Jack Ciattarelli Archives - New Jersey Globe

Melham beats out Rovell to win re-election in Belleville

May 10, 2022 9:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Belleville Mayor Michael Melham has won a second term after handily defeating Second Ward Councilman Steven Rovell. With 96% of districts reporting, Melham had a 62-38% lead over Rovell, 2,640 votes to 1,595. Two...

Mastronardy officially launches bid for Ocean GOP chair

May 6, 2022 3:47 pmMay 9, 2022 12:10 am

Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy formally entered the race for chair of the Ocean County Republican Party today, setting up a potential showdown in June against former county chairman George Gilmore. “It has never been more important for us to...

Murphy holds second inaugural ball, at long last

May 6, 2022 11:33 am

Gov. Phil Murphy held his second inaugural ball last night at MetLife Stadium, celebrating his re-election to the governorship six months after he narrowly defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli and four months after he was formally inaugurated. The event, which had...

Paramus mayor won’t seek re-election

March 20, 2022 10:04 pm

Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera will not seek re-election to a fourth term, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed, setting up a hugely competitive mayoral race this fall in one of the state’s most historically competitive swing towns. Paramus Democrats are...

N.J. Republicans win two special elections in towns Biden carried

March 16, 2022 5:49 pm

Republicans have won two local elections in New Jersey this year in towns that Joe Biden carried in 2020, something that could be a harbinger of where the state is headed during the 2022 mid-term elections. The GOP flipped a...

Purdy will challenge Davis for Atlantic GOP chairman, Hurley reports

March 14, 2022 2:13 pmMarch 14, 2022 7:01 pm

Keith Davis, who has been the Atlantic County GOP Chairman for sixteen years, will face a challenge from former Galloway Mayor Donald Purdy, according to WPG Talk Radio host Harry Hurley. Purdy is allied with the new state senator from...

Ciattarelli endorses Kean for Congress

March 12, 2022 10:30 amMarch 14, 2022 12:22 am

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who nearly defeated Gov. Phil Murphy in last year’s gubernatorial election, endorsed Tom Kean, Jr. for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. The Ciattarelli endorsement comes three days before Republicans in his...