Hal Wirths Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pallotta smacks Gottheimer on gun safety endorsement, a move that could help both candidates

May 28, 2020 3:38 pmMay 28, 2020 10:21 pm

Republican Frank Pallotta slammed Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for winning the support of a prominent gun safety group, saying Congress needs real solutions like one proposed by Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Wantage). The move highlights two very different views on...

Democrats punch back at NJ GOP legislators

May 14, 2020 9:35 am

The Democratic State Committee is accusing some GOP legislators of making “unhinged” partisan attacks against Gov. Phil Murphy for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and say New Jersey Republicans are “hopelessly out of touch.” “New Jersey residents support Governor...

State budget extension could affect legislator attendance at national conventions

April 1, 2020 10:44 am

Moving expiration of the state budget from June 30 to September 30 could affect some political plans for several New Jersey legislators. Two Republican senators who serve on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee —Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) and Samuel...

Space, Wirths win re-election

November 5, 2019 8:01 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:46 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Republican incumbents Parker Space and Hal Wirths have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 24th district. They defeated Democrats Deana Lykins, a former Senate staffer, and former Municipal Court...

Environmental group sending organizers into some Assembly races

October 1, 2019 1:16 pmOctober 3, 2019 10:49 am

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters has dispatched three field organizers from their political action committee to organize ground support for their endorsed State Assembly candidates in seven legislative districts. In two of the districts – both with one...

State firefighters union urges defeat of Bramnick, endorses Democratic challengers in 21st

September 19, 2019 10:06 amSeptember 20, 2019 9:32 am

The New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association has endorsed mostly incumbents for the 2019 State Assembly races, but is supporting Democratic challengers in the 21st district against Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Assembly Minority Whip Nancy Munoz (R-Summit)....

NJEA sides with GOP incumbents in key Assembly races

August 29, 2019 2:56 pmAugust 29, 2019 8:22 pm

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has endorsed four Republican incumbents in hotly contested races for the State Assembly in the 2019 mid-term elections. The state’s largest public employee union also declined to back South Jersey Democrats in their bids...