Jeff Brindle Archives - New Jersey Globe

‘Big Six’ fundraising, cash reserves at lagging

July 17, 2019 10:39 am

New Jersey’s two major-party state committees and four legislative leadership PACs brought in about $2.3 million between Jan. 1 and June 30 but finished with the smallest election-year cash reserves in more than a decade, according to the Election Law...

Budget, weed top list of what lobbyists are working on

June 13, 2019 10:31 amJune 13, 2019 11:10 am

The 2019 state budget, the legalization of marijuana and increasing the surtax on the corporate business tax led the list of most lobbied bills in New Jersey, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. “The...

Assembly incumbents hold massive cash lead over challengers

May 31, 2019 10:35 am

Incumbents defending their Assembly seats have a massive cash lead over their challengers, according to data released by the Election Law Enforcement Commission Friday. Lawmakers defending their seats had $5.8 banked compared to their challengers’ collective $522,039. “On average, 97%...

County parties flush with cash

May 7, 2019 12:27 pm

New Jersey’s county political parties are richer than they’ve been in a decade. County parties finished the first quarter of 2019 with more than $3.3 million banked, more money than they’ve had for 15 years, according to a report released...

State party, leadership committee fundraising lags in Q1

April 17, 2019 12:28 pmApril 17, 2019 1:05 pm

The Democratic and Republican state parties and the state’s four legislative leadership committees raised a combined $981,798 in the first quarter of 2019, the smallest haul in at least a decade after adjustment for inflation, according to the New Jersey...

Pay-to-Play contractor contributions down in 2018

April 8, 2019 10:24 amApril 8, 2019 11:38 am

Campaign contributions by individuals and companies with public contracts in 2018 was the second lowest total ever, according to disclosure reports filed by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Public contractors regulated by state pay-to-play laws contributed about $9...

17th is one of eight NJ legislative districts where Dems are undefeated

March 11, 2019 12:02 amMarch 10, 2019 10:52 pm

New Jersey’s 17th legislative district has been occupied by just Democrats since the state first adopted a 40-district map in 1973. It’s one of eight districts that Republicans have never won. The New Brunswick-based district has 61,309 Democrats, 15,526 Republicans...