Eugene Mazo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Center for Biological Diversity backs Ocampo Grajales for Congress

April 14, 2022 11:42 am

The action fund of the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting endangered species, announced today that it is endorsing David Ocampo Grajales in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district. “Ocampo Grajales truly cares about...

Mazo exits race for Congress in NJ-8

April 12, 2022 6:55 pm

Eugene Mazo has dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district after a two-hour hearing on Wednesday. Mazo’s exit from the race came after Administrative Law Judge Gail Cookson had already invalidated 21 of...

Menendez opponent, a Seton Hall law professor, says DeGise petition challenge violates federal law

April 12, 2022 4:30 pmApril 12, 2022 5:01 pm

A Seton Hall law professor running for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district says that the Hudson County Democratic Organization violated a federal campaign finance law by challenging his nominating petition. Eugene Mazo is citing a Federal Election Commission decision...

N.J. GOP House candidate seeks to use ballot slogan ‘Let’s Go Brandon’

April 4, 2022 7:02 pm

A Republican candidate for the 4th congressional district filed his bid for Congress today on a line entitled “Let’s Go Brand*n – FJB,” two variations on a not-especially-subtle code for “Fuck Joe Biden,” which may prompt a smackdown from Secretary...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...

Payne has favorables of 37% in Newark, new FDU Poll says

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 23, 2021 12:06 am

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. has favorables of 37%-11% in his hometown of Newark, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows. Among Democrats – the group of voters Payne needs to be most concerned about to hold his seat – the...

Payne slows spending after costly uncompetitive primary

October 16, 2020 3:47 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) reigned in his spending after what appeared to be a needlessly costly primary, expending just $51,076 in the third quarter of 2020, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The five-term...