Loretta Weinberg Archives - New Jersey Globe

9 Questions about the Vainieri Huttle vs. Johnson Senate primary

February 25, 2021 2:54 amFebruary 25, 2021 2:29 pm

The looming primary fight for Loretta Weinberg’s State Senate seat in Bergen County won’t affect whether Democrats win the general election – Joe Biden carried the district by 36 points – but the upcoming brawl between two Assembly incumbents puts...

Murphy staying out of race to fill Weinberg’s seat

February 24, 2021 5:06 pmFebruary 25, 2021 2:54 am

Gov. Phil Murphy is staying out of the Senate primary to fill Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s (D-Teaneck) seat, though he’ll appear at the top of a ticket with one of the candidates. “Two stars vying to replace one of...

Johnson files for Senate with huge number of Democratic county committee signatures

February 22, 2021 10:24 am

Democratic State Senate candidate Gordon Johnson today delivered petitions with over 160 signatures to compete for the Bergen County Demcoratic organization line in the 37th district. Johnson, the Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, faces Assembly Deputy Speaker Valerie Vainieri Huttle for Loretta...

A story about Democratic grass roots activists in New Jersey

February 15, 2021 12:19 amFebruary 15, 2021 12:16 am

The emergence of a serious grass roots, activist movement within the New Jersey Democratic Party has happened before. One certainty is that Donald Trump’s presidency, which ended last month, engaged new people into state and local politics from both people...

No timetable on Edna Mahan prison probe, Murphy says

February 12, 2021 5:04 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said today that he doesn’t have a timetable on the completion of an independent investigation of allegations that women inmates were beaten and sexually assaulted at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. “I asked it to be done...

Key senators seek independent public advocate for state homes, prisons

February 11, 2021 4:15 pmFebruary 11, 2021 4:16 pm

Legislation to create an independent public advocate position with legal and investigatory powers to protect residents of psychiatric hospitals, homes for veterans and the developmentally disabled, and prisons is being introduced by three key state senators who have emerged as...

Gordon Johnson has votes to win Bergen Democratic line for Senate

February 10, 2021 4:53 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:34 am

Gordon Johnson has secured enough committed votes to win the Democratic organization line for State Senate in Bergen County, according to a New Jersey Globe tally of party leaders in the 37th legislative district. While the tally shows that Valerie...