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Maps: The race for Assembly in LD-21

June 16, 2019 1:02 pmJune 16, 2019 1:06 pm

In a district where the Democrats have increased their voter registration edge by over 4,000 votes since 2017, while the Republicans have only increased their voter share by slightly under 1300 votes, Democratic candidates Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman are...

Once a GOP stronghold, Westfield now leans Democratic

June 16, 2019 12:13 pmJune 17, 2019 9:14 am

Westfield was a solidly Republican town for more than a century, but it’s become a Democratic-leaning swing town in recent years. Bramnick finished second in Westfield when he ran for re-election in 2017, finishing 222 votes behind Democrat Lacey Cotter...

Mandelblatt has bigger warchest than Munoz

May 31, 2019 11:08 amMay 31, 2019 1:13 pm

Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman have outraised Jill LaZare by a 7-1 margin in the race for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 21st district, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement...

Mandelblatt has more cash-on-hand than Munoz

May 14, 2019 2:01 pmMay 14, 2019 2:12 pm

Self-funding Democratic Assembly candidate Lisa Mandelblatt has a bigger campaign warchest than six-term Republican Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R-Summit), according to most recent reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Mandelblatt has raised $58,350 in her bid to...

Harry P. Pappas to challenge Bramnick, Munoz as independent

March 25, 2019 8:53 pm

Harry P. Pappas, a hugely controversial figure in Union County politics as the Democratic county chairman in the 1970s and as a Springfield Republican township committeeman for one term in the 1990s, will run as a conservative independent candidate for...

New Providence in spotlight as Dems mull 21st district Assembly picks

February 21, 2019 2:08 pmFebruary 21, 2019 3:56 pm

Democratic municipal chairs in the 21st district have until Sunday to decide who they want to run on the Union County organization line for State Assembly in the 21st district. With seven candidates seeking the nomination, the consensus is that...

Gomez touts first responder experience in Assembly bid

February 8, 2019 9:32 amFebruary 11, 2019 11:12 am

Carlos Gomez thinks his experience as a first responder and union leader makes him a strong challenger as Democrats pick a candidate to challenge GOP incumbents Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) in the race for State Assembly in...