Michael Patrick Carroll Archives

Casha announces endorsements for NJ-11 congressional bid

January 24, 2022 10:08 am

Former Kinnelon Council President Larry Casha has announced endorsements from two former GOP county chairs, two mayors and a number of current and former elected and party officials in his bid for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s...

N.J. Judiciary lacks diversity at highest levels, where 80% of appellate court judges are white

January 17, 2022 12:02 amFebruary 9, 2022 4:42 pm

The upcoming retirement of one of the state’s highest-ranking Black jurists puts Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s record of promoting mostly white judges on display at a time when Black and Hispanic leaders are upset that the state’s top three posts...

N.J. Judiciary lacks diversity at highest levels, where 80% of appellate court judges are white

November 15, 2021 12:01 amNovember 15, 2021 10:34 pm

The upcoming retirement of one of the state’s highest-ranking Black jurists puts Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s record of promoting mostly white judges on display at a time when Black and Hispanic leaders are upset that the state’s top three posts...

Merkt loses bid for New Hampshire legislature

November 5, 2020 9:07 am

Richard Merkt, who represented Morris County in the New Jersey State Assembly for 12 years, has lost his bid for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He trailed incumbent Paul Berch, a Democrat, by 1,123 votes in...

Merkt wins primary for New Hampshire political comeback without opposition

September 9, 2020 8:22 pmSeptember 9, 2020 8:24 pm

Former Assemblyman Rick Merkt, once Chris Christie’s running mate and later his opponent, ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Tuesday. His district has four state house seats and Merkt will face incumbents...

Carroll: Framers of Constitution didn’t intend on remote voting for Legislature

March 21, 2020 4:46 pmMarch 21, 2020 6:26 pm

OPINION On my very first voting session in the Assembly, a quarter century ago, after the caucus finished discussion non-consent bills, Leader DiGaetano asked the Republican Majority (sigh) if any of the consent bills raised any questions. Up shot my...

Brian Bergen endorses Ali for Morris GOP chair

February 18, 2020 9:58 am

Freshman Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) has endorsed Laura Marie Ali for Morris County Republican chair, “Laura Ali is the right person to lead our Morris County Republican Party. For the past two years she has been building a party apparatus...