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Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

Clarke seeks to orient LD26 contest around abortion

September 17, 2021 10:18 am

Christine Clarke, the Democratic nominee for State Senate in the Morris county-based 26th district, released a new video today aiming to draw a clear contrast between herself and her opponent, State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), on the issue of abortion....

Teacher union backs Clarke for Senate in LD-26

August 30, 2021 9:55 amAugust 30, 2021 9:56 am

The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey has endorsed Democrat Christine Clarke for State Senate in the 26th district State Senate race. Clarke, the Jefferson Democratic municipal chair and an environmental activist, is challenging four-term Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio....

Democratic State Committeeman Paul Bontempo

Like his father, Bontempo thinks state chairman is the Governor’s choice

November 20, 2019 7:09 pmNovember 21, 2019 11:39 am

Paul Bontempo is the longest-serving Democratic State Committee member in New Jersey history. He was 26 when he was elected to represent Morris County in 1977, back in the days when each county had two seats. He’s been there for...

The time Tom Giblin ran against Tom Kean

September 4, 2019 11:07 am

The deadline to replace candidates on the general election ballot is coming up next week, and so far, there doesn’t appear to be any big changes on the horizon. Rumors that State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) would resign so...

Progressive leader to challenge Webber

January 30, 2019 1:39 pmJanuary 30, 2019 6:12 pm

Democrats have picked the leader of one of the state’s most influential grassroots progressive organizations to challenge Jay Webber for State Assembly in the 26th district. Christine Clarke, the environmental director for Action Together New Jersey and the Jefferson Democratic...

Sherrill backer Barbara Curran was first woman NJ GOP executive director

October 30, 2018 6:37 pm

A primer on former Assemblywoman Barbara Curran, a Republican who endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Curran became involved in politics working on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and managed former Senate President Frank McDermott’s...