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Third generation of prominent political family named to Atlantic City post

February 19, 2026 12:55 pm

The third generation of Atlantic County’s Cooper family is now in government, creating speculation that he might run for office in the future. David Little, the new Atlantic City Chief Municipal Prosecutor, is the son of former Atlantic County Freeholder...

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...

Fitzpatrick slams Van Drew on ERA flip-flop

March 18, 2021 3:08 pmMarch 18, 2021 3:10 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s vote against an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment one year after co-sponsoring and voting for the measure has drawn him a sharp rebuke from County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick, the the highest-ranking Democratic woman in...

In 2nd district, Democratic Assembly incumbents re-elected for the first time

November 15, 2019 6:17 pmNovember 16, 2019 8:56 pm

The re-election of Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) and John Armato (D-Buena Vista) marks the first time two Democratic incumbents have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 2nd district. Democrats won two Assembly seats in 1971, when the...

In Memorium

April 14, 2019 12:46 pmApril 14, 2019 1:55 pm

Anthony Tabeek, a former Ringwood borough councilman and the longtime New Milford High School football coach, died on March 20. He was 75. Stephen Tronziger, a former member of the Carlstadt Republican Club, died on April 7. He was 74. ...

Some districts just send white guys to Trenton

January 25, 2019 7:33 pmJanuary 25, 2019 8:13 pm

When Morris County voters elected Josephine Margetts (R-New Vernon) and Ann Klein (D-Morris Township) to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1971, the county accounted for two-thirds of the total number of women in the lower house. The Morris County-based...