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Passaic incumbents win easily

May 15, 2019 12:49 amMay 15, 2019 12:54 am

Four incumbents coasted to re-election in the city of Passaic in Tuesday’s non-partisan municipal election. Thania Melo was the top vote-getter with 2,012 votes, followed by Salim Patel (1,954), Gary Schaer (1,942) and Chaim Munk (1,923). They defeated perennial candidate...

Wimberly endorses millionaire’s tax

May 7, 2019 3:06 pmMay 7, 2019 4:42 pm

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) told the New Jersey Globe that he will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to increase the income tax on households with annual incomes of more than $1 million. Wimberly’s running mate, Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda...

Tolga Gonca mounts primary challenge in LD36

April 1, 2019 12:06 pm

Edward Tolga Gonca will run an off-the-line primary challenge to Assemblymen Gary Schaer and Clinton Calabrese. “We have only two options, and I wanted to be another option,” Tolga Gonca said. “More people should get involved. That’s my goal.” The...

Wallington councilman challenging Schaer, Calabrese

March 24, 2019 8:50 pm

Wallington councilman Khaldoun Androwis will seek the GOP nomination for State Assembly in the 36th district, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 28,646. He wants to challenge incumbents Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) and Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park). Calabrese won a November 2018...

Monmouth Dems face convention contests for freeholder, Assembly

March 13, 2019 5:10 pm

Monmouth County Democrats are gearing up for a hotly contested convention on Saturday, with races for freeholder and State Assembly in three legislative districts. Four candidates are seeking party support for two seats on the freeholder board: Liz Lawrence, an...

Gary Schaer endorses Murphy millionaire tax

March 6, 2019 12:17 pm

Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) became the second Democratic legislator to endorse Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal for an income tax on any New Jerseyan who makes more than $1 million-a-year. “There does need to be a millionaire’s tax. The revenue generated...

Murphy, Booker headline Democratic State Convention

September 20, 2018 10:56 pmSeptember 21, 2018 11:42 am

New Jersey Democrats launched their annual statewide conference in Atlantic City Friday with rally-style speeches from Gov. Phil Murphy, US. Senator Cory Booker, and Democratic State Chairman John Currie. Much of those speeches’ content focused on energizing the audience over...