Jon Corzine Archives - New Jersey Globe

Martin gets some big names on Hamilton transition team

November 19, 2019 5:03 pm

Hamilton Mayor-elect Jeff Martin has called on a group of political powerhouses with extended institutional knowledge to help him prepare to govern New Jersey’s 9th largest municipality. Martin, who defeated two-term incumbent Kelly Yaede last month, had previously named Rachel...

Oliver skeptical of Murphy approval rating

September 20, 2019 12:30 pmSeptember 20, 2019 12:45 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver eyed a Monmouth University poll released earlier this week that showed Gov. Phil Murphy’s approvals lagging behind those of some his predecessors with skepticism Friday. “The polls didn’t call my house. They didn’t call my neighbors....

Poll: Murphy approvals behind where Christie, Corzine, McGreevey were

September 17, 2019 1:22 pm

A new Monmouth University Poll show approval ratings for Gov. Phil Murphy are below where his two immediate predecessors were heading into their mid-term elections. Chris Christie was at 48%-42% in an August 2011 Monmouth poll, while another taken in...

New Jersey contributors hardly playing in North Carolina House special

August 30, 2019 3:30 pmAugust 31, 2019 7:48 pm

New Jersey donors have not actively participated in a close do-over race for Congress in North Carolina’s 9th district that has received national attention. A new election was called for September 10 after election officials found evidence that the 2018...

Lautenberg widow hosts Biden fundraiser

August 24, 2019 11:51 pmAugust 25, 2019 12:03 am

The wife of the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg held a fundraiser at her Hamptons home today for Joe Biden, continuing a six-year-old grudge against Cory Booker. Lautenberg wasn’t happy when Booker publicly expressed interest in his U.S. Senate seat...

The switch

August 13, 2019 1:47 amAugust 13, 2019 1:44 am

Bob Torricelli, seeking re-election to a second term in the United States Senate in 2002, was severely admonished by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics on July 31 for accepting expensive gifts from one of his campaign contributors, David...

If you’re under 45, you may have missed the epoch period of New Jersey politics

August 13, 2019 1:46 amAugust 13, 2019 11:12 am

The current drama of New Jersey politics doesn’t hold a candle to the events that occurred between 1999 to 2004 – a five-year period of constant folly that causes politicos over the age of 45 to appear a bit unfazed...