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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...

Kelly, Giffords will stump for Sherrill on Saturday

October 8, 2025 10:44 am

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), a retired astronaut who grew up in West Orange, and his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Arizona), will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill in Essex County on Saturday. Giffords is a nationally known...

The race for the Senate is a race for Bob Menendez’s Foreign Relations chairmanship

October 14, 2022 3:48 pmOctober 15, 2022 1:37 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez isn’t on the ballot this year – but his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is. When Democrats flipped two Senate seats in Georgia in early 2021, it allowed Menendez to become possibly the most...

Cliffside Park man gains ground in Monmouth poll

October 5, 2022 11:10 am

Former Cliffside Park resident Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has clawed back some support but remains at a disadvantage against Democratic Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. The...

New Jersey has become an exporter of candidates

September 16, 2022 2:06 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:25 pm

New Jersey makes and the world takes, at least when it comes to raising candidates and then exporting them to other states. This year in Pennsylvania, two Republican statewide candidates are Jersey Boys: Dr. Mehmet Oz grew up in New...

Here’s where four U.S. Senate candidates with N.J. roots stand in the polls

August 27, 2022 5:43 pmAugust 29, 2022 12:06 am

Of the four New Jersey candidates running for the United States Senate in other states, recent polling puts one in the lead and another in a tied race, while two others are currently behind. U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona...

Murphy announces top re-election campaign staffers

February 12, 2021 8:00 amFebruary 12, 2021 10:34 am

Gov. Phil Murphy continues to bolster his re-election campaign team, picking veterans from the staffs of Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and Mark Kelly’s U.S. Senate race – and from his Trenton communications team – as he beefs up his own...