Leslie Huhn Archives

Rotondi ousted as Sussex Democratic chair

June 9, 2020 11:20 pmJune 10, 2020 8:52 am

Katie Rotondi lost her bid for re-election as Sussex County Democratic Chair tonight. Dawne Rowe defeated Rotondi by a vote of 90 to 48, a 65%-35% margin in race that was dominated for the last few weeks by Rotondi’s allegation...

Palmieri defenders turn spears toward Weinberg committee

May 28, 2020 5:59 pmMay 28, 2020 6:03 pm

A group of Democratic women marshaled to defend Warren County Democratic Chairman Tom Palmieri against a sexual harassment allegation leveled at him by his Sussex County counterpart attacked an anti-misogyny working group after it criticized them for “rushing to judgement”...

Ex-Sussex Dem chair endorses Warren

February 23, 2020 10:46 pm

Former Sussex County Democratic Chair Leslie Huhn says she will support Elizabeth Warren for president. Huhn had endorsed Cory Booker in early 2019, before she stepped down as county chair. Her successor, Katie Rotondi, also endorsed Booker and has not...

Juliano backs Booker for president

August 15, 2019 2:21 pmAugust 16, 2019 9:00 am

Newly-elected Bergen County Democratic Chairman Paul Juliano has endorsed Cory Booker for the Democratic presidential nomination. Booker now has the backing of all 21 Democratic county chairs in his home state of New Jersey. Juliano and Booker met for lunch...

Booker endorsed by Sussex Democratic Chair Katie Rotondi

August 1, 2019 8:08 pmAugust 2, 2019 10:22 am

Sussex County Democratic Chairwoman Katie Rotondi has endorsed Cory Booker for the Democratic presidential nomination. Booker has now been endorsed by all 21 Democratic County Chairs from his home state of New Jersey. “During one of the most divisive times...

Scanlan slams Dem on Murphy ties

February 6, 2019 5:15 pmFebruary 6, 2019 5:17 pm

Sussex County Republican chairman Jerry Scanlan wonders why his Democratic counterpart, Leslie Huhn, isn’t taking on Gov. Phil Murphy and the issues involving his former aide, Al Alvarez. “As a woman, Chair Huhn should question why has it has become...

Morris, Ocean, Sussex, Warren Dem chairs oppose redistricting amendment

December 12, 2018 4:26 pm

Democratic County Chairs from Morris, Ocean, Sussex and Warren counties have joined Hudson Coutny Democratic Chairwoman Amy DeGise and Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer in opposing the redistricting constitutional amendment being pushed by Democratic leaders in the state’s legislature....