Madelyn Hoffman Archives

Hoffman becomes 2nd independent to file for governor

June 8, 2021 10:37 am

Madelyn R. Hoffman, a longtime environmental and social justice activist, has filed her nominating petitions to run as the Green Party candidate. This is her 7th bid for public office. The 64-year-old Hoffman filed with 1,275 signatures. The deadline for...

Independent filing deadline is June 8

May 21, 2021 1:50 pm

The deadline for independent candidates to file for the November 2 general election is at 4 PM on June 8, the date of the primary election. For decades, independents had to file at the same time Democrats and Republicans filed...

Hoffman wants Green Party nod for governor

April 8, 2021 5:42 pm

Veteran environmental and social justice activist Madelyn Hoffman will seek the Green Party nomination for governor in what will be her fifth bid for public office. The 64-year-old Hoffman spent eighteen years as executive director of New Jersey Peace Action....

County Clerks to draw for ballots at 3 PM

August 10, 2020 1:55 pm

Minor political parties have no statutory preference for general election ballot drawings over candidates who simply received enough signatures to gain a place on the November ballot. County Clerks will draw for ballot position at 3 PM today. Most of...

Fifteen independents mount congressional bids

July 7, 2020 7:49 pmJuly 7, 2020 8:05 pm

Fifteen candidates from 12 minor political parties have filed to run for New Jersey’s House and Senate seats. Longtime environmental and social justice activist Madelyn Hoffman is running for U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-Newark) seat as the Green Party’s nominee,...

Green Party nominates Madelyn Hoffman for U.S. Senate

May 2, 2020 5:57 pmMay 3, 2020 7:39 pm

The Green Party of New Jersey has picked Madelyn Hoffman, a longtime environmental and social justice activist, as their candidate for U.S. Senate at their annual convention held remotely on Zoom on Saturday. Hoffman, who was unopposed, becomes the candidate...

Green Party registration in N.J. has tripled since Trump took office

March 2, 2020 10:04 am

The number of New Jerseyans registered to vote as members of the Green Party has tripled since Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016. The state now has 10,930 registered voters, up from 3,068 in Election Day 2016, according...