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Vainieri Huttle backs Fulop for governor

November 20, 2023 10:55 amNovember 20, 2023 11:04 am

In an op-ed published in the Bergen Record this morning, former Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) gave her “wholehearted” support to Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop’s Democratic campaign for governor. “Mayor Fulop is steering a distinctive gubernatorial campaign, directly engaging...

Fulop wins endorsements from mayors of Clinton, Hillside and Westfield

May 4, 2023 9:40 amMay 4, 2023 11:29 am

Three more New Jersey mayors are backing Steve Fulop for Governor and will take on leadership roles in his bid for the Democratic nomination in a primary that is still two years away. Janice Kovach of Clinton, Shelley Brindle of...

Korean American local officials back Johnson

January 26, 2021 9:13 amJanuary 26, 2021 9:18 am

In a legislative district where Korean population has exploded over the last 20 years, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson has won endorsements from 15 current and former elected officials of Korean descent for his bid to become the Democratic candidate for State...

Maps: The race for Assembly in the 39th district

July 2, 2019 9:42 am

In the old days of Bergen County, the towns north of Route 4 were considered reliably Republican. That’s no longer the case. Amidst a suburban political realignment in recent years, Democrats are trying to target numerous suburban GOP legislative districts,...

Bergen Dems recruit local officials to challenge Schepisi, Auth

March 8, 2019 12:03 pmMarch 10, 2019 4:47 pm

Bergen County Democrats will run three-term Westwood mayor John Birkner and Emerson council president Gerald Falotico for State Assembly in the 39th district. They will race Republican incumbents Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) and Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) in a district...