James Tedesco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democrats sweep Bergen County; Tedesco and Hogan re-elected easily

November 3, 2026 8:38 pmNovember 3, 2026 8:17 pm

Democrats swept Bergen County’s elections on Tuesday, continuing a remarkable winning streak in New Jersey’s most populous county that began twelve years ago and showing no signs of slowing down under Democratic County Chairman Paul Juliano. County Executive James Tedesco...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Bergen County in 2026

August 5, 2026 6:52 amAugust 4, 2026 8:40 pm

For generations, Bergen County was the place where Republican statewide campaigns lived or died. Before Chris Christie rewrote New Jersey’s electoral map in 2009 by running up enormous margins in the fast-growing Republican counties of Ocean, Monmouth and Morris –...

Juliano wins massive support in bid for re-election

May 6, 2026 10:10 pm

Paul Juliano looks like a sure bet for re-election as Bergen County Democratic chairman after securing endorsements from 58 municipal chairs and a long list of federal, state, county, and municipal elected officials. Juliano, who has chaired the county organization...

Bergen GOP appears to have found someone to challenge Tedesco

February 25, 2026 1:16 pmFebruary 25, 2026 7:37 pm

Todd Hennessey, a painter at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who came within one vote of winning a Rutherford council seat in 2009, has emerged as the leading and reluctant candidate for the Republican nomination for...

Massive group of Democrats, including possible rival, endorse Tedesco in Bergen

January 30, 2026 1:57 pmJanuary 30, 2026 1:59 pm

Over 100 Democratic officials in Bergen County have endorsed James Tedesco for re-election as county executive, including Tracy Silna Zur, a county commissioner who explored a primary challenge to the three-term incumbent. Tedesco’s supporters include Democratic County Chairman Paul Juliano,...

Tedesco will run for 4th term as Bergen County Excecutive

September 4, 2025 3:15 pm

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said today that he will seek re-election to an unprecedented fourth term in 2026, and is expected to make a formal announcement at a fundraiser scheduled for this evening. In a county that hasn’t elected...

Gottheimer scores massive 100+ endorsements in Bergen County

November 16, 2024 4:24 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:46 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) has secured over 100 endorsements of legislators, county officials, mayors, and Democratic leaders in his home county of Bergen in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025, giving him an early organizational lead...