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Cooper, Perkins-Auguste face off for Union County clerk nomination

August 6, 2026 6:40 pmAugust 6, 2026 6:46 pm

Two Democrats will face off at a special Union County Democratic convention on August 18 to pick a candidate to succeed Joanne Rajoppi, who held the post for three decades before her death last month. Tahirah “Tai” Cooper, an official...

Judge denies Sweeney bid to reclaim seat on redistricting commission

February 1, 2022 5:56 pmFebruary 2, 2022 10:33 am

Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy today denied former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford)’s application for injunctive relief to regain his seat on the Legislative Apportionment Commission, from which he was removed last week by state Democratic Party chairman LeRoy...

The karma of Steve Sweeney’s commission ouster

January 26, 2022 5:04 pm

Twelve years ago, Steve Sweeney got his way on the Congressional Redistricting Commission. Fresh off of his victory over former Gov. Richard Codey for the presidency of the New Jersey State Senate, Sweeney decided that he wanted a say on...

Decade before Joe Clark ran for freeholder, another nationally-known celebrity ran for State Senate in an East Orange-based district

December 30, 2020 12:23 pmDecember 30, 2020 5:21 pm

A bid for Essex County freeholder by bullhorn-toting, baseball bat-wielding high school principal Joe Clark in 1988 came eleven years after another nationally acclaimed celebrity sought public office in an East Orange-based district. Althea Gibson, the first Black win the...

The time Althea Gibson ran for Senate

February 28, 2018 8:53 amFebruary 28, 2018 9:56 pm

The United States Tennis Organization has announced that Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win the Grand Slam title will finally be honored with a statue at the National Tennis Center in New York. Yesterday’s announcement comes six years after...