Jill LaZare Archives - New Jersey Globe

Once a GOP stronghold, Westfield now leans Democratic

June 16, 2019 12:13 pmJune 17, 2019 9:14 am

Westfield was a solidly Republican town for more than a century, but it’s become a Democratic-leaning swing town in recent years. Bramnick finished second in Westfield when he ran for re-election in 2017, finishing 222 votes behind Democrat Lacey Cotter...

Gunderman ouster a surprise to Assembly candidate

June 12, 2019 1:24 pmJune 12, 2019 5:11 pm

Assembly candidate Stacey Gunderman did not know New Providence Democratic Municipal Chairwoman Rupa Kale would seek the role before Monday, when Kale’s surprise candidacy pushed Gunderman to withdraw and avoid a re-election bid to the head of the town’s Democratic...

Gunderman not re-elected as Dem municipal chair

June 10, 2019 9:17 pmJune 12, 2019 5:13 pm

The Democratic candidate for State Assembly in one of the most closely watched races in the state lost her bid for re-election as the New Providence Democratic municipal chair. Stacey Gunderman was defeated by Rupa Kale in what was described...

Mandelblatt, Gunderman win in LD21

June 4, 2019 9:40 pmJune 5, 2019 2:37 am

Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman have won the Democratic nod to run for Assembly in the 21st legislative district. The two-candidate team defeated perennial candidate Jill LaZare and will face Assembly Minority Leader Job Bramnick and Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz in...

LD21 Dems focus on GOTV in closing days

June 1, 2019 8:23 pmJune 2, 2019 1:25 am

Democratic candidates in the 21st legislative district are sticking to door-knocking with days left until primary polls open on June 4. “At this point, it’s get out the vote. It’s not persuasion,” said Lisa Mandelblatt, who is running as a...

Mandelblatt has bigger warchest than Munoz

May 31, 2019 11:08 amMay 31, 2019 1:13 pm

Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman have outraised Jill LaZare by a 7-1 margin in the race for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 21st district, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement...

Springfield Dems endorse Mandelblatt, Gunderman

May 31, 2019 9:21 am

Democratic Assembly candidates Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman have won endorsements of four of the five members of the Springfield Township Council. Mayor Erica DuBois and Township Committeemen Alex Keiser, Richard Huber, and Chris Weber are backing Mandelblatt and Gunderman. ...