John Flora Archives - New Jersey Globe

Payne slows spending after costly uncompetitive primary

October 16, 2020 3:47 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) reigned in his spending after what appeared to be a needlessly costly primary, expending just $51,076 in the third quarter of 2020, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The five-term...

Flora pays himself back after winning 4% of the vote

August 18, 2020 3:34 pm

John J. Flora has paid himself back all but $11 of a $5,000 personal loan he made to his forgettable bid for the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a commonly used trick in political campaigns: loan yourself money early as...

Flora didn’t spend more than 1/3 of campaign funds

July 16, 2020 10:32 am

John Flora is at just 4.43% in his unsuccessful challenge to Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in New Jersey’s 10th district, but at he was shrewd enough to not spend his own money on a race where more than 9...

More than one-fifth of Payne’s fundraising haul goes to pay his cousin

July 14, 2020 12:37 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) burned through $391,206 to win the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 10th district and now has $83,987 remaining in his campaign warchest. He leads Seton Hall University law professor Eugene Mazo by an 89%-6% margin,...

Payne defeats primary challengers

July 7, 2020 10:38 pmJuly 8, 2020 5:48 am

The New Jersey Globe projects Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) will defeat two primary challengers to win effectively re-election to the seat his family has held since 1988. Payne, who has held the seat since first winning it following the...

Payne continues to burn through his campaign funds

June 26, 2020 1:26 am

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) continues to be a sluggish fundraiser, bringing in just $27,453 between March 1 and June 17 in one of the nation’s most heavily-Democratic congressional districts. Payne continues to burn through his campaign cash, spending $51,874...

Mazo raises $29k in primary challenge vs. Payne

April 15, 2020 2:03 pm

Eugene Mazo, a Rutgers law professor challenging Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) in the 10th district Democratic primary, has raised $29,221 and has $24,151 cash-on-hand. Mazo raised $24,083 in the first quarter of the year. He’s spent $5,069 so far, 81%...