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Twenty years after first campaign, Herb Conaway at last arrives in Washington

November 14, 2024 4:51 pmNovember 15, 2024 3:53 pm

Twenty years have gone by since Herb Conaway’s first campaign for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district. In 2004, Conaway – then a four-term assemblyman from Burlington County – ran against Rep. Jim Saxton (R-Mount Holly) and got crushed by nearly...

Herb Conaway wins Dem nomination to succeed Andy Kim

June 4, 2024 8:45 pmJune 5, 2024 12:40 am

Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Delran) has won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, prevailing in a five-way race for the right to succeed Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) in Congress. As of 12:39 a.m.,...

Conaway easily wins Mercer convention for NJ-3, completing clean sweep of county lines

March 11, 2024 8:46 pmMarch 13, 2024 1:52 pm

Mercer County Democrats have awarded their county line for the 3rd congressional district to Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Delran), cementing Conaway as the clear favorite for Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s open House seat. Conaway received 130 votes to businesswoman Sarah Schoengood’s...

Umba will seek rematch with Katz in 2025

November 29, 2023 10:25 amFebruary 23, 2024 3:56 pm

It looks like a rematch in the 8th legislative district, where Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Medford) has already announced that he’ll run again in 2025. Umba, a freshman South Jersey lawmaker, told the Star-Ledger that he plans to take on Democrat...

Conaway appears likely to run for Congress in NJ-3

October 14, 2023 6:17 pmOctober 15, 2023 9:01 pm

Assembly Deputy Speaker Herb Conaway, Jr. (D-Delran) is taking steps to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district, setting up a possible primary fight between two or more running mates to fill the open seat of...

In Memoriam

December 31, 2021 11:04 am

Kim Cummings, who spent 21 years as an aide to Rep. H. James Saxton (R-Mount Holly) and later on the staff of Rep. Jon Runyan (R-Moorestown), died on December 26. She was 59. Barbara Smith, a former Ramsey councilwoman, died...

How New Jersey almost had two U.S. Attorneys following close 2001 vote

April 25, 2021 7:51 pm

As New Jersey prepares for a new U.S. Attorney and the filling of U.S. District Court Judge vacancies, there has been no talk of renewing a 20-year-old plan to break up the 21-county District of New Jersey and give South...