Kim Guadagno Archives - Page 3 of 17

From February: Lakewood’s Orthodox community wants a seat in the Democratic caucus. Could it happen?

September 1, 2023 1:28 pm

This story was originally published on February 17. Shortly afterwards, Avi Schnall decided against an Assembly campaign, but yesterday he changed his mind and got in the race after all, setting up a competitive contest in the 30th legislative district. Here...

Oliver Tribute: Kim Guadagno

August 1, 2023 2:54 pm

Former Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: ”Sheila Oliver and I shared a unique bond, as the only Lt. Governors in the State of New Jersey. We shared insights into...

Ciattarelli, Guadagno among Christie’s presidential campaign donors

July 20, 2023 12:04 pmNovember 11, 2024 10:08 pm

The two most recent Republican nominees for governor of New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli and Kim Guadagno, both gave substantial donations to the presidential campaign of their predecessor, Gov. Chris Christie. The day after Christie launched his campaign last month, Ciattarelli,...

Lakewood’s Orthodox community wants a seat in the Democratic caucus. Could it happen?

February 17, 2023 5:10 pmFebruary 17, 2023 6:14 pm

The reddest State Senate district in New York isn’t in some rural Upstate county no one’s ever heard of. It’s not in a far-flung corner of Long Island. It’s not even on Staten Island, that famously conservative urban bastion. It’s...

Trailblazer: Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver

January 16, 2023 12:16 amJanuary 16, 2023 9:23 am

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...

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

September 5, 2022 12:15 amMay 15, 2025 1:03 am

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1980s was 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 City in...

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...