Lisa Bhimani Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bergen wants Bhimani, Draeger to say where they stand on budget

June 26, 2019 3:37 pmJune 26, 2019 5:23 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from the Bhimani and Draeger campaign at 5:23 p.m. Denville Councilman Brian Bergen called on the Democrats seeking the 25th legislative district’s Assembly seats to say where they stand on the budget...

Bucco fires back at Bhimani, Draeger

June 25, 2019 1:40 pm

Assemblyman Anthony Bucco fired back at his Democratic challengers on Tuesday following an attack leveled by the two over his healthcare record. “Bhimani and Draeger need to get their facts straight. If they had spent five minutes looking at my...

Abortion could affect 2019 races

June 25, 2019 12:11 pmJune 28, 2019 12:02 pm

Abortion could become a potent election issue in New Jersey’s few competitive Assembly races this year. A Monmouth poll released today found that though the largest chunk respondents nationally thought lawmakers in their own state were putting in the right...

Bhimani, Draeger call for healthcare reforms

June 24, 2019 12:11 pm

Democratic Assembly candidates Darcy Draeger and Lisa Bhimani called on legislators to enact insurance protections similar to those in existence under the Affordable Care Act. “I lost my sister to a healthcare emergency after she had been kicked off her...

AFL-CIO, building trades go in different directions on some Assembly endorsements

June 13, 2019 2:23 pmJune 14, 2019 9:45 am

Two major labor groups offered endorsements to Assembly incumbents even though they voted against them on core issues like the $15-per-hour minimum wage and the gas tax. The New Jersey AFL-CIO is backing three Democrats — Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), Bruce...

Maps: The race for State Assembly in LD25

June 13, 2019 9:41 amJune 13, 2019 3:45 pm

In the 2017 race for State Assembly in New Jersey’s 25th district, Republican incumbents Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris Township) and Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) won re-election by an unusually narrow margin in a legislative that hasn’t voted for a Democrat...

NJ AFL-CIO backs Democrats in all but one district

June 12, 2019 11:12 amJune 12, 2019 5:24 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed only one Republican in the races for State Assembly this year and is backing challengers in four districts where Democrats hope to unseat GOP incumbents. The union is supported Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall) for...