Donna Simon Archives - Page 3 of 3

Bateman vulnerable, Schaffer says

August 7, 2019 8:32 pmAugust 7, 2019 9:43 pm

Somerset County Chairwoman Peg Schaffer thinks State Sen. Kip Bateman’s seat is ripe for the taking. “The fact that we almost won with our candidate — she had almost no support except support she got from the county — she...

In fight to win Assembly seat, Gunderman takes a vacation

July 11, 2019 6:21 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:51 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy visited Westfield in June to talk gun safety days after a man was arrested in the parking lot of a local school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets, Democratic Assembly candidate Stacey...

Maps: The race for Assembly in LD-16

June 19, 2019 9:50 amJune 19, 2019 1:52 pm

In November, Republicans hope to put a few dents into the Democratic super-majority in the chamber, and one of the places that they are putting an effort into flipping in the 16th legislative district currently represented by two Democrats in...

Caliguire, Madrid win Somerset line for Assembly

March 25, 2019 9:53 pmMarch 25, 2019 10:09 pm

Somerset County Republicans endorsed former freeholder Todd Caliguire and former Montgomery mayor Christine Madrid for State Assembly in the 16th district. Incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) are among the top targets of state Republicans looing to...

Republicans conventions begin to pick challengers vs. Zwicker, Freiman

March 6, 2019 6:12 amMarch 7, 2019 1:11 am

The process of picking Republican challengers to challenge two Democratic assemblymen in the politically competitive 16th district begins on Wednesday, when Hunterdon County Republicans hold a screening committee meeting to interview four potential candidates. Seeking the chance to take on...

Freiman, focused on re-election, not ruling out Senate run

February 11, 2019 4:50 pmFebruary 11, 2019 5:15 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman wouldn’t rule out challenging State Sen. Kip Bateman in 2021, but the first term Assemblyman said his political energy was focused on his own reelection race in November. “I happen to like Kip very, very much. I...

Battleground 2019

July 9, 2018 12:31 amJuly 9, 2018 4:08 pm

The likely best-case scenario for Republicans in 2019 is a pickup of ten Assembly seats, which would bring them to respectable and relevant 36 seats hearing into the second half of Gov. Phil Murphy’s term – and into legislative redistricting. ...