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Testa leads Garcia Balicki by 13 in Stockton poll

October 13, 2021 12:14 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) leads his Democratic opponent Yolanda Garcia Balicki by a 49-36% margin, according to a rare legislative poll of the 1st legislative district released today by Stockton University. The poll also found Testa’s running mates, Assemblyman...

Republicans crushing Democrats in 1st legislative district fundraising

October 12, 2021 12:28 pm

Democrats held the 1st legislative district as recently as 2019, but fundraising reports released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) show that the party does not seem to be mounting a strong effort to take back...

Democrats to switch Assembly candidates in 1st district

August 26, 2021 9:56 amAugust 26, 2021 11:24 am

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 1st district has dropped out of the race and will be replaced on the ticket on September 2 by Dr. Julia Hankerson, a former state Department of Human Services official. Christopher Wilson...

Dim Democratic hopes in the 1st legislative district as parties turn sights elsewhere

August 3, 2021 11:05 amSeptember 14, 2021 10:04 am

For 12 years, Democrats could call New Jersey’s 1st legislative district their own. Led by then-State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis), the Democratic Party held the district’s Senate seat and both Assembly seats for 6 consecutive cycles between 2007 and...

Republican bill would force state workers back to their offices

May 10, 2021 3:16 pm

Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would require state workers to return to their offices for what could be the first time in more than a year if their job requires them to interact with the public in-person. “We continue...

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Suleiman backs legislative candidates in first district

March 24, 2021 9:21 amMarch 24, 2021 11:36 am

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman backed legislative candidates in the first district Wednesday morning. Attorney Yolanda Garcia Balicki got his endorsement for a State Senate run against Sen. Mike Testa (R-Vineland), while Chris Wilson and John Capizola Jr. got...

Quinn won’t seek re-election as Cumberland commissioner

March 18, 2021 11:28 pmMarch 19, 2021 10:27 am

Cumberland County Democrats tonight endorse Dr. Priscilla Ocasio-Jiménez, a middle school principal from Vineland, as their candidate for county commissioner. She will replace James Quinn, who is giving up the seat he’s held for six years to return to Millville...