Gabriela Mosquera Archives - New Jersey Globe

Despite lots of turnover, new legislature will be demographically similar to current one

November 8, 2023 5:29 pm

One of the dominant themes of this year’s New Jersey legislative elections was turnover. Thanks to a large number of retirements and defeats, there will be a whopping 29 new faces joining the legislature in January, plus another seven current...

Moriarty holds competitive 4th district for Dems, defeating Del Borrello

November 7, 2023 9:51 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:08 am

Democrats have retained control of the highly competitive 4th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, with Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-Washington) winning a seat in the Senate and Monroe school board member Cody Miller and Gloucester Township Councilman Dan Hutchison...

11 days before filing deadline, Mosquera won’t say what her re-election plans are

March 16, 2023 11:27 am

In this year’s state legislative elections, perhaps no district is more important than the 4th, a highly competitive South Jersey district where Republicans are looking to make gains. But with just 11 days to go until the filing deadline, 4th...

An early look at the 2023 legislative playing field

February 7, 2023 12:01 pmFebruary 7, 2023 5:45 pm

Incumbents are retiring. Challengers are emerging. County conventions are approaching. The 2023 legislative elections are upon us. Of course, voters won’t go to the general election polls for another nine months, but that doesn’t mean parties and candidates aren’t fully...

With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?

January 5, 2023 1:08 pmJanuary 5, 2023 11:23 pm

On Tuesday, State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey) announced that he won’t seek re-election to the State Senate this year, bringing a three-decade career in the legislature to an end. He joins a small but growing cohort of state legislators who...

Moriarty deflects Senate speculation, says he hopes Madden runs again

September 15, 2022 5:26 pm

Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-Washington), who could soon be a candidate for the State Senate should State Sen. Fred Madden (D-Washington) choose to retire, said today that he remains firmly behind Madden and would not elaborate on his own plans. “As...

In wake of Dobbs ruling, legislature passes two laws protecting N.J. abortions

June 29, 2022 8:40 pmJune 29, 2022 8:50 pm

With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to allow states around the country to ban or severely restrict abortion, the New Jersey Legislature passed two bills today that safeguard the state’s abortion providers and out-of-state patients from other states’ laws. The...