John Risley Archives - New Jersey Globe

2020 Atlantic commissioner race where county clerk mailed wrong ballots must be re-run, appellate court says

June 29, 2021 9:58 amJune 29, 2021 2:45 pm

A state appellate court has ordered a special election to fill an Atlantic County Commissioner seat that has been vacant since January after a significant ballot snafu left the results of the November 2020 general election in limbo. Superior Court...

Republicans want Fernandez to drop recount request as she mounts second run for county seat

March 23, 2021 7:01 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner Frank X. Balles called on Celeste Fernandez to concede the 2020 county commission race as she prepares to again seek a seat on the body this year. “Ms. Fernandez has received the nomination of her party for...

Murphy, Sweeney, Greenwald endorse Fitzpatrick for Atlantic County Assembly seat

March 16, 2021 4:15 pmMarch 16, 2021 4:32 pm

Three top New Jersey Democrats – Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald – today endorsed Caren Fitzpatrick for an open State Assembly seat in the 2nd legislative district. Fitzpatrick, a two-term Atlantic County...

Republicans, Attorney General file briefs against recount in close Atlantic County commissioner race

March 16, 2021 1:20 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Republicans in Atlantic County are united in their opposition to a full recount of a county commissioner race sought by Democrat Celeste Fernandez. After a state-mandated audit left Fernandez in third place behind Atlantic County...

Hurley: Risley dropping Assembly bid

March 15, 2021 1:14 pmMarch 15, 2021 2:05 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner John Risley is dropping his bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 2nd district, according to a report from WPG Talk Radio host Harry Hurley. Risley had been in a four-way race for two...

Hurley: Polistina backs Guardian, Swift for Assembly

February 25, 2021 3:23 pmFebruary 25, 2021 4:26 pm

The likely Republican State Senate candidate in Atlantic County is forging a ticket with two Assembly candidates that could leave two other contenders out in the cold, according to a report today by WPG Talk Radio host Harry Hurley. Hurley...

Atlantic City GOP backs Kurtz, Risley for Assembly

February 21, 2021 1:48 pm

The Atlantic City Republican Club has endorsed two candidates for State Assembly in the politically competitive 2nd district: County Commissioner John Risley and Jesse O. Kurtz, the lone Republican on the Atlantic City Council. “Few elected officials in District 2...