Tag: Janice Kovach

Scutari has cover to back Malinowski

Democratic insiders say that Lisa Mandelblatt's endorsement of rival Tom Malinowski  gives State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) some cover to push the Union organization line away from Linda Weber if he wins the special election for county chairman later this month. There had been some pressure on Democrats to back a woman challenger to Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton) in the 7th district race, but there's more going on behind the
Read More

Some Hunterdon Dems want party to unite behind Malinowski

A group of 22 Democratic officials from Leonard Lance's home county of Hunterdon has written to party leaders in Warren Union and Morris with a call to unite the party behind Tom Malinowski for the Democratic congressional nomination.  Malinowski, a former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State under President Obama, won the Hunterdon Democratic convention three days ago by a wide margin. Among the signers were Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach, Democratic State
Read More

Hunterdon Dems voting for a Lance opponent

Seven Democratic congressional candidates are in Rep. Leonard Lance’s home county this morning in pursuit of the Hunterdon County Democratic organization line at their convention in Frenchtown. The county chair, Arlene Quinones Perez, has personally endorsed Linda Weber for Congress, and this morning is considered a test of her political strength.  Tom Malinowski, a former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State under President Obama, has been working Hunterdon hard – especially
Read More

31 women back Malinowski

As the Women’s March on New Jersey is close to starting in Morristown this morning, Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski has released a group of endorsements from 31 women who have been leaders in the public and private sectors. In a statement, the group said they “support Tom because he’s fought for women – and for the rights of all people – throughout his long career in public life, and
Read More