Kenyatta Stewart Archives - New Jersey Globe

Coughlin shuffles committees as Legislature gears up

January 30, 2026 3:36 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has shifted the Democratic majority on the powerful Assembly Budget Committee from 10-5 to 11-4 after Republicans lost five seats in last year’s election. Coughlin added Democrats Al Abdelaziz (D-Paterson) and Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) to the...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Twenty takeaways on the 2025 Blue Wave and what comes next

November 7, 2025 3:16 pmNovember 21, 2025 12:11 am

Mikie Sherrill beats Jack Ciattarelli by more than 13 points. Democrats gain as many as five seats in the State Assembly, giving them their largest Assembly majority since the Watergate wave of 1973. Towns across the state that voted for...

Wimberly, Abdelaziz, Stewart win in LD35

November 5, 2025 12:51 am

A trio of Democrats won election in the Paterson-anchored 35th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects. State Sen. Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) won the state’s sole Senate election this year; a special election was held to fill the unexpired term...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...

Eighteen takeaways on the 2025 primary and where New Jersey goes from here

June 13, 2025 5:42 pmJune 14, 2025 10:59 pm

The votes are in, the primaries are decided: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and former Assemblyman Jack Ciatatrelli (R-Somerville) will be headed to this November’s general election for governor. Their victories followed a primary unlike any other in state history –...