John Burzichelli Archives - Page 4 of 9

Can anti-organization Democrats in South Jersey win something? Anything?

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Every year, a few underfunded progressives file to run off-the-line for office in South Jersey. Every year, they get smoked by the South Jersey Democratic machine, one of the most powerful organizations in the state. Will 2023 be any different?...

Durr outraises Sawyer, though both remain slow fundraisers

May 16, 2023 11:24 amMay 16, 2023 5:03 pm

State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) has outraised Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) in their GOP primary contest, but neither has a huge amount of money on-hand with less than a month to go. As of 29-day pre-primary reports released earlier today,...

Insurgent slate gets top position on Gloucester GOP primary ballot

April 6, 2023 3:28 pmApril 6, 2023 4:20 pm

An off-the-line Republican slate received the top ballot position in Gloucester County’s ballot drawing today, a potentially important setback for the Gloucester GOP organization as it tries to tamp down an insurgency within its own ranks. Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich)...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

Tanzie Youngblood, Van Drew primary opponent in 2018, will run for Assembly

March 24, 2023 12:15 pm

Tanzie Youngblood, who finished in second place behind now-Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in a 2018 Democratic congressional primary, has filed petitions to run for the State Assembly this year in the 3rd legislative district. She joins a slate led...

Sawyer on her re-election plans: Talk to me after the filing deadline

March 20, 2023 12:16 pm

Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) is in a tough spot. Earlier this year, she defected from the 3rd district slate led by State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) and joined a rival slate headed by Salem County Commissioner Mickey Ostrum (R-Pilesgrove), but...