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Ciattarelli taps Morris Sheriff Jim Gannon as Lt. Governor candidate

July 22, 2025 11:49 am

Jack Ciattarelli has selected Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, a veteran law enforcement official from Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s district, as the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Gannon, 64, is a former beat cop...

Morris GOP relic tries to hold on

November 8, 2019 9:48 amNovember 8, 2019 2:28 pm

Peter V. Mancuso has been a fixture in Morris County politics since he started out protesting the state’s plans to extend Route 24 to Route 287 in the 1970’s. Now one of the last surviving members of the John Dorsey/Tony...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...

Democrats pick Schiavella for sheriff against Gannon

March 28, 2019 9:31 pmApril 4, 2019 12:18 pm

Morris County Democrats have picked William Schiavella, a former undersheriff and Republican councilman in Rockaway Township, to challenge Republican sheriff James Gannon. The New Jersey Globe first reported last November that Schiavella was considering switching parties to run as a...

Morris Undersheriff who endorsed Sherrill could challenge Gannon

November 1, 2018 3:12 pm

Former Morris County Undersheriff William Schiavella has endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, renewing speculation that the former Republican councilman from Rockaway Township will switch parties and challenge Sheriff James Gannon in 2019. Schiavella is...