Doug Steinhardt Archives

Still no meeting set for both parties to discuss congressional redistricting tiebreaker

July 30, 2021 3:22 pm

Hours before a deadline imposed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission has no meeting scheduled for today to discuss a resolution to a logjam on tiebreakers. That could change, but at 3:15 PM no meetings...

Steinhardt blast Democrats for maneuvers surrounding congressional redistricting tiebreaker

July 28, 2021 7:12 pmJuly 29, 2021 8:51 am

A bid by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to get Democrats and Republicans to agree on a tiebreaker for congressional redistricting is blowing up into a fight before the process to draw new districts has even started. Doug Steinhardt, the GOP...

GOP redistricting commissions set deadline for answers on prisoner allocations

July 26, 2021 11:36 am

The Republican members of the commissions charged with redrawing congressional and legislative districts over the next few months have given New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way until August 2 to answer questions about how the state will adjust municipal...

Democrats add Poritz to list of congressional redistricting tiebreakers

July 26, 2021 12:17 amJuly 26, 2021 11:36 am

Democrats on the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission have added a second option to their list of candidates for tiebreaker, but the new candidate – former Chief Justice Deborah Poritz – is hardly an acceptable pick for Republicans. In a...

Rabner gives legislative redistricting commission one month to submit possible tiebreaker candidates

July 9, 2021 9:33 amJuly 27, 2021 2:53 pm

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has asked Democrats and Republicans to submit a list of candidates to serve as the eleventh member of the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission by August 10. That puts the selection process for legislative and congressional...

Democratic State Committee attacks Ciattarelli over GOP state chair pick

June 11, 2021 1:40 pm

The Democratic State Committee moved against former U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin only a day after GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli picked him to lead the Republican State Committee. “Bob Hugin and Jack Ciattarelli are both devoted supporters of Donald...

Schirmer wins race for Mercer GOP State Committee seat

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Former Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer has won re-election to her post on the Republican State Committee, defeating Trenton Republican Municipal Chairwoman Jennifer Williams. Schirmer leads Williams by 184 votes, 3,827-3,643. With few votes remaining to tally, Williams’ path toward victory...