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Currie hasn’t ruled out making redistricting appointments before state chair election

October 14, 2019 8:18 pmOctober 16, 2019 2:02 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie hasn’t ruled out appointing his half of the redistricting commission before a race for the Democratic state chairmanship that’s expected to take place in December. “I haven’t made any decision on that,” Currie said. “I...

Juliano undecided in state chair race

October 14, 2019 7:37 pm

Bergen County Chairman Paul Juliano hasn’t decided who he’ll back for Democratic state chair. “We’re going to have some discussions with some of the state committee people, and we’ll go from there,” Juliano told the New Jersey Globe. “At this...

Jones commits to help Coughlin flip Assembly seats

October 4, 2019 5:35 pmOctober 4, 2019 5:35 pm

LeRoy Jones is putting his bid for Democratic State Chairman on hold for the next few weeks to help Speaker Craig Coughlin pick up State Assembly seats in the November 5 mid-term elections. “I’m putting everything else on the back...

Quiñones Perez organized breakfast that launched plot against Currie

September 29, 2019 11:06 pmSeptember 30, 2019 10:53 am

Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Arlene Quiñones Perez was the ringleader of a bid to find an alternative candidate for Democratic State Chairman, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Quiñones Perez proposed that Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise seek the...

Murphy worked the phones to put the genie back on the bottle for Currie

September 29, 2019 6:03 pmSeptember 30, 2019 11:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy personally called several county chairs this weekend to help repair possible leakage in support for the re-election of Democratic State Chairman John Currie, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The Globe first reported on Saturday that a...

Four women Democratic county chairs are open to a new state chairman

September 28, 2019 12:28 pmSeptember 29, 2019 6:11 pm

In the first real movement in the race for Democratic State Chair since April, a group of four women Democratic county chairs agreed in a private meeting this week that they are open to a change of leadership at the...

Mironov undecided on Dem state chair race

September 26, 2019 7:10 pmSeptember 26, 2019 10:02 pm

Mercer County Chairwoman Janice Mironov said she had not yet decided who she would back in the fight for the state’s Democratic chairmanship. “Mercer County, at this point, has not weighed in. I have not weighed in. We have time...