Kim Guadagno Archives - New Jersey Globe

Trailblazer: Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

January 19, 2026 12:15 amJanuary 18, 2026 8:58 pm

Sheila Oliver was New Jersey’s trailblazing two-term lieutenant governor who became the first woman of color to serve as Assembly Speaker and the first to win a statewide election, spent 27 years in public office as a fierce advocate for...

Ciattarelli calls Sherrill a liar, demands she pull ‘false statements’ about sales tax

September 6, 2025 10:11 pmSeptember 8, 2025 5:01 pm

In the most explosive exchange yet of the New Jersey governor’s race, Republican Jack Ciattarelli today accused Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill of deliberately misleading voters by claiming he supports a sales tax — and his campaign attorney issued a formal...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 1, 2025 12:10 amAugust 31, 2025 5:39 pm

One of the notable New Jersey conflicts of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic...

Murphy unveils Sheila Oliver portrait

August 14, 2025 5:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled the portrait of the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver on Thursday in an emotional statehouse ceremony. Oliver served as Murphy’s lieutenant governor for five years until her 2023 death due to a medical issue. The governor...

Statehouse portrait of Guadagno, the first lieutenant governor, unveiled

July 21, 2025 6:27 pm

Former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was joined by Gov. Phil Murphy and former Gov. Chris Christie for the unveiling of her official portrait in the Statehouse on Monday. Guadagno was the state’s first lieutenant governor. State officials created the role...

Ciattarelli will tap Paulsen as GOP state chairman

June 1, 2025 1:46 pmJune 1, 2025 7:09 pm

Jack Ciattarelli has picked former Burlington County Republican Chairman Glenn Paulsen, a member of his inner circle for nearly a decade, to serve as State GOP Chairman if he wins the Republican primary, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Paulsen...

Milly Silva ousted from 1199 SEIU post

May 4, 2025 3:28 pmMay 6, 2025 8:52 am

Milly Silva, the 2013 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, lost her bid for re-election as Secretary-Treasurer of 1199 SEIU, the United Health Care Workers East union, after a landslide reshaping of the union’s senior leadership. Veronica Turner Bigs, the senior...