Kevin Brown Archives - New Jersey Globe

After unanimous vote, N.J. Working Families Party supports Payne for re-election

May 19, 2022 1:29 pmMay 19, 2022 2:39 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Party has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th district, saying he is supportive of their core policies “and has been for years.” The vote in support of Payne over Democratic primary...

32BJ SEIU goes with Payne in NJ-10

May 17, 2022 12:06 pm

A politically influential union with members in New Jersey’s 10th district has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Payne, a congressman since 2012, faces two challengers in the Democratic primary. Support from...

All-star group of N.J. labor leaders hosting Payne fundraiser

January 24, 2022 5:33 pmJanuary 24, 2022 6:19 pm

Twenty prominent labor leaders will help boost the campaign coffers of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) on Friday as sponsors of a virtual fundraiser with a $5,000 ticket price, a move that could limit the viability of challengers in...

Bhalla declines overture from 32BJ SEIU to run for Congress

December 21, 2021 11:23 amDecember 21, 2021 11:34 am

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla told the New Jersey Globe that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, eschewing a call from one of the state’s most influential labor unions that he ought to...

SEIU 32BJ backs Fulop for re-election

September 22, 2021 1:30 pm

One of New Jersey’s most politically influential labor unions, SEUI 32BJ, endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for a third term. “Mayor Fulop understands that service workers are the backbone of Jersey City,” said Kevin Brown, the SEIU 32BJ vice...

Key labor leaders endorse Chiaravalloti for re-election, ask Hudson Democrat to get on board

March 30, 2021 5:54 pm

A group of five major New Jersey labor leaders have endorsed Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) for re-election and have encouraged Hudson County Democrats to endorse him for re-election in the June primary. The five—SEIU 32BJ state director Kevin...

SEIU 32BJ backs Malinowski for a second term

September 25, 2020 9:51 am

The Services Employees International Union 32BJ endorsed Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) Friday, putting their statewide network of roughly 13,000 workers behind the first-term congressman’s re-election bid. “I’m extremely proud to have the support of the SEIU 32BJ,” Malinowski said. “Service...