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Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 16, 2023 12:05 amJanuary 15, 2023 7:30 pm

John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...

Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 17, 2022 12:12 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:16 pm

John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...

Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 18, 2021 12:30 amJanuary 17, 2021 10:03 pm

John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...

Dems have big cash advantage in 15th

October 21, 2018 12:54 pmOctober 21, 2018 2:49 pm

Two Democratic incumbents running in separate special elections for the New Jersey State Assembly in the 15th district have substantial cash advantages going into the final two weeks of the general election campaign Assemblywoman Verlina Jackson-Reynolds (D-Trenton) has raised $13,550...