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Climate coalition threatens Pallone primary challenge

September 6, 2019 1:16 pmSeptember 8, 2019 5:40 pm

A coalition of climate advocacy organizations and student groups are pushing House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch to back the Green New Deal proposed by the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, — and are threatening a primary...

NJ Dems owe money to DCCC, but delinquency is no big deal

September 3, 2019 12:35 pmSeptember 4, 2019 1:49 pm

Most of New Jersey’s Democratic House members have not fulfilled their dues and fundraising goals for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which is charged with retaining their majority in the 2020 general election. The numbers come from an internal...

Jersey City teacher will challenge Payne in Democratic primary

August 29, 2019 9:34 amAugust 29, 2019 2:36 pm

Jersey City teacher John Flora has announced that he will challenge Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for the Democratic congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 10th district. Flora says he will run as a progressive alternative to Payne, a five-term Democrat...

Payne backs ERA extension, leaving Van Drew as only NJ Dem not co-sponsoring resolution

August 13, 2019 11:12 amAugust 13, 2019 2:07 pm

Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) is backing an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, leaving Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Middle) as the lone New Jersey Democratic congressman to not co-sponsor the authorizing resolution. Over the last two weeks, four additional...

Andy Kim backs extension of ERA ratification deadline

August 7, 2019 9:00 amAugust 7, 2019 11:50 am

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) has become the 9th New Jersey House member to support an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Kim signed on yesterday to co-sponsor a House resolution that would provide another extension to allow one more...

ERA extension gets support from 6 of 12 New Jersey House members

July 28, 2019 4:18 pm

A resolution in Congress to extend the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment has six co-sponsors from the New Jersey delegation: Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill), Donald Norcross (D-Camden), Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), Albio Sires...

How Peter Shapiro won

July 22, 2019 3:43 amJuly 22, 2019 3:41 am

Peter Shapiro was just 26 when he beat the powerful Essex County Democratic machine to win the primary in the first race for Essex County Executive. Shapiro defeated Sheriff John Cryan by just 2,497 votes in the 1978 Democratic primary,...