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Aura Dunn wins State Assembly seat

February 1, 2020 11:31 amFebruary 1, 2020 12:08 pm

Morris County Republicans re-elected former Assemblywoman Aura Dunn to the seat she held for the last seven weeks of last year Saturday morning. Dunn was unopposed. In November, Dunn was elected to fill the Assembly seat vacated by State Sen....

Dunn unopposed in bid for Assembly return

January 29, 2020 4:26 pmJanuary 29, 2020 11:52 pm

Former Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) faces no opposition for her return to the State Assembly in a special election convention scheduled for Saturday. Historical records for Dunn’s complicated comeback will have multiple asterisks. Dunn won 74% in a November 21...

Morristown councilwoman to run for freeholder

December 17, 2019 10:28 am

Lame duck Morristown Councilwoman Alison Deeb is running for her third office in six weeks, entering the race for a seat on the Morris County Board of Freeholders. Deeb is the fifth Republican to enter the race for seat of...

Never-passed Dawn’s Law might have forced special for Van Drew seat

December 15, 2019 3:39 pmDecember 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Had the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill proposed two GOP assemblymen following the party switch of State Sen. Dawn Addiego earlier this year, the 2nd district could be facing a winter special congressional election for Jeff Van Drew’s seat....

In Morris County, losing is sometimes the path to victory

November 21, 2019 1:51 pm

After losing Republican primaries for Morris County Freeholder in 2018 and the State Assembly in 2019, Aura Dunn may win a seven-week term in the Assembly in tonight’s special election convention to replace Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton). That’s the way...

Legislative races will mean three local government vacancies

November 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Races for the New Jersey Legislature will trigger municipal government vacancies in Lower Township, Ocean City and Denville. Assemblyman-elect Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) will need to resign his post as mayor of Lower Township in order to join the legislature in...

GOP must hold two conventions to fill separate Bucco Assembly vacancies

November 13, 2019 5:19 pmNovember 13, 2019 8:02 pm

Republicans will need to hold two separate special election conventions to replace Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) in the New Jersey State Assembly and the expectation is that his successor will need to run in four elections over the next year....