Eric Houghtaling Archives - New Jersey Globe

David Brown will run for re-election as Monmouth Dem chairman

March 23, 2022 2:58 pmMarch 23, 2022 6:01 pm

Monmouth Democratic Party chairman David Brown announced today that he will run for re-election with endorsements from most prominent Monmouth County and statewide Democrats, including Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown), State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch),...

Senate committee approves Downey for judgeship

March 21, 2022 3:08 pm

Former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold), who flipped a Monmouth County Assembly seat in 2015 but lost re-election last year, today received the unanimous support of the Senate Judiciary Committee for a judgeship on the Workers’ Compensation Court. Downey’s nomination to...

Under new district lines, Joann Downey might still be an assemblywoman

February 18, 2022 11:45 amFebruary 19, 2022 12:08 am

When former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) lost last month, it was by an agonizingly close margin. If she had won over just 348 more voters – many of whom were already voting for State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) –...

Ex-assemblywoman who lost re-election will get judgeship

January 18, 2022 6:13 pmJanuary 19, 2022 12:50 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) to serve as a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court judge., the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Downey lost her bid for re-election to a fourth term last November in the...

Murphy lost most of 2021’s key legislative districts

November 19, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Legislative Democrats had high hopes for 2021. They had several Republican districts within reach of flipping, strong incumbents in their own seats, and a relatively popular governor well ahead in the polls. But instead of cementing their legislative majorities, Democrats...

Piperno, Eulner win Assembly seats in Monmouth in pickup for GOP

November 13, 2021 10:16 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:29 pm

Republicans have flipped two State Assembly seats in the 11th district, where Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner have ousted three-term Democrats Joann Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune). Eulner, a Shrewsbury borough councilwoman, now leads Downey by 394 votes with...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...