Junior Maldonado Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hudson Dems unite behind a countywide ticket for primary

March 22, 2026 3:40 pmMarch 22, 2026 5:04 pm

Hudson County Democratic leaders, including a group of political veterans and new progressive leaders, have joined together to endorse a unity slate of candidates for county office in the June primary – a move that brings together Craig Guy and...

N.J. county clerks were on the front lines of this year’s ballot drama. How did they fare?

June 26, 2024 12:30 pmJuly 13, 2024 10:01 am

When Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) filed his lawsuit earlier this year asking a judge to strike down the county line, the unique New Jersey primary ballot design system that favors party-endorsed candidates, it was the state’s county clerks who were...

None of N.J.’s county clerks are continuing their appeal of Quraishi’s county line decision

April 4, 2024 12:57 pmApril 4, 2024 5:31 pm

This story was updated at 4:33 p.m. to reflect the fact that the Passaic County Clerk is also dropping her appeal. After the Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to stay U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi’s decision mandating office-block Democratic...

Hudson Clerk mulls office block ballots for GOP too

April 2, 2024 6:58 pm

Hudson County Clerk Junior Maldonado is considering office block ballots in the Republican primary despite a federal judge’s ruling that the ban on county organization lines applied only to the Democrats. “It’s a consideration,” Maldonado told the New Jersey Globe. ...

Morris GOP seeks to intervene in lines lawsuit; Durkin backs office block ballots

March 31, 2024 10:20 pmApril 1, 2024 12:39 am

Morris County Republican Chair Laura Marie Ali is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) challenging the constitutionality of organization lines in New Jersey. Her emergent application came one day after U.S. District Court Judge...

Independent Senate candidate left off ballot in Hudson portion of 29th district

November 29, 2023 6:15 pmNovember 30, 2023 4:49 pm

An independent candidate for State Senate in the 29th district was left off the ballot entirely in two Hudson County towns, which could impact the election results certification if state election officials determine that voters were deprived of a choice...

A brief electoral history of Steve Fulop

April 14, 2023 11:24 am

And so it begins. Earlier this week, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in 2025. He’s not the first to say he’s running – that distinction belongs to...