John Theurer Archives - New Jersey Globe

The history of Albio Sires’ congressional district

December 21, 2021 11:16 am

The congressional seat that Rep. Albio Sires will vacate next year has been in Democratic hands since another West York congressman, freshman Republican Rep. Vincent Dellay, switched parties in late 1957. This will be the first open seat contest in...

Judge Geoffrey Gauklin, ex-Hudson prosecutor who challenged Musto, Guarini, dies at 85

August 27, 2020 2:27 pmJune 27, 2023 11:49 pm

Geoffrey Gaulkin, a former Hudson County prosecutor and New Jersey Superior Court Judge, died on August 24. He was 85. Gaulkin, a 32-year-old Republican from Weehawken, was elected to serve as a delegate to the 1966 New Jersey Constitutional Convention....

The best party switching story ever

January 28, 2019 9:45 pmJanuary 29, 2019 2:47 am

It should come as no surprise to New Jerseyans that the greatest party switching story comes out of Hudson County. In 1954, ten-term Rep. Edward Hart (D-Jersey City) gave up his congressional seat so that he could get an appointment...