Diane Allen Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bramnick, Muñoz embellish support for Equal Pay law, sponsor says

October 2, 2019 8:32 pmOctober 3, 2019 11:22 am

A new campaign mailer from Republican legislators in a tough re-election campaign claims a leading role in passing New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act, but the primary sponsor of the bill says that Jon Bramnick and Nancy Muñoz are exaggerating their...

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15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...

Diane Allen endorses Peters, Stanfield and criticizes Addiego switch

May 22, 2019 5:01 pmMay 23, 2019 12:17 am

Former State Sen. Diane Allen on Wednesday endorsed Assemblyman Ryan Peters and former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, putting the reputation of a respected former elected official behind the county-backed candidates. “When my former colleague, Sen. Dawn Addiego, abandoned the...

Millionaire David Richter mulls self-funded challenge to Jeff Van Drew

March 2, 2019 12:00 pmMarch 12, 2019 5:59 pm

David Richter, the former CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction firms, is considering a self-funded challenge to freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district next year. He is attending the NJGOP Summit in Atlantic...

Burlington politicians who transcended party

February 23, 2019 11:50 am

Burlington County has had a string of popular elected officials who have survived regardless of political waves. Francis “Luke” Brennan, a Democrat elected sheriff in 1959, went on to serve nine terms before retiring in 1986. Republican Edward Kelly, a...

New political thriller screens in Montclair

January 23, 2019 9:41 amJanuary 24, 2019 10:00 am

An Acceptable Loss, a new political thriller produced by a group of prominent New Jerseyans will have a special screening on January 30 in Montclair. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Tika Sumpter as women grappling with their use...

Speculation that Layton will retire as Burlington GOP chairman

November 29, 2018 3:54 pmNovember 29, 2018 10:40 pm

Burlington County Republican Chairman Bill Layton is expected to step down within the next few weeks, ending an eleven-year run as head of one of New Jersey’s most effective county political organization. The front-runner to replace him, according to sources...