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Burzichelli wins Dem nod in 3rd legislative district

June 6, 2023 8:53 pmJune 6, 2023 11:44 pm

Former Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and his running mates, Gloucester County Commissioner Heather Simmons (D-Glassboro) and nonprofit leader Dave Bailey, have won the Democratic nomination in the 3rd legislative district against a slate of anti-organization progressive candidates, the New Jersey...

Can anti-organization Democrats in South Jersey win something? Anything?

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Every year, a few underfunded progressives file to run off-the-line for office in South Jersey. Every year, they get smoked by the South Jersey Democratic machine, one of the most powerful organizations in the state. Will 2023 be any different?...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

Tanzie Youngblood, Van Drew primary opponent in 2018, will run for Assembly

March 24, 2023 12:15 pm

Tanzie Youngblood, who finished in second place behind now-Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in a 2018 Democratic congressional primary, has filed petitions to run for the State Assembly this year in the 3rd legislative district. She joins a slate led...

Public contractor contributions dropped to recorded low in 2020

April 6, 2021 10:53 amApril 6, 2021 11:58 am

New Jersey’s public contractors tamped down their political contributions last year, dropping their annual giving to the lowest level on record, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Totaled, public contractors gave about...

Gloucester re-elects Democratic freeholders

November 12, 2020 6:02 pmNovember 13, 2020 1:47 pm

Three Democratic freeholders in Gloucester County have won re-election. With 175,525 ballots counted and at most 1,240 provisional ballots left outstanding, Freeholder Lyman Barnes leads Republican challenger Nick DeSilvio by 1,856 votes, 84,203-82,347. The two other Democratic incumbents, Jim Jefferson...

With Trump on the ticket, Gloucester Republicans hope for freeholder wins

October 27, 2020 2:07 pm

Republicans in Gloucester County are hoping President Donald Trump will be their golden ticket to three freeholder seats this year. Their candidates — Greenwich Mayor George Shivery, Franklin School Board member Nick DeSilvio and business owner Chris Konawel — face...