Joann Downey Archives - Page 14 of 14

Ethics panel sets hearing DiMaso ethics complaint

August 21, 2018 12:40 pm

The New Jersey Joint Committee on Ethical Standards has scheduled a September 18 hearing on an ethics complaint filed last month against freshman Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel). Two Monmouth County Democratic legislators, Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) and Joann Downey (D-Freehold), allege...

Legislators seek probe of DiMaso phone call

July 16, 2018 9:18 pmJuly 18, 2018 11:21 am

Two Democratic legislators have filed complaint against Republican Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso alleging that a robocall she recorded attacking them earlier this month spoofed their district office phone number. Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune) and Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) have asked the...

DiMaso robocall targets Dem legislators

July 5, 2018 8:39 pmJuly 9, 2018 4:11 pm

Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) has waded into the neighboring 11th district Assembly race, recording a robocall attacking two Democratic colleagues, Joann Downey (D-Freehold Township) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune Township). “Houghtaling and Downey run along to get along, says DiMaso, in...

Budget deal sent to Murphy’s desk

July 1, 2018 8:00 pmJuly 9, 2018 4:10 pm

Almost 24 hours after lawmakers announced a budget deal yesterday evening, legislators have pushed through all the bills needed to make the first budget passed under Gov. Phil Murphy work. Though legislators in both chambers were called into Trenton at...

Coughlin to fill vacancies caused by Green’s death

April 20, 2018 1:11 amApril 20, 2018 3:37 pm

The death of fourteen-term Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Plainfield) opens up several posts in the Assembly Democratic leadership that Speaker Craig Coughlin will get to fill. Green was the chairman of the Housing and Community Development Committee. Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken)...

Gopal rebuilt Monmouth Dems from the ground up

March 5, 2018 12:45 pmMarch 6, 2018 11:13 am

Monmouth County has been Republican territory for more than a hundred years, even though it’s had a Democratic congressman since 1964. But from the bottom up, there is evidence that the county is becoming more politically competitive, and that Democrats...