James McGreevey Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jack McGreevey, tireless advocate for veterans and father of former governor, dies at 93

May 12, 2022 12:48 pmMay 12, 2022 3:00 pm

Jack McGreevey, a hugely likeable U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran and drill instructor who spent decades as a indefatigable and effective advocate for veterans and their families in New Jersey, died on May 12. He was 93. He was the...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 21, 2022 12:20 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 17, 2022 12:06 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:15 pm

Bonnie Watson Coleman, is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman comes from a powerful political family. Her...

N.J. State Senators more likely to die in office than win election as governor

November 21, 2021 2:33 pm

New Jersey State Senators are more likely to die in office than to use the Senate as a springboard to another elected post. Under the current State Constitution passed in 1947, 68 sitting state senators have asked voters to promote...

20 years ago, the campaign for governor stopped

September 10, 2021 12:08 pmSeptember 10, 2021 1:04 pm

On September 11, 2001, both candidates for Governor of New Jersey immediately shut down their campaigns. Fundraisers were cancelled – filet mignon from a major GOP fundraiser set for the weekend was sent to first responders instead, television commercials were...

Deadline to swap out candidates is September 7

September 3, 2021 9:13 am

For county and municipal chairs who feel the candidate they picked last spring is not working out, the window to make a change is closing quickly. The deadline for candidates nominated in the June primary election to drop out of...

N.J. passed abortion parental notification law 20 years ago, but Supreme Court struck it down

September 2, 2021 3:02 pmSeptember 3, 2021 10:01 am

New Jersey’s bid to pass a law to require pregnant teenagers from obtaining an abortion unless their parents were notified was a big issue in state politics two decades ago and ended with the intervention of the courts. This was...