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Five Superior Court nominees, incumbent Cape May surrogate among them, clear judiciary committee

December 19, 2022 11:40 amDecember 19, 2022 4:46 pm

UPDATE: The full Senate passed every nominee unanimously at its full voting session in the afternoon, just a few hours after the nominees went through committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved five nominees for Superior Court judgeships this morning, among...

Somerset hasn’t elected a Democratic state senator since 1902

August 30, 2021 11:17 am

Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...

Zwicker will get Somerset backing for Senate, Jaffer will be Assembly candidate

February 26, 2021 11:51 amFebruary 27, 2021 11:45 pm

Andrew Zwicker has secured the organization line for State Senate in Somerset County, ending a stalemate with Democratic County Chair Peg Schaffer over residency issues and making him the front runner to become the first Democrat since 1902 to win...

Murphy won’t take sides in Zwicker, Schaffer conflict

February 12, 2021 2:51 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today side-stepped a question about a Democratic county chair telling Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) that he needs to move to her county to get the organization line for Senate. POLITICO reported that Peg Schaffer offered Zwicker...

Murphy praises Zwicker but demurs on county residency politics

February 5, 2021 3:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy praised Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) Friday but declined to say whether the State Senate candidate’s residence in Middlesex County should determine whether or not he wins organizational support in Somerset County. “I’m a huge Andrew Zwicker...

Last time Somerset Democrats won a State Senate seat was 1902

February 2, 2021 11:39 am

Somerset County had been a Republican bulwark in New Jersey politics for as long as anyone has been alive, but the retirement of Kip Bateman gives Democrats a chance, if not an edge, to win their first State Senate election...

GOP not ready to pick Bateman successor

January 27, 2021 4:56 pmJanuary 27, 2021 5:33 pm

The retirement of veteran State Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman leaves Republicans searching for a Senate candidate in a district where Democrats are positioned to flip a seat if they can settle on a nominee without conflict. Joe Biden carried the...