Holly Schepisi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bergen Dems bash GOP fundraiser featuring conservative radio host Kevin McCullough

September 13, 2019 12:06 pmSeptember 13, 2019 1:18 pm

Democratic Assembly candidates Gerald Falotico and John Birkner attacked their Republican opponents over the appearance of a conservative talk radio host at a recent Bergen GOP fundraiser. “There should be no place in our politics for such extremist ideology and...

Schepisi, Auth seek Dye resignation

August 28, 2019 5:32 pm

Two Republican legislators who represent parts of Passaic County are calling for the immediate resignation of Jeffrey Dye as President of the Passaic NAACP after telling a New Jersey Globe reporter, “I don’t talk to [expletive] Jews.” “At what point...

LD39 Dems hit incumbents on school funding absention

August 6, 2019 3:16 pmAugust 7, 2019 10:20 am

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with a joint statement from Auth and Schepisi at 3:41 p.m. It was updated again at 12:09 a.m. Tuesday with additional figures showing the effect of the new state funding formula over its seven-year...

The bi-partisan beach caucus

August 2, 2019 12:31 pmAugust 2, 2019 12:44 pm

Just for fun and laughs — and not a lot of business — New Jersey’s bi-partisan beach caucus got together at the Jersey shore: Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and his wife, Tish, along with DiAnn Gove...

Maps: Presidential, gubernatorial, congressional performance in key NJ legislative districts

July 30, 2019 9:50 amJuly 30, 2019 12:11 pm

With the New Jersey State Assembly elections less than 100 days away, Democrats and Republicans are hoping to flip some seats in the lower chamber. Democrats want to keep expanding their 56-seat super-majority, while Republicans are looking at some pickup...

Maps: The race for Assembly in the 39th district

July 2, 2019 9:42 am

In the old days of Bergen County, the towns north of Route 4 were considered reliably Republican. That’s no longer the case. Amidst a suburban political realignment in recent years, Democrats are trying to target numerous suburban GOP legislative districts,...

Ghassali campaign launch draws top Republicans

July 1, 2019 8:42 pmJuly 2, 2019 1:50 pm

Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali’s congressional campaign launch was attended by some of Bergen County’s top Republicans, but many of those stopped short of endorsing Ghassali in what is now a three-way primary. “I haven’t made an official endorsement,” Assemblywoman Holly...