George Gilmore Archives - Page 19 of 21

Toms River passes school referendum

January 22, 2019 9:50 pmJanuary 22, 2019 10:28 pm

Voters in the Toms River Regional school district passed a $147 million school repair referendum tonight with nearly 58% of the vote. With 88% of the districts reporting, the referendum passed by a margin of 1,814 votes — 6,641 to...

Murphy names Gilmore ally to Lottery Commission

January 18, 2019 11:46 pmJanuary 18, 2019 11:50 pm

Robert James D’Anton, a Democratic fundraiser with ties to Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore, has been nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy for another term on the New Jersey Lottery Commission. Gilmore was indicted last week on federal tax evasion...

Gilmore indictment helps Kim re-election prospects

January 11, 2019 1:53 amJanuary 11, 2019 11:49 am

The indictment of Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore could dampen Republicans hope of taking back a congressional seat in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Democrat Andy Kim (D-Marlton) unseated two-term Republican Tom MacArthur by just 3,973 votes in the 2018...

Ocean GOP has no succession plan

January 11, 2019 12:33 am

Just when New Jersey Republicans thought things things could not can any worse, the head of the only big county GOP machine left in the state just got indicted. George Gilmore has been the boss in Ocean County since 1996,...

Gilmore indicted on tax evasion charges

January 10, 2019 5:15 pmJanuary 10, 2019 11:13 pm

Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore, the head of the most powerful Republican organization in the state and a close ally of former Gov, Chris Christie, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on tax evasion charges. The indictment...

MacArthur finishes in Ocean County

November 5, 2018 7:57 pmNovember 5, 2018 9:09 pm

Rep. Tom MacArthur rounded out his election day-eve campaigning with a stop in the heart of Ocean County, the Republican stronghold that will likely decide whether he or former Obama staffer Andy Kim holds the third congressional district’s seat come...

Vote-by-Mail, provisional ballots, and a scenario that puts New Jersey under a national microscope

September 20, 2018 12:34 amSeptember 20, 2018 10:56 pm

It’s the morning after the midterm election and America wakes up to this scenario: * The United States Senate has 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans, and the margin that separates Bob Menendez and Bob Hugin is less than the total...