Laura Matos Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general, will leave state government

July 21, 2026 10:02 amJuly 21, 2026 11:55 am

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general and one of the most consequential lawyers ever to serve in state government, will leave office on September 10 after six years overseeing the state’s most significant constitutional and appellate litigation. Feigenbaum, 37,...

N.J. Democratic National Committee members re-elected

December 9, 2024 9:49 pmJanuary 30, 2025 2:57 pm

Five Democratic National Committee members from New Jersey were re-elected tonight without opposition, giving Modia Butler, John Graham, Marcia Marley, Laura Matos, and Bernadette McPherson new four-year terms. Those five, along with Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. and Vice...

New Jersey’s new swing voter bloc: Hispanic voters

November 7, 2024 2:55 pmNovember 8, 2024 8:46 am

Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 performance in New Jersey was abysmal across the board, turning in the closest Democratic win since 1992 in a state that was previously thought to be deep-blue. Harris cratered with New Jerseyans of all demographics...

Braz leaving DOT to join public affairs firm

December 18, 2023 2:42 pmDecember 18, 2023 2:42 pm

Justin Braz, a member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s inner circle and the Assistant Commissioner of Transportation, is ending a long stint in state government to join MAD Global Strategy as a managing director. Braz served as Murphy’s deputy chief of...

Latina group floats Judge Esther Salas as possible Senate candidate

September 28, 2023 3:25 pmSeptember 28, 2023 5:40 pm

With indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on a downward political trajectory, the Latina Civic PAC is urging state Democrats to consider Latina candidates for his seat, and U.S. District Court Esther Salas is among the possible options the group is...

Christie, Chiesa, Porrino join new DuHaime firm

May 23, 2022 11:49 amMay 23, 2022 1:08 pm

Former Gov. Chris Christie and former U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa are joining Mike DuHaime’s new public affairs firm, MAD Global, as members of their advisory board. Former Attorney General Christopher Porrino is also taking an advisory board position at the...

Matos joins DuHaime’s new public affairs firm as a partner

April 27, 2022 10:01 amMay 1, 2022 11:44 pm

Laura Matos, a veteran public affairs executive with close ties to some of New Jersey’s most powerful government leaders, has left Kivvit to become a partner at Mad Global Strategy Group, a new firm headed by Republican Mike DuHaime. This...