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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...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Brennan, Bhalla head to Assembly with LD32 victory

November 4, 2025 8:53 pmNovember 4, 2025 11:50 pm

Housing policy expert Katie Brennan and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla easily won election to the Assembly, the New Jersey Globe projects, sending two progressives unaligned with the Hudson County Democratic Organization to Trenton. The pair defeated Republicans Stephen Bishop and...

Brennan wins one seat in LD-32; race between Bhalla, Ramirez is too close to call

June 10, 2025 11:59 pmJune 11, 2025 12:45 am

New Jersey’s 32nd legislative district, located in the heart of Jersey City and Hoboken, hosted a heated Democratic primary showdown this year between the two great political factions in Hudson County politics: one led by Jersey City Mayor and gubernatorial...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Bhalla and Brennan forge slate for Hudson Assembly seats

March 10, 2025 9:30 amMarch 10, 2025 5:48 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and former Murphy administration official Katie Brennan will run together in bids for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 32nd district. Bhalla and Brennan said their plan to run separate campaigns was upended by...

Bhalla has $75,000 haul at first Assembly fundraiser

February 7, 2025 9:49 amFebruary 7, 2025 5:53 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla raised over $75,000 for his State Assembly campaign last night, three weeks after entering the race, his campaign said. Bhalla announced last month that he would not run for a third term as mayor and instead...