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Democratic proposal wins Atlantic County redistricting battle

March 7, 2022 11:37 amMarch 7, 2022 9:14 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner Redistricting Commission tiebreaker Georgia Curio chose the Democratic proposal for the county’s five county commissioner districts this morning, upending a decades-long status quo that favored Republican candidates. In making her selection, Curio said that while the Republican...

Black leaders agree to split Pleasantville and Atlantic City on county commission map

February 28, 2022 10:30 amFebruary 28, 2022 11:24 am

As the Atlantic County Commissioner Redistricting Commission proceeds with its task of redrawing the county’s five county commission districts, a coalition of the county’s most prominent Black politicians released a statement today in support of putting Pleasantville and Atlantic City...

Commission to redraw Atlantic County districts hits immediate impasse

January 27, 2022 5:48 pm

The redistricting commission in charge of redrawing Atlantic County’s five county commission districts failed to find common ground at their first meeting today, with each party’s two commissioners agreeing to search for a fifth tiebreaking member. If the four cannot...

Atlantic City councilman switches endorsements in NJ-2 Dem House primary

June 10, 2020 9:26 am

An Atlantic City councilman who was one of Brigid Callahan Harrison’s earliest supporters has flipped his endorsement to Amy Kennedy for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Kaleem Shabazz was among the first Atlantic County Democrats to publicly...

Atlantic sheriff Eric Scheffler endorses Amy Kennedy

February 13, 2020 12:01 pm

Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler has endorsed Amy Kennedy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district, giving the former public school teacher her first major endorsement from a countywide elected official. “I believe in Amy 1000%,”...

Thomas-Fields may run for Atlantic City mayor

January 18, 2020 10:53 pmJanuary 19, 2020 9:02 am

Pamela Thomas-Fields, a prominent Atlantic City community leader and longtime city employee, is mulling a bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Thomas-Fields ran for freeholder in 2013 and lost a District 1 primary to Ernest Coursey by just 189...

Murphy will swear in officials in 12 towns in January

December 28, 2019 2:32 pmDecember 31, 2019 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will swear in the girlfriend of one of his 2017 Democratic primary rivals as a councilwoman in Wayne on January 1. Fran Ritter ousted incumbent Republican councilwoman Aileen Rivera with 57% of the vote and will become...