Donna Abene Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Bergen County in 2026

August 5, 2026 6:52 amAugust 4, 2026 8:40 pm

For generations, Bergen County was the place where Republican statewide campaigns lived or died. Before Chris Christie rewrote New Jersey’s electoral map in 2009 by running up enormous margins in the fast-growing Republican counties of Ocean, Monmouth and Morris –...

Juliano wins massive support in bid for re-election

May 6, 2026 10:10 pm

Paul Juliano looks like a sure bet for re-election as Bergen County Democratic chairman after securing endorsements from 58 municipal chairs and a long list of federal, state, county, and municipal elected officials. Juliano, who has chaired the county organization...

Auth, Azzariti hold on in tight race for LD39 in Bergen County

November 5, 2025 12:24 amNovember 5, 2025 2:42 am

Assemblymen Robert Auth (R-Old Tappan) and John Azzariti (R-Saddle River) have won re-election in Bergen County’s 39th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, but Democrats put up a serious fight. As of 12:24 a.m. and with nearly all votes...

CAIR Action NJ endorses Ali in Jersey City, sixteen candidates for Assembly

October 24, 2025 2:20 pmOctober 24, 2025 4:09 pm

With less than two weeks until Election Day, CAIR Action NJ, the state’s largest Muslim political advocacy group, today rolled out endorsements for 35 candidates across New Jersey, including sixteen running for the State Assembly and Mussab Ali in the...

Judge punts Assembly recount to late July

June 25, 2025 11:24 amJune 25, 2025 11:08 pm

The Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 39th district won’t be decided entirely until the end of July at the earliest, after a judge set an elongated briefing schedule for a recount application. Superior Court Judge Kelly A. Conlon...

Bergen Assembly candidate down by 137 votes seeks recount

June 23, 2025 4:26 pm

Demarest Councilman David Jiang will seek a recount in the 39th district State Assembly race to overturn Donna Abene’s 137-vote victory in the Democratic primary. Abene, a former Woodcliff Lake Council President, defeated Jiang, 8,464 to 8,317. Jiang’s running mate,...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...