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Arango re-elected Hudson GOP Chairman

June 24, 2025 7:19 pmJune 25, 2025 1:20 pm

Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango was re-elected tonight without opposition to a post he’s held since 2000. Arango, a former assemblyman, is the longest-serving Republican county chairman in the state. He first served in 1989, and again since 2000. ...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 17, 2025 12:00 amFebruary 16, 2025 3:31 pm

In 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy was 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 in the...

Assemblyman asks Murphy to raise flags for Trump inauguration

January 9, 2025 12:19 pm

Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) has called on Gov. Phil Murphy to raise the American flag to full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Flags have been at half-staff since the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29. The American...

ELEC honors the life of President Jimmy Carter

January 9, 2025 12:04 amJanuary 9, 2025 12:05 am

On behalf of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Chairman Thomas H. Prol issued the following statement: “The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) honors the profound legacy of President Jimmy Carter and joins in this National Day...

Governor orders flags lowered to honor Jimmy Carter

December 31, 2024 1:15 pm

U.S. and New Jersey flags will fly at half-staff until sundown on January 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100. Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order earlier today. “President Jimmy Carter...

Three members of Carter’s cabinet survive him, including a New Jerseyan

December 29, 2024 10:43 pmDecember 31, 2024 12:24 pm

Jimmy Carter outlived all but three members of his cabinet, including Princeton resident Michael Blumenthal, who will celebrate his 99th birthday on January 3. Blumenthal served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1977 to 1979 and is the oldest...

Rodino was on short list of Carter running mates in ’76

December 29, 2024 4:49 pm

When Jimmy Carter picked Walter Mondale as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1976, a New Jersey congressman was also a finalist. After Carter clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, campaign manager Hamilton Jordan began to develop a list of potential...