Jill LaZare Archives

Early VBM numbers looks good for Democrats in 21st district

October 21, 2019 4:17 pmOctober 21, 2019 4:28 pm

Early Vote-by-Mail data appears to be encouraging news for Democrats seeking to oust Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Assembly Minority Whip Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) in the hotly-contested 21st district race. Two weeks away from Election Day, 4,464 vote-by-mail...

Maps: A deep dive into the 21st district

August 8, 2019 2:38 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Assembly Minority Whip Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) are seeking re-election in the 21st legislative district, which was carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016, Phil Murphy in 2017, and House Democrats and Bob Menendez in...

In fight to win Assembly seat, Gunderman takes a vacation

July 11, 2019 6:21 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:51 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy visited Westfield in June to talk gun safety days after a man was arrested in the parking lot of a local school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets, Democratic Assembly candidate Stacey...

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...