Herbert Buehler Archives - New Jersey Globe

Threatening to run if he didn’t get the line almost cost Howard 24 years in Congress

April 12, 2020 3:51 pmApril 13, 2020 3:47 pm

A political misstep in a closed-door party screening committee might have cost James J. Howard the chance to spends 24 years as a Democratic congressman from a heavily Republican Monmouth-Ocean district. Howard, one of the most politically adept, naturally-gifted politicians...

Pallone warchest is $3.1 million

January 31, 2020 8:30 pm

The chairmanship of the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee has put Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in an extraordinarily strong cash position as he seeks re-election to an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pallone has...

Pallone sits on $2.9 million warchest

October 15, 2019 8:45 pm

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) has raised $1,432,501 during the first nine months of the year and has $2,947,893 in his campaign warchest. Pallone reported rising $536,445 during the 3rd quarter. He is also...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

Bill Dowd, former Assemblyman, dies at 74

April 22, 2018 9:30 amApril 23, 2018 12:07 pm

William F. Dowd, a smart and gregarious former Assemblyman and longtime Monmouth County Chairman, passed away on Saturday night. He was 74. “He was brilliant – published in the New York Times more than just about any Republican- and a...