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Provenzano won’t seek re-election as Somerset Sheriff

January 18, 2019 4:10 pmJanuary 19, 2019 12:00 am

Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano will not seek re-election to a 7th term, setting up a fight for an open seat in one of New Jersey’s most politically competitive counties. Provenzano has endorsed North Plainfield police chief Bill Parenti...

Corti named Somerset Dem executive director

January 11, 2019 11:05 am

Somerset County Democrats have named James Corti, a 24-year-old political operative who has already managed two races and worked in three states, as their new executive director. Democrats are looking to take control of the Somerset county government for the...

Control at stake in Somerset

January 4, 2019 10:25 amJanuary 4, 2019 1:38 pm

Two Democrats will take office today as the newest members of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, reducing the Republican majority from 5-0 to 3-2 and setting up a race for control of county government in 2019. Gov. Phil Murphy...

Somerset is the new swing county

January 28, 2018 7:48 pmApril 24, 2018 11:59 am

The new battleground county in New Jersey may be Somerset, where Democrats are making extraordinary gains in a county that used to be among the most solid Republican areas of New Jersey. After unseating the Republican County Clerk last November...