Kip Bateman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bateman intends to seek re-election regardless of whether lines are redrawn

July 6, 2020 4:55 pmJuly 7, 2020 8:54 am

State Sen. Kip Bateman said he intends to seek re-election regardless of whether the state redraws district lines next year. “Well, at this point, I’m seeking re-election, and we have to wait and see,” he told the New Jersey Globe....

Steinhardt launches early attack on LD16 Dems

July 2, 2020 3:41 pm

The Republican State Committee is launching early attacks against Democratic assemblymen in the 16th district in an apparent bid to soften Democrats’ hold on one of only two districts in the state where voters elected representatives from two different parties....

Pierre-Louis ’eminently qualified,’ Bateman says

June 5, 2020 7:24 pmJune 5, 2020 9:22 pm

State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg) likes Fabiana Pierre-Louis’s resume. “I think she’s eminently qualified,” he said of Gov. Phil Murphy’s Supreme Court nominee. “Obviously, I’m looking forward to meeting her and asking her some question, but I think she’s got...

Seema Singh considering Senate bid against Bateman

June 4, 2020 12:01 amJune 4, 2020 9:18 am

Thirteen years after her only bid for public office, Seema Singh is considering another run for State Senate against Republican Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg) in the politically competitive 16th district. “I’m thinking about it,” she told the New Jersey Globe. “Nothing...

Murphy backs turnpike, parkway toll hikes after months of relative silence

May 27, 2020 3:03 pmMay 27, 2020 6:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is all in on toll hikes. Despite maintaining a relatively non-committal stance on toll increases to the N.J. Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday indicated he would not veto the Turnpike Authority’s minutes,...

Murphy defends park closures amid partisan backlash

April 9, 2020 1:58 pmApril 9, 2020 10:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sought to defend against Republican criticisms bashing his executive order that shuttered New Jersey’s state and county parks. “Here are the facts: In the first good-weather weekend of the spring, the evidence from State Park Police and...

Lawyer confirmed by Senate last week took health, pension benefits he wasn’t entitled to, state says

March 23, 2020 5:13 pmMarch 23, 2020 11:57 pm

A politically-connected Somerset County lawyer watched his nomination to the county tax board sail through the State Senate in a matter of days, despite a controversy over whether he had improperly received health benefits while serving as a part-time municipal...