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Biden 1972 consultant worked on Dick Coffee for governor campaign in 1973

April 28, 2019 1:04 pmApril 29, 2019 2:00 pm

The first link between Joe Biden and New Jersey politics came a few months after he won a seat in the United States Senate. Biden was just 29 when he unseated incumbent J. Caleb Boggs, a two-term Republican Senator who...

Monroe may be only big NJ Dem town that has become more Republican

March 17, 2019 2:37 pmMarch 18, 2019 12:06 am

The 2019 mayoral election is worth watching since Monroe (pop. 39,132) is perhaps the only large municipality in the state that is trending away from being a Democratic stronghold toward the GOP. Democrats have controlled Monroe Township in Middlesex County...

Phil Murphy to raise money to help oust former rival Carlos Rendo

March 15, 2019 12:00 pm

Carlos Rendo got a taste of the big leagues two years ago when Kim Guadagno picked him as the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of New Jersey. Now he’s preparing for a fight to win re-election as mayor in Woodcliff...

John Kerry raising money for Andy Kim

February 13, 2019 7:08 pm

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is raising money for Andy Kim’s re-election campaign in New Jersey’s 3rd district. “As President Obama’s Secretary of State, I worked with Andy Kim in the White House Situation Room. And I proudly...

Helmy, Mansue on short list for Murphy chief of staff

January 10, 2019 11:12 amJanuary 10, 2019 3:22 pm

Cory Booker’s top New Jersey staffer and Jim McGreevey’s former deputy chief of staff have emerged as possible candidates to become Gov. Phil Murphy’s new chief of staff, according to sources familiar with Murphy’s selection process. George Helmy, Booker’s state...

Kerry stumps for Malinowski

October 12, 2018 6:42 pm

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came to New Jersey on Friday to stump for his once subordinate, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Tom Malinowski. The two appeared together to answer pre-submitted question at a town hall in...

Kerry to stump with Malinowski

October 11, 2018 11:13 am

Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski will hold a town hall meeting in Basking Ridge tomorrow with his former boss, John Kerry. Malinowski served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of State when Kerry ran the State Department under President Barack Obama. As...