Donald Lan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Happy Birthday, Nicholas Brady

April 10, 2022 12:01 amApril 10, 2022 10:57 pm

Nicholas Brady, New Jersey’s oldest-living former United States Senator, will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Monday. Brady served in the U.S. Senate for nearly nine months in 1982, following the resignation of Democrat Harrison Williams. He also served as U.S....

Donald Lan, former Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 88

May 1, 2019 10:01 amMay 1, 2019 8:14 pm

Donald P. Lan, a former New Jersey Secretary of State and a candidate for the 1981 Democratic nomination for governor, died on April 29. He was 88. A major player in New Jersey politics through the 1970’s, he was Gov....

Rice got it wrong: Union County elected their first black county chairman in 1977

April 18, 2019 9:35 amApril 18, 2019 11:00 am

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) had his facts wrong yesterday when he told InsiderNJ that Jerry Green was the first black Union County Democratic chairman. That happened 42 years ago. Donald Lan was stepping down as county chairman in 1977...