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Somerset GOP chair endorses Ciattarelli

November 12, 2024 12:21 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:50 pm

Jack Ciattarelli has won the backing of the Somerset County GOP chair, giving him his first county chair endorsement and the one from his home county. “Jack Ciattarelli is the strong leader Republicans need to secure victory in the 2025...

Murphy aide Tre Scott joins Princeton Public Affairs Group

September 18, 2023 11:27 amSeptember 18, 2023 11:39 am

Tre Scott, an aide to Gov. Phil Murphy, has joined top lobbying firm Princeton Public Affairs Group (PPAG) as a public affairs analyst, the firm announced today. “We’re excited to welcome Tre to the PPAG team,” PPAG founder Dale Florio...

Assembly Judiciary Committee advances Coughlin election reform package

June 9, 2022 5:14 pmJune 9, 2022 5:18 pm

The Assembly Judiciary Committee today advanced a package of election reform bills spearheaded by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge); the seven bills in the package previously cleared the Assembly State and Local Government Committee last month. One of the more contentious...

Ten election bills cleared an Assembly committee. What do they do?

May 13, 2022 5:51 pmMay 16, 2022 12:41 am

A raft of ten bills concerning New Jersey’s elections, including seven spearheaded by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge), passed the Assembly State and Local Government Committee yesterday. If ultimately signed into law, the bills could make important changes to how...

McKnight chief of staff headed to Princeton Public Affairs Group

September 8, 2020 9:35 am

Regina Appolon, chief of staff to Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City), is leaving her governmental post to join Princeton Public Affairs Group, the lobbying firm announced Tuesday. “I already feel part of the team,” Appolon said. “Through my years working...

Whitman, who grew up Republican, now backing Biden

August 17, 2020 3:03 pmAugust 17, 2020 3:36 pm

When Christine Todd Whitman was six-years-old, Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon campaign in Somerset County and she was asked to present a gift of some dolls for Nixon’s daughters to play with. She was a Republican born into a...

Gaburo shifts from county chairman to state committeeman

July 26, 2020 4:43 pm

Al Gaburo stepped down last week after five terms as the Somerset County Republican Chairman, but wound up winning another post: he’s the new GOP State Committeeman. Gaburo replaced Scott Ross, who stepped aside one year early to allow Gaburo...