Lisa Bhimani Archives - New Jersey Globe

NJ PBA releases 2019 endorsements

September 17, 2019 12:37 pm

There were few surprises in the list of endorsements the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association released Tuesday. The police union endorsed incumbents in most of the state’s districts and usually endorsed candidates of a single party in a given...

Bhimani, Draeger putting campaign on hold following Senator’s death

September 17, 2019 9:37 amSeptember 17, 2019 9:38 am

Democratic Assembly candidates Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger are suspending their campaign for at least the next few days as residents of the 25th legislative district mourn the loss of longtime State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton). Bucco, a Republican...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...

Old Bucco sex scandal now an issue in son’s Assembly bid

September 16, 2019 4:48 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:01 am

Editor’s Note: This story was written prior to the death of Senator Bucco earlier today and remains as it appeared. Five weeks after he won a second term in 2001, State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) found himself in the middle...

Murphy adds illegal immigrant driver licenses into 25th district Assembly race

September 13, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 13, 2019 1:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s push to provide driver licenses to illegal immigrants just eight weeks before his midterm elections has now reached the Morris County-based 25th district race, where Republicans trying to hold two State Assembly seats are trying to turn...

Murphy talks guns in 25th, without Democrats and with criticism of Bucco

September 11, 2019 5:00 pmSeptember 11, 2019 7:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Morristown on Tuesday to announce an executive order on gun safety, but the Democratic candidates in a hotly contested race for State Assembly skipped the event. Democrats Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger did not attend...

Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...