Kennith Gonzalez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tom DeGise wins in Hudson County

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 4, 2019 6:18 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for Hudson County Executive in favor of five-term incumbent Thomas DeGise. DeGise, left for dead at the side of the road fifteen months ago as Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop sought...

Gonzalez wants Kearny landfill closed

May 3, 2019 5:12 pmMay 3, 2019 6:44 pm

Kennith Gonzalez, the 18-year-old Republican candidate for Hudson County Executive, today called for the closure of the Keegan landfill in Kearny after local officials complained that hydrogen sulfide levels exceed the legal limit. “Having a hazardous landfill right next to...

Gloucester GOP joins youth movement

April 1, 2019 5:58 pm

Andrea Sammons is the latest addition to a list of millennial Republicans stepping up to run for office in counties where the GOP has struggled to win in recent years. Sammons, 23, will run for Gloucester County freeholder against incumbents...

18-year-old Republican runs for Hudson County Executive

March 11, 2019 9:51 amMarch 11, 2019 3:34 pm

Tom DeGise might face a general election opponent who is 50 years his junior. Eighteen-year-old college student Kennith Gonzalez announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Hudson County Executive. A political science student at Seton Hall University,...