8 race

March 26, 2024 10:30 amMarch 26, 2024 9:33 pm

The congressional primary between Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has split the Hoboken City Council, with the two 8th district candidates each receiving endorsements from some of the city’s nine councilmembers. On Team Menendez are...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

Scutari, Coughlin get backing of three big Dem counties in bids for re-election to legislative leadership posts

October 4, 2023 6:36 pmOctober 5, 2023 12:21 am

Democratic leaders in Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Monmouth are backing Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to continue as legislative leaders next year. Barring an unexpected deal with Republicans – something New Jersey hasn’t seen since Tom...

Hudson Democratic organization holds on in two close commissioner primaries

June 7, 2023 12:08 am

The Hudson Democratic organization has officially won every contested primary this year, with two county commissioners prevailing over their off-the-line progressive challengers by smaller-than-expected margins, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the Hoboken-based 5th district, Commissioner Anthony “Stick” Romano (D-Hoboken)...

Hudson Dems win executive, legislative primaries; two commissioner seats too close to call

June 6, 2023 10:11 pmJune 6, 2023 10:50 pm

The Hudson County Democratic organization, one of the strongest county parties in New Jersey, has swept most contested primaries for legislative and county office against a progressive off-the-line slate, the New Jersey Globe projects, but two county commissioner seats remain...