Michael Ferguson Archives - New Jersey Globe

78% of successful House challengers were political unknowns

May 11, 2020 3:16 pmSeptember 5, 2025 3:43 pm

In a race for Congress, New Jerseyans are historically more likely to vote for someone they had never really heard of against an incumbent Member of Congress than they are to go with someone who has been winning elections for...

Kanita will run for mayor, if Reid goes for Assembly

January 25, 2019 3:22 pm

The retirement of Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-Brick) could trigger a mayoral bid by a former aide to Rep. Mike Ferguson. Point Pleasant Beach mayor Stephen Reid said yesterday that he plans to seek the Republican nomination for Assembly in the...

The Carpetbagger

October 18, 2018 10:43 pmOctober 19, 2018 8:57 pm

Since Leonard Lance called Tom Malinowski a carpetbagger in last night’s debate – an unfair allegation, since Malinowski grew up in a town next door to the current boundaries of district – here’s a great story about carpetbagging that comes...

Webber Finance Committee includes Ferguson, other veteran fundraisers

February 8, 2018 1:03 pm

Congressional candidate Jay Webber has announced the first members of his campaign finance committee, including former Rep. Michael Ferguson and Vincent Tufariello, a member of Chris Christie’s national finance team during the 2016 presidential campaign. Webber, a five-term Assemblyman, will...