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Goutam Jois drops Assembly bid

March 21, 2019 4:22 pm

As Somerset County Democrats prepare for their convention tonight, the contest for State Assembly in the 21st district is now down to three candidates. Goutam Jois told the New Jersey Globe that he has withdrawn from the race to pick...

Somerset might not follow Union on 21st district Assembly candidates

March 18, 2019 3:53 pmMarch 18, 2019 4:16 pm

Somerset County Democrats could force a primary for State Assembly in the 21st district if their convention this week goes in a different direction than the candidates picked by the Union County screening committee last month. There appears to be...

The Week of Delgado-Polanco’s friends & family

March 1, 2019 9:24 am

Winner Losers BRIAN STACK JOHN CURRIE The Union City mayor/state senator gets his guy the Hudson County surrogate post, giving him an opportunity to pick a new freeholder next year. The Passaic County Democratic chairman, already fighting to keep his...

Malinowski endorses Mandelblatt, Gunderman

February 28, 2019 1:05 pmFebruary 28, 2019 2:03 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) has endorsed Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman for State Assembly in the 21st district. Mandelblatt and Gunderman won the backing of the Union County Democratic organization last Sunday, but Somerset and Morris County – which...

Mandelblatt, Gunderman win Union County line for Assembly bid

February 24, 2019 6:01 pmFebruary 25, 2019 10:38 am

Union County Democrats have picked Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman as their candidates for State Assembly in the 21st district. They defeated Jill LaZare and five others. Mandelblatt finished first with 7 votes and Gunderman won 6. LaZare received five...

Union Democrats prepare to vote on 21st district Assembly candidates

February 24, 2019 2:58 pmFebruary 24, 2019 6:59 pm

Seven Democrats are competing today for the chance to take on Republican incumbents Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) in a district that has become competitive since it was drawn eight years ago. Right now, it’s a three-woman race...

Close race for Dems in 21st district

February 22, 2019 1:06 pm

It happens every winter. Hugh Sinclair, the Democratic municipal chairman in Garwood (pop. 4,255), could be the deciding vote in the race for State Assembly in 21st district. One year ago, Sinclair went into the Union County Democratic screening committee...