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Pence will raise money for Webber

August 2, 2018 5:22 pmAugust 8, 2018 10:56 pm

Vice President Mike Pence will visit New Jersey on August 10 for a high-dollar fundraiser to boost Assemblyman Jay Webber’s campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. The story of Pence’s pending visit first appeared in The (Bergen) Record....

Currie backs Murphy budget, but hopes for compromise

June 19, 2018 2:11 pmJune 25, 2018 4:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is using the Democratic State Committee to help build political support for his budget, but the state party chairman says he’ll consider giving Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin equal time. Democratic State Chairman...

Trump, Clinton campaigning in New Jersey? They’re welcome, but don’t hold your breath

May 21, 2018 4:06 pmMay 23, 2018 12:29 pm

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is expected to endorse incumbent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week, but candidates in New Jersey might do well to keep the former secretary of state on that side of the Hudson River. While...

Wimberly gets Housing Committee chair

May 21, 2018 9:52 amMay 22, 2018 12:26 am

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) will be the new chairman of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, a post left vacant in April following the death of longtime committee chairman Jerry Green. “Benjie is the absolute right choice to lead...

Sayegh elected mayor of Paterson in huge win

May 9, 2018 4:25 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Andre Sayegh won a lopsided victory to become the next mayor of Paterson, winning the office on his third try with 41% of the vote in a six-candidate field. Sayegh, a 44-year-old councilman, becomes Paterson’s first Arab-American mayor in a...

Gottheimer’s funds a boon in red district

April 16, 2018 7:40 pmApril 17, 2018 11:32 am

After only two years in office, Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is one of the top fundraisers in the 435-member House, and he might need all the cash he can get. Since Republican Rep. Scott Garrett in 2016, Gottheimer has pulled...

John Currie joins social services agency staff

March 27, 2018 7:06 pmMarch 28, 2018 11:37 am

John Currie, the Democratic State Chairman and the longtime Passaic County Democratic Chairman, has joined the Passaic County Board of Social Services as their new public information officer, according to executive director Tony Desimone. The job seems like a good...