Julie O'Brien Archives - New Jersey Globe

Rooney, DePhillips decline second LWV debate, saying first one was unfair

October 27, 2019 3:06 pmOctober 28, 2019 10:12 am

Two Republican assemblyman from the 40th district have decided not to participate in a debate tomorrow night after the Bergen County League of Women Voters (LWV) refused to assure them that questions from the audience wouldn’t be screened by allies...

Coughlin to appear at Morris Dem GOTV rally

October 26, 2019 11:57 amOctober 26, 2019 4:08 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin will headline a GOTV rally for Morris County Democrats on Friday, November 1 in East Hanover. Democrats are playing heavily in the Morris-based 25th district, where physician Lisa Bhimani and Wall Streeter-turned-farmer Darcy Draeger are trying...

No district has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th

September 7, 2019 5:21 pmSeptember 7, 2019 5:50 pm

No legislative district in the state has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties. It’s been 54 years since a Democrat won an Assembly seat there, which makes...

Julie O’Brien to enter Assembly race

September 7, 2019 12:35 pmSeptember 7, 2019 1:52 pm

Demcorats have picked former Bergen County Freeholder Julie O’Brien to run for State Assembly in the 40th district to replace Ridgewood Councilman Michael Sedon. Sedon has withdrawn from the race. O’Brien is a former Ramsey Councilwoman. She was elected freeholder...