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Party-backed freeholder candidates in Union easily defeat progressive challengers

July 8, 2020 2:07 amJuly 8, 2020 5:22 am

Organization-backed freeholder candidates in Union County easily defeated five Freeholders Christopher Hudak and Angela Garretson received 17,462 and 19,005 votes, respectively, while and their running mate, freeholder candidate Lourdes Leon, got 18,018. Progressive candidates Justin O’Hea, Hector Meneses, Jr. and...

Progressive slate files in Union County

March 30, 2020 8:12 pmMarch 31, 2020 11:37 am

A group of progressive activists are running a full slate of county candidates against the Union County Democratic organization in the June 2 primary election. Sean Smith is challenging county clerk Joanne Rajoppi, former Fanwood councilman Jack Molenaar is taking...

LaCorte blows past McCormick in Union Surrogate primary

June 5, 2019 2:17 am

Union County Surrogate James S. LaCorte won a landslide victory for renomination to a fifth term in the Democratic primary, defeating perennial candidate Lisa McCormick by a 65%-35% margin. LaCorte won by 4,302 votes and was the top vote-getter in...

Mahr abandons Union County Democratic Committee

April 6, 2019 2:40 pmApril 6, 2019 9:59 pm

Union County Democratic vice chair Colleen Mahr has rejected the organization line in her bid for re-election as the mayor of Fanwood. Mahr lost a bid for county chairman in a 2018 special election following the death of Jerry Green...

Three Union Dem freeholder slates file to anchor local fights

April 1, 2019 5:00 pmApril 1, 2019 5:47 pm

Three full slates of freeholder candidates filed for the Democratic primary in Union County, anchoring several challenges for county committee seats. Incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams will run on the Union County Democratic organization slate backed...