Joseph Coniglio Archives

The year the Assembly had three party switchers

October 19, 2019 4:32 pmOctober 19, 2019 4:35 pm

After Assemblywoman Arline Friscia decided to switch parties and seek re-election as a Republican in August 2003, then-Assembly Speaker Albio Sires removed her as Assembly Labor Committee Chair and replaced her with Joseph Egan, a freshman Democrat from New Brunswick....

Bryan Christiansen, former Edgewater mayor, dies at 65

August 4, 2019 1:37 pmAugust 4, 2019 1:40 pm

Bryan J. Christiansen, a former four-term mayor of Edgewater who later became the executive director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and nearly went to the State Assembly, has died. He was 65. Christiansen was 23 and the chairman of...

Poor Jon Bramnick

July 19, 2019 9:59 amJuly 19, 2019 1:12 pm

The Assembly Republican Victory Committee heads into the general election season with just $321,571 cash-on-hand after raising only $258,083 during the first six months of 2019. This puts cash-strapped Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) in a tough spot as he...

Gordon breaks the Curse of the 38th

April 4, 2018 9:25 amApril 4, 2018 11:38 am

Bob Gordon has broken the Curse of the 38th. Since the Bergen County-based legislative district was created, every State Senator has eventually failed to win re-election to a seat that has been competitive for 45 years. Republican Fred Wendel lost...