Matthew Milam Archives - New Jersey Globe

Testa outraises Andrzejczak 6-1

May 13, 2019 2:42 pmMay 13, 2019 3:37 pm

Republican Michael Testa, Jr. has a substantial fundraising edge over incumbent State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) in a closely-watched special election for State Senate in the 1st district. Testa, the Cumberland County GOP chairman, reported raising $133,552 and had $62,462...

GOP maintains registration edge in LD-1

April 4, 2019 5:16 pm

In the 1st legislative district, where Republicans hope to pick up a State Senate seat now that Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) has departed for Washington, the GOP has maintained their edge in voter registration. The district has 3,444 more Republicans...

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan likely GOP Assembly candidates in 1st district

March 4, 2019 12:01 pmMarch 4, 2019 2:40 pm

Lower Township mayor Erik Simonsen and Ocean City councilman Antwan McClellan have emerged as the leading candidates for the Republican State Assembly nomination in the 1st district. The two Cape May officials are expected to win the endorsement of the...

How competitive district legislators voted on minimum wage

January 31, 2019 8:39 pmJanuary 31, 2019 8:40 pm

Here’s how the legislators facing the toughest re-election campaigns voted on the bill to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15-per-hour: SENATE Democrats Voting No Andrzejczak (1) ASSEMBLY Democrats Voting Yes John Armato (2) Joann Downey (11) Roy Freiman (16)...

Milam sworn in as new assemblyman

January 31, 2019 3:04 pmFebruary 1, 2019 1:43 am

Matthew Milam returned to the New Jersey State Assembly today, taking the oath of office to fill the 1st district vacated this month when Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) resigned to join the State Senate. The Vineland Democrat was an assemblyman from...

Milam wins Assembly seat

January 29, 2019 11:38 pmJanuary 29, 2019 11:39 pm

Matthew Milam is returning to the New Jersey State Assembly. The Vineland Democrat won a special election on Tuesday night to fill the 1st district Assembly seat to replace Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle). Andrzejczak left the Assembly earlier this month to take...

Some districts just send white guys to Trenton

January 25, 2019 7:33 pmJanuary 25, 2019 8:13 pm

When Morris County voters elected Josephine Margetts (R-New Vernon) and Ann Klein (D-Morris Township) to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1971, the county accounted for two-thirds of the total number of women in the lower house. The Morris County-based...