Ed Durr Archives - New Jersey Globe

Two ex-South Jersey legislators make House primary endorsements

May 29, 2026 12:37 pm

Two former South Jersey state legislators – hailing from very different parties and backgrounds – weighed in on competitive House primaries this week. In the 2nd congressional district’s Democratic primary, former Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield), who represented most of Atlantic County...

The GOP’s big 2026 question: who will run against Cory Booker?

December 16, 2025 3:57 pm

In less than eleven months, someone will appear on every New Jersey voter’s ballot as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against Cory Booker. Who will that person be? Republicans have no idea. With the filing deadline just a few...

Ed Durr says he’s open to taking on Cory Booker in 2026

May 6, 2025 4:50 pm

Former State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan), the Republican truck driver who briefly became a GOP hero when he unseated New Jersey’s Democratic State Senate president in 2021, is keeping his options open for his political future – including a possible...

Beth Sawyer ends bid for Assembly in 3rd district

March 24, 2025 6:51 pm

Former Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) has decided not to seek her old Assembly seat in the 3rd district, leaving Gloucester County Commissioner Chris Konawel and Harrison Township Deputy Mayor Lawrence Moore unopposed in the Republican primary. Sawyer’s running mate, former...

Durr ends bid for governor, endorses Spadea for GOP nod

March 24, 2025 1:33 pmMarch 24, 2025 7:48 pm

Seeing no viable path to win, former State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan), the South Jersey truck driver who made national headlines when he ousted then-Senate President Steve Sweeney four years ago, is dropping out of the race for the Republican...

The Watcher: GOP Sugar Daddy is on his way out

March 19, 2025 5:36 amJuly 13, 2025 4:05 pm

Jon Corzine spent over $130 million of his own money on his three statewide campaigns. Bob Hugin spent $36 million and lost one. And Phil Murphy – maybe the better businessman – spent less than $16.4 million to serve as...

Mercer Republicans will allow three gubernatorial candidate to share slogan; Spadea wins vote

March 3, 2025 9:36 pmMarch 3, 2025 11:31 pm

Mercer County Republicans will award their organization slogan to three gubernatorial candidates – Bill Spadea, Jack Ciattarelli, and Jon Bramnick – after the GOP convention tonight. Spadea outpolled Ciattarelli, 69-59, with 33 votes cast for Bramnick. He and State Sen....