Jenny Mundell Archives - New Jersey Globe

50 municipal primaries we’re watching on Tuesday

June 1, 2026 5:30 amJune 3, 2026 5:11 am

Here’s a list of 50 municipalities with contested primary elections the New Jersey Globe will be watching when the polls close on Tuesday evening: Bernards: Kirsten Light, a former school board member, is challenging organization-backed candidates Paul Humbert, a 74-year-old...

Sherrill takes sides in Bloomfield council primary

May 28, 2026 6:44 amMay 27, 2026 10:47 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is backing the organization candidates for three ward council seats in Bloomfield, putting her on the opposite side of U.S. Senator Andy Kim, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge), and State Sen. Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange). Sherrill is...

Kim, Mejia and Timberlake endorse insurgent Bloomfield council candidates

May 22, 2026 8:00 amMay 27, 2026 10:36 pm

U.S. Senator Andy Kim, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge), and State Sen. Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) are taking sides in a contested Democratic primary for three ward council seats in Bloomfield, moving against the local Democratic organization headed by Assemblyman...

Mejia’s win shows Bloomfield is moving left

February 23, 2026 4:02 pmFebruary 24, 2026 12:16 am

Bloomfield was once a middle-class, factory town, Republican stronghold that delivered huge margins to candidates of the Grand Old Party: President Ronald Reagan won it by over 6,000 votes and 64% in 1984, and Gov. Thomas Kean carried it by...

Sherrill lays out Affordability Agenda to lower costs of housing, health care, energy

March 24, 2025 3:42 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:14 pm

With candidates across the state racing to file their nominating petitions today, kicking off New Jersey’s primary season in earnest, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is launching her new Affordability Agenda, the first major policy plan of the congresswoman’s campaign for...

Mundell unseats Gamble in Bloomfield mayoral primary

June 4, 2024 9:37 pm

Interim Bloomfield Mayor Ted Gamble has lost his Democratic primary race against Councilwoman Jenny Mundell, who had the support of local Democratic committee, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 9:33 p.m., Mundell leads Gamble 59%-41%. Mundell’s council running mate,...

Sherrill takes sides in Bloomfield mayoral primary

April 8, 2024 3:16 pmApril 8, 2024 3:17 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is getting involved in a Democratic primary for mayor in Bloomfield, endorsing Jenny Mundell over the interim incumbent, Ted Gamble. The two are battling for the unexpired term of Michael Venezia, who resigned in January to...