Joanne Famularo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Mapping Assembly Democrats’ dominant night

November 14, 2025 4:59 pmNovember 17, 2025 8:38 am

Assembly Democrats went into Election Day just hoping to play solid defense. On a solid night, they would’ve held all their Assembly seats. On a great night, Democrats would’ve picked up two or three. They ended up nabbing five. Now,...

Democrat Maureen Rowan ousts GOP lawmaker in Atlantic County district

November 13, 2025 3:34 pmNovember 14, 2025 4:21 pm

Democrat Maureen Rowan has won her race for the State Assembly in the 2nd legislative district, ousting two-term Republican incumbent Claire Swift (R-Margate). Rowan unseated Swift by 842 votes, 39,444 to 38,601, in the fifth lower house pickup for Democrats....

Guardian wins re-election, Democrats likely to pick up second seat

November 6, 2025 6:04 pmNovember 7, 2025 11:28 am

Assemblyman Don Guardian (R-Atlantic City) has won re-election to a third term in the 2nd district, but the contest for the second Assembly seat is too close to call and significantly favors a Democratic pickup and the likely defeat of...

Assembly race in LD2 too close to call

November 5, 2025 1:52 amNovember 5, 2025 2:09 am

Republican Assemblyman Don Guardian (R-Atlantic City) holds a razor-thin lead in his bid for re-election to a third term in the 2nd legislative district, but his running mate, Assemblywoman Claire Swift (R-Margate), is in fourth place and in serious danger...

Famularo wins 2nd district Democratic Assembly primary by 36 votes

June 17, 2025 7:57 pm

Pleasantville Councilwoman Joanne Famularo appears to have defeated former Atlantic City Councilman Bruce Weekes by 36 votes in the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 2nd district. Famularo received 7,501 votes and Weekes finished at 7,465 in a contest...

Here are the general election matchups in New Jersey’s competitive legislative races

June 12, 2025 2:54 pmJune 12, 2025 11:14 pm

After last night’s primary elections, New Jersey Democrats and Republicans alike now have gubernatorial standard-bearers they can rally behind in November: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the blue team, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) for the red. Just as importantly,...