Hal Wirths Archives - New Jersey Globe

Fantasia, Inganamort win close Assembly primary in LD24

June 6, 2023 10:49 pmJune 7, 2023 3:18 am

Sussex County Commissioner Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin) and Chester Township Mayor Mike Inganamort have won the Republican primary for two Assembly seats in the 24th legislative district, defeating Warren County Commissioner Jason Sarnoski (R-Independence) and Lafayette Board of Education President Josh...

The primary election has begun

April 22, 2023 12:01 amApril 24, 2023 9:13 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day – sort of. The primary election isn’t until June 6, 45 days away. But today is the day that county clerks are obligated to begin sending out over 900,000 mail-in ballots to voters...

Republicans review Murphy’s budget: too big, too much unused surplus, too many gimmicks

February 28, 2023 4:34 pm

In the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Address he delivered today, Gov. Phil Murphy said that his proposed $53 billion budget would keep New Jersey on the path to financial stability and prosperity. But Republicans, who have long opposed the steady...

Wirths says he’ll join Turner on legislation banning county lines

February 1, 2023 3:02 pm

A liberal Mercer County Democrat and a conservative Sussex County Republican probably aren’t going to agree on much, politically. But State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Hardyston) have found one policy they both support: banning county organizational...

Retiring legislators have more than $400k sitting in their campaign accounts

January 27, 2023 3:26 pm

Six New Jersey state legislators who have announced their intentions to retire from the legislature this year collectively have more than $400,000 saved up in their legislative campaign accounts – money that could be redirected towards other campaigns, if the...

With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?

January 5, 2023 1:08 pmJanuary 5, 2023 11:23 pm

On Tuesday, State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey) announced that he won’t seek re-election to the State Senate this year, bringing a three-decade career in the legislature to an end. He joins a small but growing cohort of state legislators who...

Wirths will not seek re-election to 24th district Assembly seat

November 18, 2022 11:09 amNovember 20, 2022 7:50 pm

Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Wantage) will not seek re-election to a fourth term in the New Jersey State Assembly, leaving two open seats in the heavily Republican 24th district. Wirths cited family personal reasons for his retirement. “After much thoughtful reflection,...