Gary Chiusano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Assembly committee advances long-languishing bill extending bribery laws to candidates

March 17, 2022 11:53 am

The Assembly State and Local Government Committee today unanimously advanced a perennially sidelined bill that would make existing bribery statutes apply to candidates for office; under current law, only those who hold elected office can be charged with bribery. The...

After 18 years, Burrell returns to public office

January 1, 2020 4:48 pm

The last Democrat to win a seat on the Sussex County Board of Freeholders and the only African American freeholder in Sussex history completed a political comeback today, being sworn in as the new mayor of Vernon Township. Howard Burrell,...

Frelinghuysen holding on to $500k

October 17, 2018 6:40 pm

With nineteen days to go before the mid-term election, retiring Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen is sitting on a $488,244 campaign warchest. Frelinghuysen, 71, announced on January 29 that he would not seek re-election after 24 years in Congress. The Morris County...

Landslide win for Sherrill in Sussex

March 31, 2018 2:39 pmOctober 31, 2022 3:45 pm

Former Navy helicopter pilot Mikie Sherrill won 91% of the vote at the Sussex County Democratic convention today, giving her the endorsements of all four county organizations in her bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th...