Kim Guadagno Archives - New Jersey Globe

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

Murphy makes five nominations and appointments to NJ Transit board

March 25, 2022 10:26 am

Gov. Phil Murphy announced yesterday his choices for five open seats on the 13-member New Jersey Transit Board of Directors: Carlos Medina, Kiabi Carson, and Evan Weiss for three Senate-confirmed spots, and Rashonda Brown and Karen Thomas for two spots...

New chiefs of staffs named for five legislators

January 25, 2022 1:49 pmJanuary 25, 2022 4:47 pm

Two lawmakers named new chiefs of staff on Tuesday, with Leigh Maris joining State Sen. Sam Thompson (R-Old Bridge) and Christian Duffy taking in the top slot in the office of Assembly Majority Conference Leader Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth). Last week,...

Trailblazer: Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver

January 17, 2022 12:22 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:18 pm

Sheila Oliver is the first Black to serve as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, the first Black woman to win a statewide election in New Jersey, and was the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey...

Ciattarelli slams Murphy for taking NGA, DGA roles

December 14, 2021 3:35 pm

In what appears to be his first criticism of Gov. Phil Murphy since conceding the gubernatorial election a month ago, former Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli today knocked Murphy for accepting the posts of National Governors Association chair and Democratic...

Ciattarelli won all five of New Jersey’s competitive congressional districts

November 23, 2021 5:14 pmNovember 24, 2021 4:23 pm

Jack Ciattarelli may have lost this year’s gubernatorial election, but his performance against Gov. Phil Murphy could still bode well for Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm congressional elections. While losing statewide by three points, Ciattarelli managed to win half...

Ciattarelli was unable to topple Middlesex’s Blue Wall

November 22, 2021 8:50 pmNovember 22, 2021 10:16 pm

There was no real path to Jack Ciattarelli winning the 2021 New Jersey governor’s race without flipping Middlesex County, a mostly-suburban, heavily blue-collar Democratic stronghold in Central Jersey that Republican Chris Christie won by 4,774 votes when he ousted Gov....