Linda Lordi Cavanaugh Archives

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Essex County in 2026

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

Sebold retires after 50 years as Livingston Democratic chair; Vieira elected to succeed her

June 15, 2026 8:17 pmJune 16, 2026 11:33 am

For the first time since Gerald Ford was president, Livingston has a new Democratic municipal chair, with Councilman Michael Vieira elected at the party’s reorganization meeting tonight. Vieira replaces Pat Sebold, who has led the local Democratic organization for 50...

Pat Sebold won’t seek re-election as Essex County Commissioner

February 19, 2026 8:00 pmFebruary 20, 2026 10:43 am

Patricia Sebold, one of the longest-serving county commissioners in the state and the longest-serving in Essex County history, will not seek re-election to a twelfth term this year. Sebold has also been elected to the Essex County Board of Commissioners...

Essex GOP runs all-woman countywide ticket

March 31, 2020 2:39 amMarch 31, 2020 2:42 am

Essex County Republicans have fielded an all-woman ticket of countywide candidates, something neither party has done before. The GOP slate includes one African American woman and one Latina. Monique Headen, Gynise Gotto, Bernara Quezada and Alexandra Campisi will run for...

Codey is a veteran of Democratic primaries

April 6, 2018 12:22 pmApril 10, 2018 4:41 pm

Dick Codey is accustomed to winning contested Democratic primaries. For the former governor, the Roseland War is part of his political wheelhouse. Back in 1973, the 26-year-old county committeeman from Orange was the top vote-getter in a State Assembly primary. ...