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Komjathy is new chairman of N.J./PA bistate agency

May 23, 2022 1:36 pm

Aladar Komjathy, a popular and influential player in New Jersey politics for more than 40 years, is the new chairman of the bistate Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Komjathy is a partner at Komjathy & Kean, a Trenton lobbying...

Capitol vax-or-test mandate gets April court date

December 10, 2021 2:14 pmDecember 12, 2021 1:18 pm

A Republican-led appeal against the capitol complex’s vaccine-or-testing mandate has had its court date set for the week of April 11, 2022, a full four months from tomorrow. In the meantime, an appellate judge denied a request from Republicans to...

Republicans push back Hugin election one week so primary results can be certified

June 11, 2021 3:24 pm

GOP State Chairman Michael Lavery has rescheduled their reorganization meeting to June 23 in order to allow county clerks to certify the 42 winners of races for Republican State Committee seats. The new meeting date will not affect yesterday’s filing...

Democratic State Committee attacks Ciattarelli over GOP state chair pick

June 11, 2021 1:40 pm

The Democratic State Committee moved against former U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin only a day after GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli picked him to lead the Republican State Committee. “Bob Hugin and Jack Ciattarelli are both devoted supporters of Donald...

Schirmer wins race for Mercer GOP State Committee seat

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Former Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer has won re-election to her post on the Republican State Committee, defeating Trenton Republican Municipal Chairwoman Jennifer Williams. Schirmer leads Williams by 184 votes, 3,827-3,643. With few votes remaining to tally, Williams’ path toward victory...

Hugin is front runner to be GOP State Chairman

June 9, 2021 7:39 amJune 9, 2021 7:40 am

Newly-minted Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has two immediate tasks: to pick a Republican State Chairman and to select a candidate for Lt. Governor. The filing deadline to enter the race for GOP State Chairman is tomorrow and the leading...

Parties set state chair elections for date before certification of State Committee elections

June 7, 2021 12:05 amJune 7, 2021 2:41 pm

Both parties have scheduled elections for state chair for the week after the primary before the results of State Committee elections will be certified. That’s because the statute that sets state party elections for the second Thursday after the primary...