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Analilia Mejia sworn in as New Jersey’s newest congresswoman

April 20, 2026 8:04 pmApril 21, 2026 12:02 am

Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge) has become New Jersey’s newest congresswoman, taking the oath of office in the U.S. House today just four days after winning a special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Mejia’s arrival in Congress caps off...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Mikie Sherrill is now a former congresswoman as N.J. awaits writ of special election

November 20, 2025 11:59 pmNovember 21, 2025 10:00 am

Mikie Sherrill’s resignation in the U.S. House of Representatives is now effective, leaving New Jersey’s 11th district seat vacant for the first time since Republican Dean A. Gallo (R-Parsippany) died on November 6, 1994. Sherrill filed her resignation letter on...

The O’Toole Chronicles: 40 Years

December 3, 2024 12:01 amDecember 3, 2024 11:44 am

I recently hit a milestone in my life and, frankly, I am grateful and humbled by hitting this milestone— 40 years in politics and public service. I happened to turn 60 years of age when I also celebrated my 40-year...

It’s been 30 years since an incumbent N.J. congressman needed to be replaced this late

August 23, 2024 3:07 pmAugust 23, 2024 6:21 pm

The last time a New Jersey congressman needed to be replaced on the general election ballot was in 1994 when Rep. Dean Gallo (R-Parsippany) ended his bid for a sixth term on August 23 after a recurrence of prostate cancer....

Doug Romaine, Democrat who rode Watergate wave to Morris freeholder victory, dies at 80

June 20, 2024 7:47 pmJune 21, 2024 1:53 pm

Douglas H. Romaine, the only Democrat to serve as a Morris County freeholder in the last 100 years, died on June 18. He was 80. Romaine was 30 years old when he rode a Democratic wave spurred by the Watergate...

N.J. hasn’t held a non-November special election for Congress in 74 years

April 25, 2024 2:54 pmApril 29, 2024 9:25 am

New Jersey hasn’t had a free-standing special election for Congress since 1950, following the resignation of seven-term Rep. J. Parnell Thomas (R-Allendale), the former chairman of the House Committee Un-American Activities; Thomas resigned his seat in December 1949, after being...