George Gilmore Archives - Page 20 of 21

Woman in Hugin ad has ties to GOP leader

September 14, 2018 5:58 pmSeptember 16, 2018 2:24 pm

Sally Kalksma, a woman who appears in a Bob Hugin ad praising the former Celgene CEO for manufacturing a drug that saved her life, is an employee of the Ocean County Board of Elections with a complicated past that involves...

Party switcher needs to mend fences with ex-foes

July 11, 2018 5:48 pmJuly 12, 2018 10:47 pm

The decision of Toms River councilman Dan Rodrick to switch parties came as a surprise to his Republicans, who aren’t quite sure where their onetime opponent fits in. “We are all still in a state of shock,” said councilman Mo...

Grossman digging in and doubling down

July 10, 2018 5:46 pmJuly 11, 2018 5:51 pm

SOMERS POINT – Seth Grossman isn’t lamenting his abandonment by the national arm of the Republican party. In fact, he said there hadn’t been much support there in the first place. “The national committee never really backed in,” Grossman said...

Special Edition: June 2018 Primary Election

June 8, 2018 3:48 amJune 8, 2018 4:25 pm

Special Edition: June 2018 Primary Election The Year of the Ground Game (Editor’s Note: Most names are listed in alphabetical order. For the most part, candidates who won an election are not listed as winners and those who were...

Christie authorized raid 47 days before primary

April 15, 2018 3:44 pmApril 16, 2018 8:59 am

Just 47 days before the 2002 primary election, FBI agents raided the offices of Essex County Executive Jim Treffinger, then the front-runner for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator. Four days later, Treffinger dropped out of the race. Treffinger was...

The GOP race to replace LoBiondo is a train wreck

March 21, 2018 12:00 pmMarch 22, 2018 1:43 pm

The fight for the Republican nomination for a congressional seat held by the GOP for the last 24 years has gone way off the rails. Eight Republicans are now seeking the nomination, and five of them have at least one...

Hugin wins Ocean County

March 6, 2018 10:14 pmMarch 6, 2018 10:14 pm

There’s no real news here: Bob Hugin won the endorsement of the Ocean County Republican Organization tonight in his bid for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. “Ocean County delivers the highest number of Republican votes of any county in...