Gary Schaer Archives - New Jersey Globe

McKnight, Schaer, Wimberly introduce resolution supporting federal anti-lynching law

May 11, 2022 12:44 pm

A month after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, Assemblymembers Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City), Gary Schaer (D-Passaic), and Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) have introduced a resolution in the State Assembly in support of the new national...

Russian sanctions bill skips committee, passes Assembly unanimously

March 8, 2022 2:03 pm

A bill that would prohibit state entities from doing business with Russia or Russian companies sailed through the Assembly unanimously today; the Senate passed the same bill last week, and Gov. Phil Murphy has indicated he will sign it. Assemblyman...

Who were the holdouts on the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act?

January 18, 2022 6:00 amJanuary 17, 2022 11:15 pm

When the New Jersey legislature passed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act last week, codifying abortion into state law, it did so largely on partisan lines: Democrats were eager to support the bill while Republicans lined up against it. But...

Sarlo, Calabrese, Schaer win in the 36th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 21, 2021 10:13 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge), Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park), and Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) have won re-election to the 36th legislative district. They beat Republican brothers Chris and Craig Auriemma – Chris...

GOP write-in candidates secure nominations for Senate, Assembly in 36th district

June 17, 2021 1:06 pm

Republicans won enough write-in votes to nominate legislative candidates in 36th district, election officials said on Thursday. Chris Auriemma, a U.S. Army combat veteran and firefighter, has dropped out of the State Senate primary race in April after his nominating...

Democrats call for criminal probe into petitions filed by Bergen GOP candidates

May 26, 2021 9:48 am

The campaign arm of the New Jersey Senate Democrats has asked Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to launch a criminal investigation into nominating petitions filed by Republican legislative candidates in the 36th district. Senate candidate Chris Auriemma and Assembly candidates Craig...

Legislative candidates’ fundraising highest in decades, ELEC says

May 18, 2021 10:55 am

Fundraising among legislative candidates jumped to the highest levels in at least two decades, the Election Law Enforcement Commission announced Tuesday. Candidates to state office reported raising $30.7 million dollars 29 days out from the state’s primaries, though they’ve held...