Herb Klein Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Passaic County in 2026

July 22, 2026 3:48 pmJuly 22, 2026 8:41 pm

Passaic County has been part of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition in the Garden State throughout most of the 21st century. The county routinely voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot starting in the 2000s. That makes 2024...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

December 1, 2023 4:06 pmDecember 1, 2023 5:07 pm

Members of Congress returned from their Thanksgiving recess this week and began a three-week sprint of activity before they depart again at Christmastime. There are lots of things that Congress intends to accomplish soon, including a long-term government funding plan...

Harry McEnroe, 8-term Essex assemblyman, dies at 90

February 9, 2021 2:05 pmDecember 13, 2021 6:52 pm

Harry A. McEnroe, Jr., a popular South Orange Democrat who served on the Essex County Board of Freeholders and in the New Jersey State Assembly during a political career that began as the Democratic challenger against Assembly Majority Leader Thomas...

Republican Jewish Coalition backing Richter in NJ-3

July 22, 2020 7:00 pmJuly 22, 2020 6:58 pm

The Republican Jewish Coalition has endorsed David Richter for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district. “David is Jewish, a successful businessman, a strong supporter of President Trump, and a proud RJC leader from our New Jersey RJC Chapter, “said Sam...

Passaic GOP picks Prempeh to take on Pascrell

February 26, 2020 8:47 pmFebruary 26, 2020 9:37 pm

Passaic County Republicans are backing Billy Prempeh for Congress in New Jersey’s 9th district. Prempeh and Tim Walsh are battling for the chance to take on 12-term Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) in the general election. Prempeh defeated Walsh 19 to...

Former congressmen still holding on to warchests

February 20, 2020 12:48 pmFebruary 20, 2020 1:39 pm

Six former congressmen from New Jersey have a combined warchest of nearly $900,000, according to reports filed with the federal election commission. And Frank Lautenberg, who has been dead for nearly seven years, has $89,803 remaining in his campaign account....

Tom Byrne warchest at $1.3 million

April 15, 2019 12:05 amApril 15, 2019 1:04 pm

After Frank Lautenberg cited the rigors of fundraising as the reason for his February 1999 announcement that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, former New Jersey Democratic State chairman Tom Byrne was...