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Schepisi picks up endorsements from 8 Bergen towns in Senate bid

March 2, 2021 10:32 am

Holly Schepisi has won endorsements of 85 local officials and Republican leaders from 8 of the 20 Bergen County municipalities in the 39th district as she prepares for a March 9 showdown with Bob Auth in a special election convention...

Cardinale fundraiser signs on with Auth

March 1, 2021 10:03 am

A longtime fundraiser and political advisor to the late State Sen. Gerald Cardinale has joined Assemblyman Bob Auth’s bid for the 39th district Senate seat. Maria McDonald joins Cardinale’s widow, former Demarest Councilwoman Carole Cardinale, in backing Auth in a...

Auth will run for Cardinale Senate seat with widow’s endorsement

February 27, 2021 8:19 pmFebruary 28, 2021 12:51 am

Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) will run for State Senate in the 39th district to replace Gerald Cardinale, who died last Saturday at age 86. His candidacy was immediately endorsed by Carole Cardinale, the late senator’s widow. “In this incredibly...

Auth extolls Cardinale during Assembly session

February 23, 2021 9:40 am

Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) gave briefly eulogized State Sen. Gerald Cardinale during an Assembly Session Monday. The two were running mates and longtime friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjB05Rqa8g&feature=emb_logo

Cardinale death creates narrow window of opportunity for Bergen Democrats

February 22, 2021 1:06 pm

The death of Gerald Cardinale on Saturday leaves Bergen County Republicans, at least for now, without a State Senator for the first time since 1968. Republicans captured all five Bergen Senate seats after ousting four Democratic incumbents in the 1967...

GOP will wait until Cardinale funeral to set special election convention date

February 22, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Republican county committee members in the 39th district will meet between February 27 and March 27 to pick an interim replacement for State Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Demarest), who died on Saturday at age 86. Party leader are expected to wait...

Cardinale will be one of many notables buried at Englewood cemetery

February 21, 2021 3:09 pm

Gerald Cardinale, who served more years in the New Jersey legislature than any other Republican in state history, will be buried among some other political elites at the Brookside Cemetery in Englewood. Also buried at Brookside: * Dwight W. Morrow,...