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Democrats name their six Congressional Redistricting Commission members

June 15, 2021 10:00 amJune 15, 2021 5:26 pm

There will be a majority of women on a bi-partisan panel drawing twelve New Jersey House districts for the 2022 mid-term elections, with Democrats naming four women to six seats on the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission. The new appointees...

Republicans push back Hugin election one week so primary results can be certified

June 11, 2021 3:24 pm

GOP State Chairman Michael Lavery has rescheduled their reorganization meeting to June 23 in order to allow county clerks to certify the 42 winners of races for Republican State Committee seats. The new meeting date will not affect yesterday’s filing...

Parties set state chair elections for date before certification of State Committee elections

June 7, 2021 12:05 amJune 7, 2021 2:41 pm

Both parties have scheduled elections for state chair for the week after the primary before the results of State Committee elections will be certified. That’s because the statute that sets state party elections for the second Thursday after the primary...

Clarke to challenge Pennacchio in LD26

January 13, 2021 5:03 pm

Jefferson Democratic Chairwoman Christine Clarke will again run for office in the 26th legislative district, this time seeking to oust State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), the environmental activist announced Wednesday. “We need more people in government who are chosen by,...

Democratic State Chairman, John Currie, faces a challenge from LeRoy Jones, Jr.

Currie wants Ciattarelli, Steinhardt to acknowledge Trump loss

November 23, 2020 9:37 am

Democratic State Chairman John Currie called on his Republican counterparts to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in an apparent attempt to hamstring possible gubernatorial candidates. “New Jersey Republicans have spent the past four years in fear...

Murphy sidesteps on redistricting commission’s lack of Latina members

November 20, 2020 2:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sidestepped activists’ calls for a Latina to be appointed to the Democratic half of the legislative redistricting commission Friday. “I’m a big believer in diversity,” Murphy said. “I acknowledge and take the question and the point. I...

Currie will name Jones as Democratic redistricting chairman, with Avelenda as executive director

November 15, 2020 4:30 pmNovember 16, 2020 3:31 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie will announce later today that LeRoy Jones, Jr. will serve as his party’s chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission, with Saily Avelenda as the executive director. Currie will name Jones, Senate President Steve...