Eliana Pintor Marin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Coughlin shuffles committees as Legislature gears up

January 30, 2026 3:36 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has shifted the Democratic majority on the powerful Assembly Budget Committee from 10-5 to 11-4 after Republicans lost five seats in last year’s election. Coughlin added Democrats Al Abdelaziz (D-Paterson) and Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) to the...

Pintor Marin, Speight win in LD29

November 4, 2025 8:45 pmNovember 4, 2025 11:47 pm

Assemblywomen Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark) and Shanique Speight (D-Newark) have won re-election in the 29th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, far from a surprise in the deep-blue Newark seat. As of 11:46 p.m. and with nearly all votes...

National organization of state troopers backs all incumbent legislators, will stay out of N.J. governor’s race

October 9, 2025 12:56 amOctober 9, 2025 12:57 pm

The National Troopers Coalition will remain neutral in the New Jersey governor’s race and has endorsed every incumbent in contests for the State Assembly. In the two split districts, the organization representing over 43,000 state troopers from 47 groups nationwide...

PBA endorses incumbents, no challengers, in Assembly races

August 26, 2025 12:31 pmAugust 26, 2025 1:06 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s largest law enforcement union going to Democrats in the 3rd and 11th districts and Republicans in the 21st district;...

N.J. building trades endorse mostly incumbents, back just one challenger

July 16, 2025 11:43 amJuly 17, 2025 12:26 pm

The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed every incumbent legislator seeking re-election this year, except for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Republican lawmakers in the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 39th districts. Instead of Schnall, the...

Assembly passes budget, sends bill to governor

June 30, 2025 6:39 pmJuly 1, 2025 12:20 am

The Assembly approved the $58.8 billion budget for the next fiscal year, sending the final budget of Gov. Phil Murphy’s tenure to his desk. The Assembly passed the legislation with a 52-27 vote Monday afternoon, after the Senate passed it...

Amid nighttime budget hearings, some object to the process

June 28, 2025 1:30 am

A common joke was heard rattling around the committee rooms of the statehouse cleared budget bills for next week: “There’s nowhere else I’d rather spend my Friday night.” The Senate and Assembly budget committees each met at 8 p.m. on...