Gary Schaer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Juliano wins massive support in bid for re-election

May 6, 2026 10:10 pm

Paul Juliano looks like a sure bet for re-election as Bergen County Democratic chairman after securing endorsements from 58 municipal chairs and a long list of federal, state, county, and municipal elected officials. Juliano, who has chaired the county organization...

Calabrese, Schaer convincingly re-elected to Trump-won LD36

November 4, 2025 10:02 pm

Assemblymen Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) and Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) have secured new terms in southern Bergen County’s 36th district, the New Jersey Globe projects, even after the district veered sharply towards Republicans in last year’s federal elections. As of 10:01...

National organization of state troopers backs all incumbent legislators, will stay out of N.J. governor’s race

October 9, 2025 12:56 amOctober 9, 2025 12:57 pm

The National Troopers Coalition will remain neutral in the New Jersey governor’s race and has endorsed every incumbent in contests for the State Assembly. In the two split districts, the organization representing over 43,000 state troopers from 47 groups nationwide...

Nellie Pou’s tricky balance on Israel and Palestine

September 9, 2025 3:25 pmSeptember 30, 2025 10:04 am

Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon)’s America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)-affiliated trip to Israel last month was always going to cause some controversy – and it did. The trip, which fellow New Jersey Rep. Herb Conaway (D-Delran) also joined, came...

PBA endorses incumbents, no challengers, in Assembly races

August 26, 2025 12:31 pmAugust 26, 2025 1:06 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s largest law enforcement union going to Democrats in the 3rd and 11th districts and Republicans in the 21st district;...

Assembly panel clears anti-Semitism definition bill after marathon hearing

July 24, 2025 9:19 pmJuly 25, 2025 9:45 am

An Assembly committee approved a bill to enshrine a divisive definition of anti-Semitism on Thursday after a marathon, seven-and-a-half-hour discussion. The State and Local Government Committee unanimously voted in favor of the bill during a rare July hearing. Dozens of...

N.J. building trades endorse mostly incumbents, back just one challenger

July 16, 2025 11:43 amJuly 17, 2025 12:26 pm

The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed every incumbent legislator seeking re-election this year, except for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Republican lawmakers in the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 39th districts. Instead of Schnall, the...