Eliana Pintor Marin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Newark will hold at least two runoffs in four contested council races

May 10, 2022 10:37 pmMay 10, 2022 11:29 pm

Mayor Ras Baraka’s slate in four contested council races is having a mixed night; Central Ward Councilwoman LaMonica McIver won outright, but two of Baraka’s endorsees will likely face runoffs and a third came in dead last in his race....

Hopatcong councilman slapped down by 29th district legislators over offensive comments

May 6, 2022 2:34 pm

A Hopatcong councilman under fire for recent offensive remarks – he said Gov. Phil Murphy’s school aid plan “raped” his Sussex County school district and gave funding to “crackheads” instead – received a further rebuke today from the representatives of...

Silva unveils long list of local East Ward endorsements

March 23, 2022 3:13 pmMarch 23, 2022 5:04 pm

Michael Silva, a retired policeman and one of the leading candidates for the open East Ward seat on the Newark City Council, today released a list of 50 endorsements from a variety of local community and political leaders. “Michael represents...

Pintor Marin endorses Silva in Newark East Ward race

March 14, 2022 12:01 amMarch 14, 2022 10:31 am

Michael J. Silva has scored a major endorsement in his bid for a Newark East Ward city council seat, picking up the support of Assembly Budget Committee Chair Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark). “Michael represents the best that the East Ward...

Battle over Murphy budget address headlines new legislature’s first full day

February 14, 2022 4:55 pm

After weeks of committee hearings and one brief Senate session, the 220th New Jersey State Legislature held its first full legislative voting session today, headlined by a seemingly straightforward bill that nevertheless drew significant opposition from Republican lawmakers: whether to...

Pintor Marin backs Platkin for attorney general

February 8, 2022 12:11 pm

Assembly Budget Committee Chair Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark) is backing Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as attorney general. “Matt Platkin is an accomplished attorney whose work on minimum wage and gun safety have benefitted not only my constituents...

Ruiz, Pintor Marin, Speight win in the 29th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:33 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark), and Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Newark) have won re-election to the 29th legislative district. The single candidate who filed to run against them in...