Hetty Rosenstein Archives - New Jersey Globe

Progressive write-in candidates seek to take votes from Andrzejczak

October 29, 2019 2:33 pmOctober 30, 2019 11:27 am

The 7,116 Democrats in the 1st district who voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primary have a decision to make in the State Senate race: do they vote for a Republican who is chairing Donald Trump’s New Jersey...

Democratic Assembly candidate crossed picket line as Verizon replacement worker

October 16, 2019 8:09 pmOctober 17, 2019 5:02 pm

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 8th district used social media to boast about crossing a picket line while union employees of the company she worked for were on strike. Gina LaPlaca was a government affairs executive for...

Norcross has $1.4 million in House campaign warchest

October 15, 2019 6:33 pmOctober 16, 2019 4:06 pm

Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) raised $304,278 during the 3rd quarter of 2019 and has $1,415,908 cash-on-hand, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission. Norcross has raised $989,964 so far this year. Leaders of the progressive wing of...

Congressional Progressive Caucus backs Norcross re-election

September 24, 2019 12:53 pmSeptember 24, 2019 1:04 pm

The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC has endorsed Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) for re-election next year. No Democrats have said they plan to challenge Norcross in the 2020 Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 1st district. Norcross is the vice chair and...

Rosenstein, Blistan to headline Norcross fundraiser

August 27, 2019 11:18 amOctober 15, 2019 6:29 pm

Leaders of the progressive wing of the New Jersey Democratic Party continue to give early support to the re-election of Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) next year, seemingly closing the door on a possible challenge to him in the 2020 Democratic...

Murphy raises $300k for state party

August 22, 2019 1:03 pmAugust 23, 2019 2:13 am

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee raised over $300,000 on Wednesday night at a fundraiser held at the home of Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy. Attendees included CWA State Director Hetty Rosenstein, NJEA Vice President and Montclair...

Unions, activists rally for millionaire’s tax on statehouse steps

June 13, 2019 5:06 pmJune 14, 2019 7:39 am

Roughly 2,000 union members and activists arrayed in front of the Statehouse Annex Thursday to lobby the legislature to push through a millionaire’s tax sought by Gov. Phil Murphy. Interspersed in between the calls for a tax on high earners...