Here’s what might happen if Cory Booker drops Senate re-election bid
If Booker wins presidential nomination and gives up Senate seat, NJ Democratic State Committee would pick replacement candidate
Tag: Donald Norcross
Sweeney would back Norcross for Booker seat
Though it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, Senate President Steve Sweeney would want Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) to succeed U.S. Sen. Cory Booker in Congress’s upper chamber should the latter’s presidential run prove fruitful. “I would have to support Donald Norcross, he's my lifelong friend,” Sweeney said. “That's not even a fair question.” Norcross has long been floated as a potential senator, though more-recently elected members of New
New Jersey reacts to the State of the Union
Rep. Bill Pascrell: “Bipartisanship isn’t a word on a teleprompter; it’s a continuous approach that aspires to unity. After two years of uninterrupted chaos and corruption, I know better than to take at face value anything this man tells us. I do know that the new Democratic Congress will continue to offer a positive agenda that seeks to lift this nation up through trade policies that support working Americans, rooting
Statements following signing of minimum wage legislation
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation today that will raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024. It's noteworthy that Murphy's press release included comment from Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin -- both sponsors of the bill -- as well as the state's two U.S. Senators, the Lt. Governor, and six of the eleven Democrats in the New Jersey House delegation. GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY
8 of 12 NJ House members co-sponsor federal minimum wage increase
Not on the bill: Gottheimer, Sherrill, Smith, Van Drew
The Week Helmy got the job
Winner Losers GEORGE HELMY ANDREW CAREY Cory Booker's state director is the new chief of staff to Gov. Phil Murphy. The Middlesex County Prosecutor might be trying so hard to keep his job that it will be impossible for him to keep his job. KRISTIN CORRADO GANNETT The Passaic County state senator continues to step up her game during the probe into the hiring of Al Alvarez. The national newspaper
Sherrill named NDC freshman whip
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has been named freshman whip of the House New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of moderate, pro-growth Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The group has 98 members, the second largest caucus in the House behind the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Three other New Jersey congressmen – Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff), Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill), and Donald Norcross (D-Camden) – are also members of the NDC. Norcross
Norcross to chair Armed Services subcommittee
Panel authorized $90 billion in Defense spending last year
Menendez, Norcross, Van Drew call for end of shutdown
Sen. Bob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross and Rep. Jeff Van Drew joined union officials Monday to call for an end to the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history. The shutdown has stretched on for 31 days, eclipsing the record set by a 21-day shutdown under former President Bill Clinton, and government workers and contractors are facing the possibility of missing a second pay check, all while negotiations
Wowkanech won’t say if he’d help Murphy, Sweeney make peace
NJ AFL-CIO boss sidesteps question of mediator role