Jim Tedesco Archives

Controversial candidates backed by Bergen GOP could risk race for governor

April 23, 2021 10:39 amApril 23, 2021 12:24 pm

Facing a Democratic Party that has grown its strength through years of total control of government in the state’s most populous county, Bergen Republicans have backed a series of controversial candidates whose baggage could doom them at the polls in...

Menendez warns against political criticisms as he defends NJ officials from Trump attack

April 2, 2020 2:29 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez warned against politically-motivated criticism amid the COVID-19 crisis shortly after he defended New Jersey officials from a Twitter attack mounted by President Donald Trump. “It’s just not a time for criticizing,” Menendez said. “It’s a time...

In Bergen, barriers to all-VBM elections

March 17, 2020 12:45 pm

Elections Officials in the New Jersey county hit hardest by COVID-19 face significant barriers to conducting pre-primary elections entirely through mail-in ballots. “Our printer, his mail house is located in Bergen County. The company he gets the paper from is...

Top Dems put feuds aside for Lagana dinner

October 15, 2019 12:29 amOctober 15, 2019 9:49 am

Some of the state’s top Democrats put their feuds aside to attend State Sen. Joe Lagana’s annual Columbus Day beefsteak Monday night. The first-term senator got Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin under one...

Amatorio running for Bergenfield mayor

March 27, 2019 3:04 pmMarch 27, 2019 5:34 pm

Bergenfield Councilman Arvin Amatorio announced his mayoral run Wednesday. The Democrat will challenge incumbent Mayor Norman Schmelz, who unsuccessfully attempted to oust Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco in November. Tedesco wiped out Schmelz in Bergenfield by 2,256 votes, 62%-38%. “Bergenfield...

East Rutherford Democrat pick Lahullier for mayor

March 7, 2019 12:02 amApril 1, 2019 8:08 pm

Former East Rutherford councilman Jeff Lahullier, who lost his re-election bid in the 2018 Republican primary and then switched parties and sought to run as a Democrat, is expected to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2019. East Rutherford...

Cureton, Trump focus of Bergen rally

November 3, 2018 1:36 pmNovember 3, 2018 11:55 pm

Anthony Cureton and President Donald Trump were at the center of a Bergen Democrat rally early Saturday afternoon. Cureton, the candidate the county’s Democratic committee people chose to run for sheriff following the resignation of Michael Saudino, was the subject...