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Poor Jon Bramnick

July 19, 2019 9:59 amJuly 19, 2019 1:12 pm

The Assembly Republican Victory Committee heads into the general election season with just $321,571 cash-on-hand after raising only $258,083 during the first six months of 2019. This puts cash-strapped Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) in a tough spot as he...

After 9 losing races, Pezzullo debt stands at $82k

April 14, 2019 2:25 pm

Richard Pezzullo is carrying a $60,000 debt from challenge to Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) last year – his 9th unsuccessful bid for public office. Pezzullo still has $56,624 remaining in his campaign account that was unspent from the...

Christie won’t attend State of the State

January 15, 2019 12:04 pmJanuary 15, 2019 2:20 pm

Former Gov. Chris Christie will not attend Gov. Phil Murphy’s first State of the State address. One of the traditions of the State of the State is the presence of former governors in the front row. Some have been more...

Bramnick burnishes new ad, 10 months before election

January 14, 2019 12:01 amJanuary 13, 2019 8:57 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) could face a tough race for re-election to a 10th term and he’s getting an early start with a January digital ad. Bramnick’s 21st district has become increasingly more Democratic and while he scored...

New Jersey’s Parade of Governors

November 15, 2018 1:38 pm

It’s been almost seventeen years since John O. Bennett III served as governor of New Jersey, but his annual spotting at a New Jersey League of Municipalities panel where he joins other former governors merits some explaining as to how...

Some mistakes in Asbury Park Press Pallone endorsement

November 1, 2018 8:13 pmNovember 2, 2018 2:45 am

The Asbury Park Press has endorsed Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) for re-election in New Jersey’s 6th district against Republican Richard Pezzullo. “Pallone has been an outstanding congressman for his district, with a special focus on environmental and health...

The history of the New Jersey Senate Presidency

August 6, 2018 4:15 amAugust 5, 2018 11:40 pm

When New Jersey’s modern-day founding fathers created the most powerful governorship in the nation in 1947, it was based on an assumption that the old system of rotating legislative leaders would still be in effect. Today, the three separate but...