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11th district Democratic TV ad touts ‘coming back’

October 14, 2021 9:14 am

The Democratic incumbents in the 11th legislative district – State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) and Assemblymembers Joanne Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) – are up on the air with a new cable TV ad talking their accomplishments in...

Republicans withdraw at the last minute from LD11 debate

October 5, 2021 4:32 pm

A League of Women-hosted 11th legislative district debate that was scheduled to take place tonight has been cancelled, following the unexpected withdrawal of the district’s three Republican candidates. The debate was intended to be a forum for the district’s Democratic...

National Republican group drops ads in three legislative districts

October 4, 2021 10:01 amOctober 4, 2021 12:09 pm

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), a national organization dedicated to electing state-level Republican officeholders, launched new TV and digital ads today targeting state legislative Democrats in the 2nd, 8th, and 11th districts. The committee is putting $100,000 behind each...

Three Kennedys will raise money for Gopal, running mates

September 7, 2021 1:11 pmSeptember 7, 2021 4:33 pm

The members of the Kennedy family will be in New Jersey this month to raise money for Democratic lawmakers seeking re-election in Monmouth County. Former Reps. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) and Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island), and 2020 New Jersey congressional...

John Pallone raises $100k in launch of Long Branch 2022 re-election campaign

September 1, 2021 11:26 pmSeptember 1, 2021 11:36 pm

Long Branch Mayor John Pallone raised over $100,000 for his May 2022 re-election bid on Tuesday night and announced that his entire city council slate intends to run again. Pallone, the brother of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank...

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...