Joann Downey Archives - New Jersey Globe

Where did Vin Gopal do best? Everywhere.

November 13, 2023 4:33 pm

If there’s one thing that last Tuesday’s legislative elections accomplished, it’s that no one is likely to ever doubt State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch)’s electoral abilities again. Going into Election Day, both parties believed that the contest between Gopal...

Gopal wins re-election; Democrats pick up two 11th district Assembly seats

November 7, 2023 9:23 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:07 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) has won re-election, the New Jersey Globe projects, a huge win for the two-term senator after a grueling and competitive campaign. Gopal’s Assembly running mates, Ocean Township Councilwoman Margie Donlon and former Municipal Court...

Gopal officially launches State Senate re-election campaign

January 9, 2023 8:15 pmJanuary 9, 2023 8:44 pm

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) formally launched his re-election campaign to the Monmouth County-based 11th legislative district this evening, kicking off an intense ten-month campaign for what may be New Jersey’s premier legislative race of 2023. “Know that I...

Five Democrats seeking Assembly seats in 11th district

January 9, 2023 2:57 pmJanuary 14, 2023 11:57 am

Just over a year after they unexpectedly lost two Assembly seats in the 11th legislative district, Monmouth County Democrats are eager to try and take them back, with five candidates running for the two seats – among them one of...

Piperno says she’s not yet thinking about potential 2023 State Senate campaign

December 6, 2022 11:49 amDecember 7, 2022 1:25 pm

When Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno (R-Colts Neck) and Kim Eulner (R-Shrewsbury) unseated two Democratic incumbents last year in the Monmouth County-based 11th legislative district, it was one of the most surprising election results anywhere in the state. It also put both...

David Brown will run for re-election as Monmouth Dem chairman

March 23, 2022 2:58 pmMarch 23, 2022 6:01 pm

Monmouth Democratic Party chairman David Brown announced today that he will run for re-election with endorsements from most prominent Monmouth County and statewide Democrats, including Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown), State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch),...

Senate committee approves Downey for judgeship

March 21, 2022 3:08 pm

Former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold), who flipped a Monmouth County Assembly seat in 2015 but lost re-election last year, today received the unanimous support of the Senate Judiciary Committee for a judgeship on the Workers’ Compensation Court. Downey’s nomination to...