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Gloucester Dems won’t take sides in NJ-2 primary

March 17, 2026 5:35 pmMarch 17, 2026 7:12 pm

Gloucester County Democrats have opted not to take sides in the race for the 2nd congressional district, leaving the five Democrats running to dethrone Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) on equal footing. Tim Alexander, Zack Mullock, Bayly Winder, Terri Reese,...

Sherrill names 35 local and county elected officials to transition panel

December 2, 2025 9:02 amDecember 9, 2025 10:12 am

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today unveiled a 35-member Local Government Advisory Group of elected officials from across New Jersey, assembled to provide expertise and on-the-ground insight to her transition’s Action Teams. Phil Alagia, the chief of staff to Essex County Executive...

Democrats hold onto 5-2 commissioner majority in Gloucester County

November 7, 2023 10:14 pmNovember 7, 2023 10:40 pm

Gloucester Democrats have successfully defended their 5-2 majority on the County Board of Commissioners against a deeply divided Gloucester County Republican Party, dealing another blow to local GOP organization that won two seats in 2021 but then lost a bid...

Burzichelli wins Dem nod in 3rd legislative district

June 6, 2023 8:53 pmJune 6, 2023 11:44 pm

Former Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and his running mates, Gloucester County Commissioner Heather Simmons (D-Glassboro) and nonprofit leader Dave Bailey, have won the Democratic nomination in the 3rd legislative district against a slate of anti-organization progressive candidates, the New Jersey...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

Public contractor contributions dropped to recorded low in 2020

April 6, 2021 10:53 amApril 6, 2021 11:58 am

New Jersey’s public contractors tamped down their political contributions last year, dropping their annual giving to the lowest level on record, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Totaled, public contractors gave about...

Gloucester re-elects Democratic freeholders

November 12, 2020 6:02 pmNovember 13, 2020 1:47 pm

Three Democratic freeholders in Gloucester County have won re-election. With 175,525 ballots counted and at most 1,240 provisional ballots left outstanding, Freeholder Lyman Barnes leads Republican challenger Nick DeSilvio by 1,856 votes, 84,203-82,347. The two other Democratic incumbents, Jim Jefferson...