Mary Guinchard Archives - New Jersey Globe

New Jersey is on track for its most diverse congressional delegation ever

September 13, 2024 6:16 pmSeptember 16, 2024 12:27 am

Twenty years ago, New Jersey’s congressional delegation was the domain of white men. Of the 15 people representing the state in Congress, every single one was a man, which had been true since Rep. Marge Roukema (R-Ridgewood) left the delegation...

Eight things to watch for as campaign ad season begins

September 5, 2024 11:14 am

Anyone with a television set (or a laptop, or a phone, or an internet connection) knows how it goes. After Labor Day, campaign season “officially” begins, which means it’s time for a neverending barrage of political ads telling them how...

Guinchard wins Bergen GOP line to take on Gottheimer

March 19, 2024 10:03 pmMarch 20, 2024 9:04 am

Bergen County Republicans will back Mary Jo Guinchard – a former actress and Tuxedo Park, New York mayor – to take on four-term Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. Guinchard defeated Paramus school board member...

Nine candidates file to run for U.S. Senate at Bergen GOP convention, including Zdan, Schneiderman

February 2, 2024 5:08 pmFebruary 2, 2024 6:39 pm

The filing deadline for candidates to run at this year’s Bergen County Republican convention has passed, and the roster features some familiar names running for U.S. Senate, Congress, and countywide offices – including a few names that hadn’t previously come...

New Jersey’s Q4 congressional fundraising, by the numbers

February 1, 2024 2:31 pmFebruary 2, 2024 1:09 am

The 4th quarter of 2023 was a big quarter in New Jersey politics. Senator Bob Menendez was federally indicted shortly before the quarter began, setting off a chain reaction of political upheaval that has enveloped the race for his own...

Guinchard files to run against Gottheimer in NJ-5

December 6, 2023 10:52 am

Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard, a two-time Republican candidate for Bergen County Commissioner, has filed paperwork to run against Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) in the 5th congressional district. Guinchard, who did not respond to a request for comment, gives Republicans their first...

Bergen Democrats retain two commissioner seats

November 8, 2023 12:51 am

Democratic Bergen County Commissioners Joan Voss (D-Fort Lee) and Rafael Marte (D-Bergenfield) have successfully defended their seats, defeating Republicans Agninshalah Collins and Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard. As of 12:49 a.m., Voss has 28.5% of the vote and Marte has 27.6%, ahead...