George Helmy Archives - New Jersey Globe

9 takeaways on Steinhardt dropping out

January 12, 2021 10:01 amJanuary 12, 2021 12:31 pm

The race for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey hit the reset button on Monday night with the unexpected withdrawal of former GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt from the race. That leaves Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman from...

Murphy picks Binotto to manage re-election bid

December 21, 2020 8:45 amDecember 21, 2020 10:01 am

Mollie Binotto, a New Jersey-born top national political operative who ran Mikie Sherrill’s 2018 race for Congress, will serve as campaign manager for Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign. Murphy is seeking to become the first Democratic governor to win re-election...

Murphy, Norcross meet with Trump official on Covid response

December 11, 2020 2:03 pmDecember 11, 2020 2:09 pm

Sometimes politics gets put aside in the interests of the public. Cooper University Hospital in Camden brought an unusual triumvirate together to talk about slowing the spread of a global pandemic today: Gov. Phil Murphy, political powerhouse George Norcross, and...

Ex-Murphy aide now working at Amazon

August 9, 2020 4:06 pm

Kathleen Frangione, who stepped down as Gov. Phil Murphy’ chief policy advisor in May, has landed at Amazon. She is working on environmental policy for online retail giant, according to her LinkedIn page. Amazon announced in June that they had...

Helmy hints at vote-by-mail general election

August 6, 2020 2:58 pmAugust 6, 2020 3:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff today appear to hint that New Jersey might be headed toward a general election conducted almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. In a tweet on Thursday, George Helmy praised the New Jersey Democratic congressional delegation...

Murphy took George Helmy’s desk

July 2, 2020 2:43 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:33 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy looked to his top staffer to replace former President Woodrow Wilson’s desk. “The desk is in storage, and I took George Helmy’s desk,” Murphy said Wednesday. “And I’m not sure he’s happy about it.” Murphy gave up...

Helmy could be Murphy’s pick for congressional redistricting, sources say

June 15, 2020 12:15 pmJune 15, 2020 2:37 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is considering appointing his chief of staff, George Helmy, to the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission, sources familiar with the governor’s thinking have told the New Jersey Globe. Helmy served as state director for U.S. Senator Cory...