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Florio won’t cross party lines to back Steinhardt

December 11, 2020 12:48 pm

Former Gov. Jim Florio doesn’t intend to support his Republican law partner’s bid to oust Gov. Phil Murphy. “I’m a Democrat. I’m still a Democrat,” he told the New Jersey Globe Friday. Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt formally announced his...

Doug Steinhardt will run for governor against Phil Murphy

December 10, 2020 8:43 amDecember 10, 2020 9:14 am

New Jersey Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt, one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s fiercest critics for the last three years, has decided to seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2021, filing incorporation papers with the state to establish a campaign...

Mehta breaks Case record for most votes ever received by a New Jersey Republican

November 17, 2020 12:31 pmNovember 17, 2020 7:18 pm

Republican Rik Mehta has set the record for the most votes ever received by a Republican statewide candidate in New Jersey after he passed Clifford P. Case on Monday. Mehta is currently at 1,745,013 votes statewide, with more ballots still...

Booker sets record for most statewide votes in N.J. history

November 11, 2020 2:11 pmNovember 11, 2020 4:50 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker has already set a record for the greatest number of votes ever received by a statewide candidate in New Jersey. Booker has already passed the 2.2 million mark, with another 500,000 votes still uncounted across the...

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors

November 11, 2020 12:04 amNovember 11, 2020 8:58 am

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. The first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, was a Brigadier...

Florio backs Kennedy in NJ-2

October 16, 2020 11:40 amOctober 16, 2020 12:44 pm

Former Gov. Jim Florio endorsed Democratic House challenger Amy Kennedy Friday. “As a former teacher who’s participated in active shooter training, Amy understands what’s at stake if we do not pass gun reform laws,” Florio said. “Amy will fight for...

Seven governors attending League of Women Voters 100th anniversary gala

September 14, 2020 10:41 am

More than one New Jersey governor and a swath of other noted politician will virtually meet to celebrate the 100th anniversaries of the League of Women Voters’ and the 19th amendment. “With all the attention on voting rights issues across...