Jim Florio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Florio wouldn’t back Steinhardt for governor

May 16, 2019 4:02 pmMay 16, 2019 4:20 pm

Sharing a law practice isn’t enough to get Jim Florio to vote across party lines. The former governor told the New Jersey Globe he wouldn’t back State Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt should the latter choose to run in 2021. “He’s...

Florio calls for facts to come out in EDA investigations

May 16, 2019 3:55 pmMay 17, 2019 10:41 am

Controversial tax incentive programs administered by the state Economic Development Authority rarely came up during a press conference held by Camden’s political and business leaders, as well as two former governors. Most of the speakers — including Mayor Frank Moran,...

Donald Lan, former Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 88

May 1, 2019 10:01 amMay 1, 2019 8:14 pm

Donald P. Lan, a former New Jersey Secretary of State and a candidate for the 1981 Democratic nomination for governor, died on April 29. He was 88. A major player in New Jersey politics through the 1970’s, he was Gov....

Tom Byrne warchest at $1.3 million

April 15, 2019 12:05 amApril 15, 2019 1:04 pm

After Frank Lautenberg cited the rigors of fundraising as the reason for his February 1999 announcement that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, former New Jersey Democratic State chairman Tom Byrne was...

Thomas Gagliano, former Senate minority leader, dies at 87

April 14, 2019 12:09 pmApril 15, 2019 12:13 pm

Former New Jersey Senate Minority Leader S. Thomas Gagliano, a popular and respected legislator who served as executive director of New Jersey Transit, died on Saturday night. He was 87. A fixture in Monmouth County politics for seven decades, Gagliano...

Pearl Beatty, former Essex freeholder, dies at 83

April 3, 2019 10:31 amApril 3, 2019 11:15 am

Pearl Beatty, a legendary veteran of Newark politics and a former Essex County freeholder, died on Tuesday. She was 83. Her death comes four days after her longtime political ally, former Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson, passed away. Beatty was elected...

The road to Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano

April 1, 2019 12:15 amApril 1, 2019 1:14 pm

Decades of infighting among Parsippany Republicans led to Democratic mayors for 33 of the last 53 years in a solidly Republican town that once provided huge pluralities for GOP candidates running statewide and in Morris County. With intra-party quarrels on...