Laura Ali Archives - New Jersey Globe

Morris GOP won’t endorse in U.S. Senate primary

March 19, 2026 10:06 amMarch 19, 2026 10:35 am

Morris County Republicans won’t take sides in the upcoming U.S. Senate primary, so none of the five candidates seeking the chance to challenge Democrat Cory Booker will be able to use the county GOP slogan on the ballot. “We remain...

The race is on – sort of – for Mikie Sherrill’s House seat

June 16, 2025 1:59 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:10 pm

For the next five months, ambitious politicians in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district will be in a strange sort of limbo. Their local congresswoman, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), is now the Democratic nominee for governor, meaning that there could be...

Brian Bergen endorses Barberio in Parsippany

January 14, 2025 5:28 pmJanuary 14, 2025 6:54 pm

Assembly Minority Whip Brian Bergen (R-Denville) and Parsippany Mayor Jamie Barberio haven’t always gotten along, but in a display of party unity, Bergen has endorsed Barberio for re-election in a GOP primary fight with Councilman Justin Musella. “Jamie Barberio has...

GOP leaders back Fantasia, Inganamort for second term

November 11, 2024 9:57 pmNovember 12, 2024 5:31 pm

Two freshman lawmakers in the heavily 24th district launched their re-election bids on Saturday with the support of three Republican county chairs. Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin) and Assemblyman Mike Inganamort (R-Chester) have the backing of Joseph LaBarbera of Sussex, Laura...

Morris GOP seeks to intervene in lines lawsuit; Durkin backs office block ballots

March 31, 2024 10:20 pmApril 1, 2024 12:39 am

Morris County Republican Chair Laura Marie Ali is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) challenging the constitutionality of organization lines in New Jersey. Her emergent application came one day after U.S. District Court Judge...

Serrano Glassner gets heap of endorsements from Morris County

September 25, 2023 8:30 amSeptember 24, 2023 10:46 pm

Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner’s campaign for the U.S. Senate picked up a huge number of endorsements in her native Morris County today, among them Morris GOP chair Laura Marie Ali, six state legislators, six county commissioners, and 21...

Running off the line, Mastrangelo brings harsh rhetoric to Morris GOP primary

June 2, 2022 11:02 amJune 2, 2022 11:20 am

When Morris County Commissioner Tom Mastrangelo shockingly lost the support of the Morris GOP organization at their party convention in early March, that could have been the end of things. Typically, when countywide candidates in New Jersey fail to get the...