Erik Peterson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Doherty, DiMaio, Peterson will seek re-election

December 15, 2020 8:23 pm

The three incumbent Republican legislators from the 23rd district – State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) and Assemblymen John DiMaio (R-Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) — announced on Tuesday night that they would seek re-election in 2021. The heavily-Republican district includes...

Frank Fuzo, five-term Hunterdon freeholder, dies at 68

June 9, 2020 11:04 pm

Frank J. Fuzo, a strong vote-getter during his fifteen years as a Hunterdon County freeholder and the last Republican mayor of Lambertville, died on June 3. He was 68. Fuzo made his first bid for public office in 1984 as...

Park closures first issue to draw outcry from array of Republicans

April 8, 2020 3:31 pm

A growing number of Republicans are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to reverse course on an executive order that shuttered New Jersey’s state and county parks. “We recognize the incredibly difficult challenges you face every day as our beloved State...

Peterson to decide on House bid in January

December 9, 2019 4:10 pmDecember 9, 2019 4:41 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson intends to decide whether he’ll run for Rep. Tom Malinowski’s seat by early January. “I’ve been making phone calls to people I trust to get their opinion, and people have been approaching me,” he said. “I just...

DiMaio, Peterson win

November 5, 2019 8:01 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:47 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Republican incumbents John DiMaio and Erik Peterson have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 23rd district. They defeated Democrats Denise King and Marisa Trofimov. DiMaio and Peterson were elected...

Peterson still won’t rule out House bid

May 20, 2019 1:54 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s decision to run for the seventh congressional district’s House seat hasn’t pushed Assemblyman Erik Peterson to rule out a run. “Nothing’s changed. I want to make it through this election and then I’ll think about...

Five GOP county chairs will attend Tom Kean announcement

April 16, 2019 3:52 pmApril 16, 2019 7:55 pm

Sending a strong signal that Tom Kean, Jr. is the top choice of Republicans to challenge freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in 2020, five GOP county chairmen from New Jersey’s 7th district are expected to attend Kean’s formal announcement...