Joe Salerno Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tim Alexander, civil rights lawyer and ex-detective, will make third run against Jeff Van Drew

July 25, 2025 8:00 amJuly 24, 2025 11:56 pm

After losing elections for New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district in both 2022 and 2024, Democratic candidate Tim Alexander thought he was done running for Congress. But the election of President Donald Trump last November, and the policies Republicans in Congress...

He worked at USAID before Trump dismantled it. Now he’s running for Congress in New Jersey.

June 23, 2025 7:00 amJune 23, 2025 12:00 pm

In the year and a half before Donald Trump retook control of the White House, Bayly Winder worked at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the arm of the U.S. government responsible for distributing foreign aid around the...

Northfield Democrat will run to take on Jeff Van Drew

May 29, 2025 12:24 pmMay 30, 2025 9:07 am

Terri Reese says that when she began meeting with Democratic groups and showing up at rallies around Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis)’s district this year, she asked her fellow activists who would take up the mantle against the congressman in...

Dem group polling in NJ-2 as party looks to expand playing field

May 28, 2025 8:00 amMay 28, 2025 9:41 am

In the last two election cycles, New Jersey’s once-competitive 2nd congressional district in the southern reaches of the state has been entirely ignored by both parties, allowing Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) to win with ease. Heading into 2026, one...

Final price tag in 2024 NJ-7 race: $26.3 million

December 12, 2024 4:44 pmApril 7, 2025 10:49 pm

How much does a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives cost? In New Jersey’s competitive 7th congressional district, the answer this year was $26.3 million. That’s a total that combines all spending from Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) and...

Jeff Van Drew, Trump’s right-hand man in N.J., wins re-election

November 5, 2024 9:44 pmNovember 5, 2024 10:42 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis), the pro-Trump South Jersey Republican congressman who is closer with the former president than just about anyone else in New Jersey, has won re-election to the 2nd congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects. As...

The 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide

November 4, 2024 12:01 amNovember 4, 2024 9:44 am

This guide was originally published on October 31. Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. It’s that time of year again, New Jersey. Every year, of...