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Diegnan, Vitale dispatch Democratic primary challengers with ease

June 6, 2023 9:16 pm

Two state senators in Middlesex County, Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) and Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge), have both easily defeated Democratic primary challengers in the 18th and 19th legislative districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 9:15 p.m. and with only...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

Public contractor contributions dropped to recorded low in 2020

April 6, 2021 10:53 amApril 6, 2021 11:58 am

New Jersey’s public contractors tamped down their political contributions last year, dropping their annual giving to the lowest level on record, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Totaled, public contractors gave about...

Pinkin sworn as Middlesex clerk, creating Assembly vacancy

January 7, 2021 6:15 pm

Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin was sworn in as Middlesex County clerk Thursday, creating an Assembly vacancy Middlesex Democrats will have to fill in the next month. Pinkin replaces outgoing Clerk Elain Flynn, the longest serving clerk in Middlesex County’s history, who...

Middlesex Democrats go for Biden

March 18, 2020 7:32 pmMarch 19, 2020 12:05 am

Middlesex County Democrats have endorsed Joe Biden for president. That gives Biden the organization line in the county with the third-largest number of Democrats in the state. The former vice president is now 7-0 in Democratic conventions. Middlesex delivered a...