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Fundraising for 2021 N.J. elections is at 14-year high

July 20, 2021 11:04 amJuly 20, 2021 11:05 am

There is a 260% increase in combined fund-raising by state party organizations and legislative leadership during the first six months of 2021 and mid-year spending hit a 14-year high mark at $3.5 million, the most since 2015, the New Jersey...

2021 primaries saw massive fundraising but totals fall short of 2017 after inflation adjustments

July 6, 2021 10:52 am

Legislative candidates raised more money in raw dollars than they ever have before in 2021, though inflation-adjusted figures still lag behind previous cycles, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Candidates for state office brought in a little...

34 candidates, including incumbents, failed to file financial disclosures with ELEC

June 15, 2021 10:26 amJune 20, 2021 10:15 pm

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon told the New Jersey Globe he filed his disclosure after this story was published. The missed deadline, he said, was the result of confusion related to similar but separate disclosures sitting legislators file with the Office...

Murphy open-minded to rolling campaign finance reporting

June 14, 2021 3:18 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “open-minded” to requiring campaigns to report their finances year-round Monday. “The notion of having some sort of regular rhythm to it, or cadence to it, strikes me as reasonable,” he said. Multiple bills that...

Cryan introduces bill mandating continual campaign fundraising disclosures

June 11, 2021 4:47 pm

State Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union) introduced a bill that would require candidates for state office, including the legislature and governorship, to report campaign contributions within 48 hours of their receipt. The bill, whose text runs for only a page, would...

Ciattarelli continues to dominate Republican spending fight

June 2, 2021 10:57 am

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli continues to dominate spending in the GOP primary. The former assemblyman reported spending about $1.56 million between May 8 and May 25, more than six times the combined spending of the race’s other Republicans. He...

Legislative candidates’ fundraising highest in decades, ELEC says

May 18, 2021 10:55 am

Fundraising among legislative candidates jumped to the highest levels in at least two decades, the Election Law Enforcement Commission announced Tuesday. Candidates to state office reported raising $30.7 million dollars 29 days out from the state’s primaries, though they’ve held...