Eric Houghtaling Archives

District 11 Republicans back Oroho’s bill creating school funding task force

July 7, 2021 9:42 amJuly 7, 2021 2:34 pm

Republican legislative candidates in the 11th district came out in support of State Sen. Steve Oroho’s bill creating a task force to examine the state’s school funding formula, though they appear to have missed that their general election opponents were...

Sponsors still aiming to move bill barring use of school resources for politics

June 15, 2021 12:50 pmJune 15, 2021 1:24 pm

This story was updated at 1:24 p.m. Lawmakers in the Senate are working to advance a bill that would bar school officials from using their position or resources available to them because of the same to engage in politics. “The...

Murphy signals support for earlier parental notifications for underage marijuana

March 8, 2021 2:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he supported allowing police to notify parents about their children’s underage marijuana use on the first offense, paving a path to law for a marijuana cleanup bill introduced last week. “Without getting too much into the...

Gopal, Democrats introduce bill to notify parents of first underage marijuana offense

March 4, 2021 8:49 pmMarch 4, 2021 9:26 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers will introduce a bill allowing police officers to notify the parents of underage marijuana users on the first offense instead of the second. “While New Jersey has made recreational Marijuana legal in the state of New...

11th District Democrats want state to prioritize vaccines for teachers

February 3, 2021 11:24 am

Democrats in the 11th legislative district on Wednesday joined the calls urging Gov. Phil Murphy to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for the state’s teachers. “We need to ensure they are protected against the virus they are potentially exposed to each and...

Democratic incumbents in LD11 have more than $360,000 banked between them

February 1, 2021 2:55 pm

Democratic incumbents in the 11th legislative district have a little more than $360,000 banked for this year’s races. State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) was the district’s most voluminous fundraiser, bringing in $988,697 over the course of the cycle, including...

Steinhardt slams Mazzeo, Houghtaling, Downey for stop-gap budget votes

July 3, 2020 3:21 pm

New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairman Doug Steinhardt continued to lob bombs at some of the state’s most vulnerable Assembly Democrats. The chairman on Friday attacked Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) and Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) over...