Eric Houghtaling Archives - New Jersey Globe

Amaroso, Woolley hit incumbents over SDA

April 18, 2019 2:26 pmApril 18, 2019 3:42 pm

Assembly candidates Mike Amoroso and Matt Woolley are levying discord at the Schools Development Authority and the troubles of its embattled CEO Lizette Delgado-Polanco into an attack against Democratic incumbents. “Scandal after scandal, the Schools Development Authority has continued to...

Axel Owen will run 16th district Dem campaign

April 12, 2019 12:02 pmApril 12, 2019 3:40 pm

One of the state’s top Democratic operatives is leaving the state party to help re-elect two Democratic incumbents in a politically competitive legislative district. Axel Owen, the political director of the Democratic State Committee, will manage the re-election campaigns of...

Group seeks end to trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

March 26, 2019 8:00 amMarch 26, 2019 7:05 am

A group of New Jersey political and business leaders will push for statewide support to lift trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. New Jersey will become the 19th state to join Engage Cuba, a Washington-based lobbying group that advocates pro-engagement policies on...

Ethics panel finds probable cause to investigate DiMaso

March 19, 2019 2:45 pmMarch 19, 2019 2:54 pm

The Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards today found probable cause to investigate an ethics complaint filed against Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) by two of her colleagues. Two Monmouth County Democratic legislators, Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) and Joann Downey (D-Freehold), filed...

Challenger drops out, leaving Houghtaling, Downey unopposed at Monmouth Dem convention

March 16, 2019 11:36 am

Rakesh Bisaria has dropped challenge to incumbents Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) and Joann Downey (D-Freehold) for the Monmouth County Democratic organization line, leaving the two-term legislators unopposed at the party convention this morning. Houghtaling and Downey will face Republicans Michael Amoroso...

Monmouth Dems face convention contests for freeholder, Assembly

March 13, 2019 5:10 pm

Monmouth County Democrats are gearing up for a hotly contested convention on Saturday, with races for freeholder and State Assembly in three legislative districts. Four candidates are seeking party support for two seats on the freeholder board: Liz Lawrence, an...

Monmouth GOP assembly candidates bash Murphy

March 6, 2019 9:51 am

The Republican candidates for State Assembly in Monmouth County’s 11th district are calling Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget “reckless,” but limit their criticism to the Democratic governor and not the two legislators they want to unseat: Joann Downey (D-Freehold)...