Darcy Draeger Archives - New Jersey Globe

Morris Democrats endorse Bennett for NJ-7 in tight vote

March 23, 2026 2:11 pmMarch 23, 2026 11:30 pm

Rebecca Bennett finished county convention season with a win in Morris County, narrowly defeating fellow 7th district candidate Michael Roth for the Morris Democratic endorsement. In the first round of ranked-choice voting, which opened following yesterday’s county convention and closed...

Mejia takes flak from fellow Dems after turning down LWV debate

March 23, 2026 10:11 amMarch 23, 2026 1:40 pm

Analilia Mejia’s decision not to participate in a League of Women Voters-hosted debate for the 11th congressional district has drawn criticism from her Republican opponent – and from some of her fellow Democrats, too. The LWV, an officially nonpartisan group...

Morris Democrats oust entire Dover Democratic Committee for disloyalty

March 20, 2026 9:33 amMarch 20, 2026 11:10 am

Claiming that Democratic leaders in Dover openly helped Republican Jack Ciattarelli in last year’s gubernatorial election, the full Morris County Democratic Committee has voted to remove all 24 elected members of the local Democratic county committee from office. The vote,...

Morris Dem screening committee gives highest marks to Bennett for NJ-7

March 16, 2026 12:42 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:23 pm

Six days out from the Morris County Democratic convention, the county party’s screening committee has given its highest marks to Rebecca Bennett in the six-way Democratic primary for the 7th congressional district. The screening committee, which included Morris Democratic Chair...

Morris Dem screening committee gives ‘strong recommendation’ to four NJ-11 candidates

December 10, 2025 12:52 pm

A screening committee led by top Morris County Democratic Party officials has given its “strong recommendation” to four candidates running in the special election for the 11th congressional district – and none of the four are among the Morris-based candidates...

Morris Dems will hold NJ-11 convention on December 14, Essex Dems on December 2

November 26, 2025 10:15 amNovember 26, 2025 10:50 am

Two county Democratic organizations have announced their endorsement convention schedules in the special election for Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s 11th congressional district: Essex County Democrats will hold their convention on December 2, and Morris County Democrats will do so on December...

Draeger will replace Duarte as Morris Democratic chair

June 13, 2025 11:45 amJune 13, 2025 5:42 pm

Morris County Democratic Chair Amalia Duarte will not seek re-election and is expected to be replaced by Darcy Draeger, a highly-regarded sheep farmer from Chester who ran two hugely competitive campaigns for a State Assembly seat in a Republican legislative...