Dierdre Paul Archives - New Jersey Globe

Nine candidates file to run for U.S. Senate at Bergen GOP convention, including Zdan, Schneiderman

February 2, 2024 5:08 pmFebruary 2, 2024 6:39 pm

The filing deadline for candidates to run at this year’s Bergen County Republican convention has passed, and the roster features some familiar names running for U.S. Senate, Congress, and countywide offices – including a few names that hadn’t previously come...

Pou, Johnson win re-election in diverse North Jersey districts

November 7, 2023 8:35 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:42 pm

Two highly diverse, heavily Democratic legislative districts in North Jersey, the Paterson-based 35th district and Bergen County’s 37th district, have re-elected their Democratic legislative delegations, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the 35th district, State Sen. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon)...

Bedoya disavows QAnon, says slogan on business card was a mistake

April 6, 2023 10:00 amApril 6, 2023 1:23 pm

Robert Bedoya, a Republican Assembly candidate in the 37th district whose petition signatures are the subject of an ongoing battle, said today that he is not a follower of the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon and that the presence of a...

QAnon Assembly candidate back on ballot after judge reconsiders ruling

April 4, 2023 2:46 pmApril 4, 2023 5:00 pm

Robert Bedoya, a Republican Assembly candidate in the 37th legislative district who was disqualified last week for insufficient signatures, is now back on the ballot after Administrative Law Judge Joann Candido reconsidered her previous decision. Bedoya’s petitions were challenged by...

LD37 Republican Assembly candidate tossed off ballot following challenge from running mate

March 31, 2023 12:04 pm

Republicans in the solidly Democratic 37th legislative district will only have two names appear on the June primary ballot after an Assembly candidate, Robert Bedoya, was booted off the ballot this morning thanks to a petition challenge from his own...

Caliguire slate wins Bergen GOP primary for county offices

June 7, 2022 11:31 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that perennial candidate and former Freeholder Todd Caliguire has defeated Fort Lee realtor Linda Barba in the primary for Bergen County Executive. As of 11:28 p.m., Caliguire had 60% of the vote to Barba’s 40%....

Johnson accuser rebukes Vainieri Huttle for attacks leveraging accusations

May 10, 2021 9:31 am

A woman who accused Assemblyman Gordon Johnson of sexually harassing her rebuked Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle for leveraging those accusations in her campaign for State Senate. Paul has accused Johnson of propositioning her during a private 2008 meeting. She said...