Jon Bramnick Archives - New Jersey Globe

Package of ICE and immigration bills go to Sherrill’s desk

March 23, 2026 5:03 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s desk now holds three bills meant to stifle the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration operations after both chambers of the state Legislature passed the package over the raucous objections of legislative Republicans. One bill would bar law enforcement...

N.J. Republicans seek different paths forward after Minnesota killings

January 28, 2026 2:58 pmJanuary 28, 2026 9:56 pm

As federal immigration officials face further scrutiny after the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, some New Jersey Republicans are calling for a calmer path forward, sparking contentions between moderate and Trump-aligned branches of the party. Customs and Border...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Mapping Sherrill’s dominant victory on N.J.’s legislative map

December 11, 2025 7:00 amDecember 10, 2025 10:29 pm

Assembly Democrats in New Jersey had reasons to be concerned this year. The Republican ticket was led by an experienced politician in Jack Ciattarelli, and anxiety over historical trends and polling accuracy led to a wary optimism entering Election Day....

GOP legislators tell Sherrill to release cheating scandal records

September 30, 2025 4:05 pmSeptember 30, 2025 7:26 pm

Every Republican member of the New Jersey Legislature but one is calling on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill to allow the U.S. Navy to release records related to her role in the 1994 cheating scandal at the Naval Academy. “The...

Bramnick and a case of mistaken identity

September 10, 2025 11:39 amSeptember 10, 2025 4:26 pm

State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) is a prominent trial lawyer – some say the funniest one – but he recently learned a lesson about mistaken identity. On July 1, Bramnick was issued a summons for abandoning his vehicle on private...

From Bergen to Cape May, Ciattarelli dominated in GOP gubernatorial primary

June 26, 2025 4:30 pmJune 27, 2025 7:23 pm

Going into Election Day in this year’s Republican gubernatorial primary, it wasn’t so much a question of whether Jack Ciattarelli would win, but by how much. The answer: a lot. Ciattarelli had almost every possible advantage working in his favor:...