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Peters, Stanfield want legislature to hold immigrant drivers license bill until next year

November 8, 2019 1:53 pmNovember 8, 2019 1:54 pm

Republicans in the eighth district want Democrats to put drivers licenses for illegal immigrants back on the shelf. “When it comes to securing a valid New Jersey driver’s license, we require residents to provide 6-points of identification to qualify,” Assemblywoman-elect...

Republicans hold LD8

November 5, 2019 10:50 pmNovember 6, 2019 5:36 am

Assemblyman Ryan Peters and former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield have won the eighth district’s Assembly seats, beating out Democratic challengers Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale. Stanfield ran in first with 10,036 votes, followed by Peters with 9,919. LaPlaca is...

No reason for lack of visits to LD8, LD1, Murphy says

November 5, 2019 2:08 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said there wasn’t any reason his election day weekend campaign blitz didn’t take him down to South Jersey’s two competitive races. “Burlington is a county we care a lot about and spend a lot of time in...

Steinhardt claims LD8 independent a Democrat false flag

November 3, 2019 10:32 pmNovember 4, 2019 9:50 am

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said Foote was Giangiulio’s campaign manager. He is not. Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt accused Democrats in the eighth district of running a false flag candidate. Tom Giangiulio is mounting an independent...

Crossing picket line won’t hurt LaPlaca, Tammy Murphy says

November 2, 2019 10:47 pm

First Lady Tammy Murphy doesn’t think Gina LaPlaca’s crossing the picket line in 2016. “I think she’s an incredible candidate, and I think that she has put in the hard work. I think that people see her for what she...

LD8 candidates focus on GOTV

November 2, 2019 9:35 pm

Candidate in the eighth legislative district have turned the entirety of their focus to their get out the vote operations with election day looming. “It’s outreach and presence,” Assemblyman Ryan Peters said. “People appreciate the time you give them, not...

Half of vote-by-mail ballots returned in 8th district

November 1, 2019 4:00 pm

More than half of the vote-by-mail ballots in the 8th district have been sent back to elections officials, with Democratic returned ballots holding a narrow three-point lead. Democrats make up 44.2% of the 9,081 VBMs already cast, with Republicans comprising...