Joseph Vitale Archives - New Jersey Globe

Vitale initially noncommittal on Murphy abortion package

May 12, 2022 5:11 pm

State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge), the chair of the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee, said today that he won’t yet take a stance on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed package of abortion access legislation, which was unveiled in...

Platkin nomination praised by Vitale

February 3, 2022 4:49 pm

Senate Health Committee Chairman Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) today praised the nomination of Matt Platkin to serve as Attorney General of New Jersey by Gov. Phil Murphy. “As the state’s top law enforcement official, I trust in Matt’s stated commitment to...

Ciattarelli was unable to topple Middlesex’s Blue Wall

November 22, 2021 8:50 pmNovember 22, 2021 10:16 pm

There was no real path to Jack Ciattarelli winning the 2021 New Jersey governor’s race without flipping Middlesex County, a mostly-suburban, heavily blue-collar Democratic stronghold in Central Jersey that Republican Chris Christie won by 4,774 votes when he ousted Gov....

Vitale, Coughlin, Lopez win in the 19th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 3:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge), Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-South Amboy), and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) have won re-election to the 19th legislative district. The Republican nominees for the seats were Peter...

Deadline to swap out candidates is September 7

September 3, 2021 9:13 am

For county and municipal chairs who feel the candidate they picked last spring is not working out, the window to make a change is closing quickly. The deadline for candidates nominated in the June primary election to drop out of...

Seven senators say they will vote yes on Wainer Apter confirmation to N.J. Supreme Court

March 16, 2021 2:40 pmMarch 16, 2021 3:55 pm

Rachel Wainer Apter now has seven Senators on record as supporting her nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, with State Sens. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) announcing their support of her...

In massive display of strength, Cryan wins endorsements from local and statewide Democrats

February 9, 2021 3:28 pmFebruary 9, 2021 7:03 pm

A gargantuan number of Democrats from Union County and across the state today endorsed State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) for re-election, including Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman/Union County Democratic Chairman Nicholas Scutari. Cryan...