Gordon Johnson Archives

2021 primaries saw massive fundraising but totals fall short of 2017 after inflation adjustments

July 6, 2021 10:52 am

Legislative candidates raised more money in raw dollars than they ever have before in 2021, though inflation-adjusted figures still lag behind previous cycles, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Candidates for state office brought in a little...

Bramnick says GOP will lose if their only message is ‘simply hating Murphy’

June 30, 2021 9:47 am

The top Republican in the State Assembly says that his party will not win elections simply by hurling venomous insults at the state’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy. “The path to victory for New Jersey Republicans is not simply hating Phil...

Johnson vs. Vainieri Huttle, by the numbers

June 14, 2021 3:32 pm

While the results of the Democratic primary for State Senate in the 37th district still not final – late arriving vote-by-mail ballots may arrive through close of business today and ballot cure letters are due on June 21 – Gordon...

Johnson takes district 37 primary, defeating Vainieri Huttle

June 8, 2021 8:58 pmJune 8, 2021 9:06 pm

Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) defeated Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood), become the first candidate to oust an incumbent Tuesday night. The contest to succeed Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) grew increasingly acrid as primary day drew closer. Johnson and...

Buoyed by union dollars, Johnson team takes fundraising edge in 37th district

June 7, 2021 11:05 am

Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) and his Assembly running mates have the fundraising edge in the 37th legislative district after a swell of large-dollar donations from unions, reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission show. A joint committee...

Top Democrats boost Johnson in campaign’s waning days

June 7, 2021 4:57 am

Assemblyman Gordon Johnson’s bid for State Senate got a boost from some of the state’s most prominent Democrats Sunday. Johnson is locked in a tight primary against longtime running mate Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, who is challenging the fellow incumbent...

Unions, progressive groups boost Huttle’s ground game

June 5, 2021 7:58 pm

Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) has moved her primary campaign into its final stages, her focus falling on door-knocking in an effort to outrun her onetime running mate for Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s (D-Teaneck) Senate seat. On Saturday morning,...