Leonard Lance Archives - New Jersey Globe

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

Henry Kuhl, Hunterdon GOP chairman for 37 years, dies at 91

January 30, 2022 4:07 pmJanuary 30, 2022 4:07 pm

Henry Kuhl, a legendary Hunterdon County Republican leader for parts of six decades and an influential figure in state GOP politics, died on January 29. He was 91. “The Kuhl family and the Lance family have known each other for at...

Mount Olive could be key to ’22 House race in NJ-7

November 10, 2021 1:31 pmNovember 10, 2021 1:31 pm

Mount Olive, where Gov. Phil Murphy announced funding for a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this morning, is one of the New Jersey towns that Joe Biden carried in 2020 but went heavily for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli last week....

Republicans name their six Congressional Redistricting Commission members

May 28, 2021 4:12 pmMay 31, 2021 11:06 pm

Former GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt has been named to the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission, one of six Republican who will help draw twelve House districts for the 2022 mid-term elections. The picks appear to boost the clout of...

Malinowski raises $920k in first three months of year

April 7, 2021 9:47 pmApril 8, 2021 9:35 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) raised a towering $920,000 during the first three months of 2021 and has over $807,000 cash-on-hand as he prepares to seek re-election to a third term next year in New Jersey’s 7th district. Malinowski’s fundraising success...

Ex-Congressman Pappas mulls State Senate bid for Bateman seat

February 8, 2021 6:48 pmFebruary 9, 2021 11:01 am

Former Rep. Michael J. Pappas is mulling a State Senate bid in the 16th district, setting up a potentially epic primary between two former congressmen in pursuit of a seat in the New Jersey Legislature. Pappas has been discussing a...

Kean retirement sparks GOP leadership elections in Senate, Assembly

February 1, 2021 2:45 pmFebruary 1, 2021 3:51 pm

Today’s announcement by Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) that he will not seek re-election to the State Senate will trigger a change in Republican leadership in both houses. Republicans will need to replace Kean as the senate Republican leader when his...