Heather Cooper Archives - New Jersey Globe

Evesham Democrats dropped councilwoman from ticket hours after her miscarriage

January 31, 2024 11:19 amJanuary 31, 2024 3:01 pm

New Jersey politics can be jagged, but a move by Evesham Democrats may have taken heartlessness to an entirely different level after announcing they would dump a councilwoman from their ticket hours after learning she had suffered a miscarriage. Local...

Lots more Burlington Dems endorse Conaway, including five countywide officials

December 14, 2023 2:50 pm

Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Delran)’s campaign for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district picked up a number of new endorsements from notable Burlington County Democrats today, including five countywide elected officials and the mayor of the county’s largest town. “Dr. Herb Conaway...

(Updated) Republicans hold LD8 in closer-than-expected race, with Tiver winning his first Senate term

November 7, 2023 10:53 pmNovember 9, 2023 7:29 pm

NOTE: After more ballots were counted, Democrat Andrea Katz leads Republican Assemblyman Brandon Umba by 27 votes as of the evening of November 9. The race call for that Assembly seat has been retracted. Two years after narrowly winning one...

Democrats retain control in Evesham

November 9, 2022 2:44 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Democrats have held onto control in Evesham, with Mayor Jaclyn Veasy and Councilwomen Patricia Hansen and Heather Cooper all defeating Republican opponents. As of 2:44 a.m., Veasy leads Republican Dennis Mehigan 54%-46% for the...

Andl re-elected Burlington Democratic chair

June 12, 2020 9:15 amJune 12, 2020 9:17 am

Since Joe Andl became the county chairman, Burlington County Democrats have been on a tear: they’ve picked up all five seats on the freeholder board and added a county clerk, sheriff, two state senators and a congressman. So it was...

Murphy, Sweeney swear in Evesham officials

January 2, 2019 6:38 pm

Newly-elected Evesham Democratic officials were sworn in by some of New Jersey’s top Democrats Wednesday. Gov. Phil Murphy swore in Mayor Jaclyn Veasy and Councilwoman Patricia Hansen. Senate President Steve Sweeney swore in Councilwoman Heather Cooper, whom the council elected...