Darius Mayfield Archives - New Jersey Globe

New Jersey’s congressional delegation has $43 million in the bank

July 17, 2023 11:40 amJuly 18, 2023 12:25 am

New Jersey’s 14 members of Congress collectively have $43.2 million in their campaign accounts after raising a total of $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2023, though the variation among candidates is vast. Here’s where candidate fundraising stands in...

One last map story

December 22, 2022 4:58 pmDecember 24, 2022 1:25 pm

Hanukkah is underway and Christmas is fast approaching; New Jersey has just woken up from the longest night of 2022; and in a couple of weeks, the 118th session of the United States Congress will be sworn in. What better...

Watson Coleman wins re-election in 12th congressional district

November 8, 2022 9:37 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has won re-election, defeating Republican Darius Mayfield in the 12th congressional district. The daughter of the late Assemblyman John Watson (D-Trenton) and a former assemblywoman herself, Watson Coleman first...

Republican congressional candidates blast Dems on economic issues

October 20, 2022 10:33 amOctober 20, 2022 8:44 pm

At a press conference outside the New Jersey Statehouse today, a collection of five Republican congressional nominees – Bob Healey, Frank Pallotta, Sue Kiley, Paul DeGroot, and Darius Mayfield – took their Democratic opponents to task for failing to rein...

Mayfield criticizes Inflation Reduction Act over restrictions on electric vehicle rebates

August 22, 2022 9:38 am

With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) now signed into law, one of the many provisions that will go into effect is a new electric vehicle (EV) rebate, designed to encourage Americans to buy more environmentally friendly cars. But the rebates...

Five incumbents, four challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 7, 2022 8:01 pmJune 7, 2022 12:50 pm

Nine congressional candidates – five incumbent members of Congress and four challengers – have won their primary elections uncontested and will progress to the general election this November. In two districts, the 9th and the 12th, both the Democratic incumbent...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...