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Five more House candidates file petitions

March 23, 2020 3:15 pmMarch 24, 2020 9:00 am

Five more candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives filed their petitions, bringing the total officially running in the June 2 primary to 12. Former public school teacher Amy Kennedy is the first to file in a hotly-contested Democratic primary...

Four more N.J. House members endorse Joe Biden

March 11, 2020 7:00 amMarch 11, 2020 3:37 pm

Four more New Jersey House members – Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), Donald Norcross (D-Camden), Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) and Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) – have endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. That brings the total number of congressional endorsements for...

CWA endorsed 9 incumbents, not Gottheimer

March 6, 2020 2:53 pmMarch 7, 2020 12:06 pm

The Communications Workers of American have endorsed nine Democratic incumbents for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, but has taken a pass on Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) in New Jersey’s 5th district. The CWA is backing incumbents Bonnie Watson...

Flora faces accusation of sexism following social media post

March 4, 2020 1:58 pm

Congressional candidate John Flora faces an accusation of sexism following a Twitter post that claimed Hudson County Chairwoman Amy DeGise was a figurehead for her father, County Executive Tom DeGise. “This kind of sexist crap shouldn’t be tolerated from anyone,...

Mehta to get Hudson GOP endorsement

February 22, 2020 3:50 pmFebruary 23, 2020 4:01 pm

Hudson County Republicans are expected to endorse Rik Mehta for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, giving him his eighth organization line in his bid to unseat Cory Booker, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Mehta will pick up the backing of...

Gottheimer endorses Bloomberg for president

February 20, 2020 5:55 amFebruary 20, 2020 1:30 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) has endorsed Mike Bloomberg for the Democratic presidential nomination, giving the billionaire former mayor of New York City an influential ally in North Jersey. “I’m endorsing Mike Bloomberg because we need an experienced, proven leader who...

Hudson Dems pick slate without Torres

February 14, 2020 10:05 amFebruary 15, 2020 10:24 am

Hudson County Democrats are putting twelve of thirteen incumbents on their organization line in the June Democratic primary, but are not endorsing a candidate for president at this point. As first reported by the New Jersey Globe on February 7,...