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Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 5, 2022 12:06 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:06 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Cimino will retire as top Assembly Democratic staffer

December 6, 2021 12:03 pmDecember 6, 2021 12:43 pm

Anthony (Skip) Cimino, whose institutional knowledge helped a new Speaker navigate statehouse politics during a frenzied and sometimes chaotic period during Gov. Phil Murphy’s first term, will retire as executive director of the Assembly Majority Office. He will be replaced...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 5, 2021 3:18 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Jack Rafferty, former Hamilton mayor and assemblyman, dies at 82

February 18, 2021 10:59 amFebruary 18, 2021 3:14 pm

Jack Rafferty, an affable and transformational former six-term mayor of Hamilton Township, died on Wednesday night. He was 82. Rafferty was elected mayor in 1975 and held the post for 24 years. He also served one term in the New...

Joseph Patero, former Assembly Labor Committee chairman, dies at 88

June 23, 2020 1:09 pmJune 23, 2020 3:38 pm

Joseph D. Patero, who served eight terms in the State Assembly and was the sponsor of landmark legislation to establish paid family leave in New Jersey, died on June 20 at his home in Manville. He was 88. He served...

Paul Kramer, former assemblyman, dies at 86

June 18, 2020 10:10 pmJune 19, 2020 10:03 am

Paul R. Kramer, a Hamilton Township Republican who served as an assemblyman and Mercer County freeholder, died on Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was 86. He was best known for sponsoring New Jersey’s Megan’s Law that created a statewide...

Al Angrisani, former Reagan administration official, dies at 70

May 2, 2020 4:45 pmFebruary 20, 2023 3:23 pm

Albert Angrisani, who played a key role in Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign in New Jersey and then served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, died on April 23. He was 70. Angrisani began his political career in 1976 as...