Jim Florio Archives - New Jersey Globe

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

January 15, 2020 8:19 amJanuary 15, 2020 8:29 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will be the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line n the June...

Gustafson wins Camden organization line

January 9, 2020 9:40 am

Claire Gustafson will have the organization line in Camden County in her bid for the GOP congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 1st district against Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden). The field appears to have been cleared for Gustafson, a former Collingswood...

Dani Annise, top aide to Angelo Errichetti, dies at 92

December 27, 2019 9:56 amDecember 27, 2019 9:58 am

Edna “Dani” Annise, a top political lieutenant to Camden Mayor Angelo Errichetti in City Hall before his conviction in the ABSCAM scandal, died on December 21. She was 92. Annise worked at Camden City Hall for 57 years, retiring at...

Piper Perabo won’t run for public office

December 10, 2019 12:46 pmDecember 10, 2019 2:00 pm

Golden Globe nominated actor Piper Perabo does not intend to run for public office. “Not in my future that I know of, no,” she said when asked if she planned to mount a bid for the State Senate against incumbent...

Buena Vista Mayor Chuck Chiarello dies

December 6, 2019 10:26 amDecember 6, 2019 2:25 pm

Buena Vista Township Mayor Chuck Chiarello, who has served in local office since 1992, died on December 4. Chiarello was known statewide as the former Atlantic County Democratic Chairman and as a past president of the New Jersey League of...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

Florio: Murphy not to blame for LD1 loss

November 19, 2019 11:18 pm

Former Gov. Jim Florio isn’t buying the line that Gov. Phil Murphy is to blame for Democrats’ legislative losses this year. “No, I think these individual races, at the end of the road, are not attributed to anybody,” Florio said....