Jeff Bell Archives - New Jersey Globe

The prescience of Bob Torricelli

August 14, 2019 12:50 pmAugust 14, 2019 4:48 pm

A victory speech delivered by Democrat Bob Torricelli on the night of his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 looks extraordinarily prescient nearly 37 years later. “Ours is the first political party to fail to develop a...

After 9 losing races, Pezzullo debt stands at $82k

April 14, 2019 2:25 pm

Richard Pezzullo is carrying a $60,000 debt from challenge to Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) last year – his 9th unsuccessful bid for public office. Pezzullo still has $56,624 remaining in his campaign account that was unspent from the...

The road to Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano

April 1, 2019 12:15 amApril 1, 2019 1:14 pm

Decades of infighting among Parsippany Republicans led to Democratic mayors for 33 of the last 53 years in a solidly Republican town that once provided huge pluralities for GOP candidates running statewide and in Morris County. With intra-party quarrels on...

Bernards GOP picks Janice Fields for township committee nod

March 19, 2019 10:15 pm

Bernards Township Republicans have picked Somerset County GOP state committeewoman Janice Fields as the organization candidate for township committee. Fields was the choice of the screening committee in a matchup with former mayor Al LiCata for the seat of retiring...

Cory Booker has $4.1 million in Senate campaign warchest

February 27, 2019 11:49 am

Cory Booker has $4,135,489 in his U.S. Senate campaign warchest if he seeks re-election next year. Booker has not yet announced if he will seek a third term in the Senate next year. He is currently a candidate for the...

Booker for President speculation is 20 years old

February 1, 2019 6:58 amFebruary 1, 2019 2:46 am

Cory Booker’s fledgling presidential campaign comes two decades after New Jersey political insiders first predicted that he would someday run for president of the United States. Booker, 49, is the first African American to win statewide office in New Jersey. ...

Trailblazer: Cory Booker

January 21, 2019 12:01 amJanuary 21, 2019 2:34 am

Cory Booker, 49, is the first African American to win statewide office in New Jersey. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2013, winning a special election to replace the late Frank R. Lautenberg. Booker is expected to...