Linda Hughes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ballot rotation bill draws scrutiny over party role, election logistics

June 23, 2026 10:10 pmJune 24, 2026 11:16 am

A bill designed to dilute the electoral advantage of drawing the coveted first spot on New Jersey primary ballots received a hearing Tuesday, as lawmakers weighed a proposal to rotate candidates’ names while election officials and voting-rights advocates raised concerns...

Ciattarelli will tap Paulsen as GOP state chairman

June 1, 2025 1:46 pmJune 1, 2025 7:09 pm

Jack Ciattarelli has picked former Burlington County Republican Chairman Glenn Paulsen, a member of his inner circle for nearly a decade, to serve as State GOP Chairman if he wins the Republican primary, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Paulsen...

Voters ousted him, but school board member stays on anyway

January 28, 2019 1:49 pm

Sometimes the will of the voters just doesn’t matter. Delran Board of Education president Glenn Kitley was defeated for re-election last November, finishing last in a field of four candidates for three seats. He lost by 889 votes, 3,434 to...

Burlington GOP picks Earlen as county chairman

December 17, 2018 6:35 pmDecember 17, 2018 7:06 pm

Burlington County Republicans have elected Sean Earlen, the former mayor of Lumberton, as their new county chairman. Earlan replaced Bill Layton, who retired after eleven years as county chairman. The New Jersey Globe first reported speculation that Layton was giving...

Hopson, Youngkin win freeholder race

November 6, 2018 10:45 pmNovember 7, 2018 2:24 am

With 98% of precincts reporting, Democratic challengers George Youngkin and Felicia Hopson won their races races by wide margins Tuesday night, earning 26% and 28% of the vote, respectively, and unseating Freeholders Linda Hughes and Kate Gibbs. Gibbs, once a...

Burlington County Times endorses Democratic control of freeholder board

October 28, 2018 11:36 pmOctober 29, 2018 12:38 am

The Burlington County Times has endorsed Republican incumbent Kate Gibbs and Democratic challenger Felicia Hopson for Burlington County Freeholder, meaning the influential local newspaper wants Democrats in control of county government for the first time since 1975. The newspaper had...

GOP bashes unions for not disavowing Youngkin

October 9, 2018 9:30 pm

Burlington County Republicans are trashing three labor unions for not pulling their endorsements of Democrat George Youngkin for freeholder. Youngkin suspended his campaign on September 27, hours after the Burlington County Times revealed that he had been arrested for attempting to...