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Gustafson launches digital ad hitting Norcross on tax incentives

September 14, 2020 3:12 pmSeptember 14, 2020 4:28 pm

Republican House candidate Claire Gustafson launched a new digital ad hitting Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) over a law that created an embattled tax incentives program. “Donald Norcross bragged about getting a law passed to deliver us jobs. Instead, his family...

Labor Leader: George Norcross spent 16 years as South Jersey AFL-CIO president

September 7, 2020 12:04 amSeptember 6, 2020 12:24 am

George E. Norcross (1928-1998), the father of a U.S. Congressman, the managing partner at a major New Jersey law firm, and the state’s most powerful Democratic powerbroker, spent his career as a labor leader. Norcross served as president of the...

General Majority PAC fundraiser set for next month

August 27, 2020 9:12 amSeptember 14, 2020 8:53 am

Wearing masks and adhering to social distancing guidelines, the General Majority PAC super PAC will hold a high-dollar fundraiser on September 16 in Mount Laurel. Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald will headline the event, along...

George Norcross, others will keep Democratic National Committee posts for another four years

July 23, 2020 5:30 pmJuly 24, 2020 1:16 pm

Update (6:19 PM): The New Jersey Democratic State Committee re-elected George E. Norcross III, Marcia Marley, Tonio Burgos, John F.X. Graham and Bernadette McPherson to four-year terms on the Democratic National Committee. The five incumbent Democratic National Committee members from...

EDA Task Force’s final report largely ignores Norcross

July 9, 2020 1:00 pmJuly 9, 2020 2:54 pm

The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate the handling of tax incentive programs administered by the Economic Development Authority issued its third and final report, marking an end to an investigation that thrust the governor into an...

Kennedy wins second district contest

July 7, 2020 8:00 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:21 am

This article was updated with comment from George Norcross at 8:45 p.m. It was updated again with comment from Kennedy at 11:06 p.m. Amy Kennedy defeated Brigid Harrison to win the nomination in the state’s most hotly-watched Democratic primary Tuesday,...

Norcross-linked PAC has spent almost $500,000 boosting Harrison

July 7, 2020 11:50 amJuly 7, 2020 11:50 am

A super PAC with close ties to South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross has spent nearly half a million dollars to win political science professor Brigid Harrison the Democratic nod in the second congressional district. According to 24-hour reports the PAC...