James Clyburn Archives - New Jersey Globe

Booker in South Carolina spotlight

May 18, 2024 12:23 amMay 18, 2024 12:26 am

It’s a big weekend for U.S. Senator Cory Booker as he eyes a potential bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. He’s in South Carolina, headling the state party’s annual dinner on Friday night, along with his colleague from...

Clyburn campaigns for Payne at Newark rally

June 3, 2022 6:37 pm

The path to oust Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in next week’s Democratic primary, which has always been remote at best, became even less likely on Thursday when House Majority Whip James Clyburn came to New Jersey’s 10th district to...

Major gun safety group gives Payne high marks

May 31, 2022 11:37 am

Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the nation’s largest gun safety advocacy groups, has declared Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark) the “Gun Sense Candidate.” Payne was lauded for his support of universal background checks, an assault weapon ban, and...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Overton Window – A View into the Electorate

December 8, 2020 12:01 amDecember 7, 2020 6:17 pm

Although I have been actively involved in elections since 1984 as a campaign volunteer, staffer, candidate or fundraiser, this year I found myself somewhat of a bystander and it had a very different feel – a good feeling, but a...

Clyburn endorses Gottheimer re-election bid

June 26, 2020 5:40 pmJune 27, 2020 12:06 am

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, the number three member of the Democratic congressional leadership and one of the most influential people in American politics today, has endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election in New Jersey’s 5th district. “I’m proud...

Hakeem Jeffries endorses Gottheimer re-election

June 5, 2020 1:08 pm

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, the fourth-ranking member of the House Democratic leadership, today endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer for re-election to a third term in Congress. “I am proud to endorse my good friend, Josh Gottheimer, because at this...

Was Menendez endorsement in NJ-2 just settling a grudge against Patrick Kennedy?

February 28, 2020 1:33 pmMarch 2, 2020 1:54 pm

The decision of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez to endorse Brigid Callahan Harrison for Congress in the 2nd district Democratic primary could be the settlement of an 18-year old political grudge. When Menendez was a congressman in 2002, he ran for...