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James LaCorte, Union County Surrogate, dies at 74

December 22, 2021 7:25 pm

Five-term Union County Surrogate James S. La Corte has died. He was 74. “Union County residents have lost one of their most trusted public servants, and Democrats across Union County have lost a good friend,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman...

Shelley Brindle, the mayor of Jon Bramnick's hometown, slams Bramnick law firm

Westfield Dems take 3 of 4 council seats; close races in Cranford, Kenilworth

November 6, 2019 4:05 amNovember 6, 2019 9:18 am

Democrats took three out of four races for the Westfield Town Council to give Mayor Shelley Brindle a 7-1 majority and lead a race for Mayor of Kenilworth by just 12 votes. Republicans appear to have held on to their...

Guide to Union County Elections

November 2, 2019 10:56 pmNovember 3, 2019 5:29 pm

Republicans have not won a countywide election in Union County since 1995 and have not won a race for Surrogate since 1978. With 113,470 more Democrats than Republicans, there is no indication that Union County will change its political direction...

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...

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...

Peter Kane, Glenn Gelband will be GOP freeholder candidates in Union

March 22, 2019 5:07 pmMarch 22, 2019 5:09 pm

Union County Republicans will run Peter Kane and Glenn Gelband for freeholder against Democratic incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams. “We’re going with a two-candidate strategy,” said Glenn Mortimer, the GOP county chairman. Kane is the president...

LaCorte will run again in Union

January 22, 2019 2:33 pm

James LaCorte will seek a fifth term as Union County Surrogate. “I intend to seek re-election,” LaCorte told the New Jersey Globe. Republicans have not won a countywide election in Union County since 1995 and have not won a race...