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How Norcross gets replaced in Congress if Biden makes him Secretary of Labor

August 26, 2020 7:42 pmAugust 26, 2020 7:48 pm

An influential labor leader launched a trial balloon by mentioning Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) as a possible candidate for U.S. Secretary of Labor if Joe Biden wins the presidency. The (Bergen) Record reported that United Brotherhood of Carpenters president Douglas...

Flora pays himself back after winning 4% of the vote

August 18, 2020 3:34 pm

John J. Flora has paid himself back all but $11 of a $5,000 personal loan he made to his forgettable bid for the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a commonly used trick in political campaigns: loan yourself money early as...

Sweeney doesn’t feel snubbed over lack of convention speaking role

August 17, 2020 11:40 amAugust 17, 2020 12:05 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney isn’t lamenting his lack of a speaking role at the Democratic National Committee’s convention. “No, not even a little bit,” Sweeney said when asked if he felt snubbed. “I didn’t go to Denver. I went to...

N.J. Democrats announce local convention speakers, but leave off Sweeney and Coughlin

August 16, 2020 10:57 amAugust 17, 2020 11:30 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will host an outdoor, in-person reception for Democratic National Convention delegates and special guests on Thursday night to watch Joe Biden accept the presidential nomination. U.S. Senator Cory Booker is also scheduled to address the convention on...

Statements on Harris VP pick

August 11, 2020 4:56 pmAugust 12, 2020 9:46 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden announced he had chosen U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris to run on his ticket as vice president Tuesday. Here’s how New Jersey reacted. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER LORETTA WEINBERG “I am overjoyed that he has picked a...

Flora didn’t spend more than 1/3 of campaign funds

July 16, 2020 10:32 am

John Flora is at just 4.43% in his unsuccessful challenge to Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in New Jersey’s 10th district, but at he was shrewd enough to not spend his own money on a race where more than 9...

More than one-fifth of Payne’s fundraising haul goes to pay his cousin

July 14, 2020 12:37 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) burned through $391,206 to win the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 10th district and now has $83,987 remaining in his campaign warchest. He leads Seton Hall University law professor Eugene Mazo by an 89%-6% margin,...