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Tag: Freas Hess

Three N.J. counties have waited more than 165 years for an Assembly Speaker

August 17, 2026   9:36 am
When William Kennedy of Sussex County finished his second year as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, James Madison was president, the War of 1812 had not yet begun, and Abraham Lincoln would not be born for another eight...
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Somerset hasn’t elected a Democratic state senator since 1902

August 30, 2021   11:17 am
Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...
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Last time Somerset Democrats won a State Senate seat was 1902

February 2, 2021   11:39 am
Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...
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Son of former Speaker dies

September 24, 2018   10:00 am
Another witness to New Jersey political history has passed: John Hess, whose father served as the Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly in 1945, died over the summer. Freas Hess was a supporting player in the Battle of the...
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