Jonathan Young Archives - New Jersey Globe

Next up: Choosing a Lt. Governor

June 11, 2025 8:07 amJune 11, 2025 8:36 am

With the primary election over, Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli have until July 28 to pick their party’s candidates for lieutenant governor. The New Jersey Globe has assembled a short list of potential running mates. The list is...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

Off-the-line Camden County challengers fall well short, again

June 6, 2023 8:33 pmJune 6, 2023 11:28 pm

Camden County Democrats have retained control of two county commissioner seats after beating an off-the-line slate of challengers, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:28 p.m., incumbent Commissioners Louis Cappelli and Jonathan Young have a combined 72% of the...

Can anti-organization Democrats in South Jersey win something? Anything?

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Every year, a few underfunded progressives file to run off-the-line for office in South Jersey. Every year, they get smoked by the South Jersey Democratic machine, one of the most powerful organizations in the state. Will 2023 be any different?...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders back name change

July 14, 2020 5:40 pmJuly 14, 2020 5:45 pm

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders announced their support for a plan to phase out the title in favor of one that does not carry as troubled a history. “The origin of the title runs afoul of the ideals...

Camden clerk rejects Democratic off-the-line petitions

April 3, 2020 5:20 pm

The Camden County Clerk has rejected nominating petitions of two progressive candidates challenging incumbent freeholders backed by the county Democratic organization. Petitions from progressive slates in Cape May and Gloucester counties have also been rejected. Deputy county clerk John Schmidt...