Joanne Kuniansky Archives - New Jersey Globe

Stack launches bid for re-election in Union City

January 22, 2026 7:05 amJanuary 22, 2026 11:30 am

Brian P. Stack, the longest-serving mayor in Union City history and an old-school retail public official who shares his personal cell phone number with his constituents, will seek re-election in the May non-partisan municipal contest. “The foundation of our public...

Green Party candidates ends bid for governor after petitions fall short

August 28, 2025 6:24 pmAugust 29, 2025 2:59 pm

Green Party candidate Lily Benavides has dropped her bid for governor of New Jersey after Democrats successfully challenged enough nominating petition signatures to bring her below the required 2,000. Benavides, a late replacement candidate after Steven Zielinski, Sr. withdrew earlier...

Socialist Workers Party will field candidate for U.S. Senate

January 16, 2024 9:24 amJanuary 16, 2024 3:52 pm

The Socialist Workers Party (SWP), a left-wing minor party in New Jersey, will field candidates for United States Senate and the 8th congressional district in 2024. Joanne Kuniansky, who was the SWP’s nominee for governor in 2021 and has since...

2021 Socialist Workers Party gubernatorial candidate files for Senate run against Stack

February 2, 2023 11:44 am

Joanne Kuniansky, who got 4,012 votes in the 2021 gubernatorial election as the Socialist Workers Party nominee, has filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission for an independent State Senate candidacy in the 33rd legislative district. Campaigning alongside...

Independent candidates got around 1.3% of N.J.’s congressional vote

November 17, 2022 12:23 pm

Every candidate who won a congressional seat in New Jersey this year was a Democrat or Republican – no surprises there. But 29 independent and minor party candidates also ran for Congress, combining for 31,949 votes statewide, or 1.26% of...

How to watch tonight’s debate

September 28, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 28, 2021 11:59 am

New Jersey’s major-party gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Phil Murphy and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, will at long last meet head-to-head today at the first of two gubernatorial debates. The debate will be at 7 p.m. at the New Jersey Performing Arts...

Hoffman becomes 2nd independent to file for governor

June 8, 2021 10:37 am

Madelyn R. Hoffman, a longtime environmental and social justice activist, has filed her nominating petitions to run as the Green Party candidate. This is her 7th bid for public office. The 64-year-old Hoffman filed with 1,275 signatures. The deadline for...