Greg McGuckin Archives - New Jersey Globe

GOP legislators want a special session on parental rights proposal

August 21, 2023 5:40 pmAugust 22, 2023 2:15 pm

Seeking to escalate parental rights issues going into the November midterm elections, the Republican lawmakers from Ocean County want a special session of the legislature to consider a bill requiring schools to report matters involving students to their parents. State...

Off-the-line Toms River slates descend into legal battle over ballot slogan

April 12, 2023 11:35 amApril 12, 2023 7:39 pm

Both Geri Ambrosio and Daniel Rodrick want to beat Toms River Mayor Mo Hill in this June’s Republican primary and become the next mayor of New Jersey’s eighth-largest municipality. But first, they’ll need to resolve a legal dispute over the...

The primaries that weren’t

March 29, 2023 2:38 pmMarch 29, 2023 4:45 pm

For the next two-and-a-half months leading up to the June 6 primary, there will be plenty of time to focus on the primaries that New Jersey is hosting this year in 13 legislative districts and countless counties and towns across...

The filing deadline is 17 days away, but primary season is already cooling down

March 10, 2023 4:00 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:13 am

The filing deadline for New Jersey’s 2023 primary is still 17 days away; the primary itself is a full 71 days after that. But thanks in large part to the power of the county line, primary season is already calming...

McGuckin, Kanitra win Ocean GOP line for 10th district Assembly seats

March 8, 2023 9:33 pmMarch 8, 2023 10:11 pm

In a four-way convention fight for two 10th legislative district Assembly seats, Ocean County Republicans gave their county line to Assemblyman Greg McGuckin (R-Toms River) and Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra, rejecting the picks of the Ocean GOP screening...

Ocean GOP votes to keep current Toms River club, boosting McGuckin

March 8, 2023 7:12 pmMarch 8, 2023 10:31 pm

At their county convention this evening, Ocean County Republicans narrowly voted to keep the current Toms River GOP club and reject attempts by a rival club to take its place, boosting Assemblyman Greg McGuckin (R-Toms River)’s chances of getting the...

The three most important county conventions of 2023 are nearly here

March 3, 2023 2:54 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:41 pm

In New Jersey, not all county conventions are created equal. Some county parties already decided months ago who they’re supporting for key offices like state senator and county commissioner; others don’t award county organizational lines at all, making their conventions...