Michael Suleiman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Atlantic Dems won’t ask judge to force special freeholder election

September 14, 2020 12:09 pmSeptember 14, 2020 12:44 pm

Atlantic County Democrats considered mounting a court fight to force a special election for Frank Formica’s freeholder-at-large seat in 2020, but decided not to. Formica resigned on Friday, one day after the deadline to allow voters to fill vacancies in...

Months after joining GOP, Van Drew boosts Trump on national stage

August 27, 2020 10:01 pmAugust 27, 2020 10:44 pm

A little more than nine months after leaving the Democratic Party, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) took to the stage of the Republican National Conventions on the night President Donald Trump was set to make his own pitch for re-election....

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Suleiman slaps Van Drew for missing USPS meeting

June 12, 2020 9:48 amJune 12, 2020 9:49 am

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) for missing a meeting with U.S. Postal Service officials attended by the rest of the state’s House delegation. “Being Donald Trump’s lapdog must be so tiring that it...

Ballots can’t be tossed because of incomplete certification form, judge rules

June 3, 2020 3:53 pm

A superior court judge ruled the Atlantic County Board of Elections could not toss 33 ballots cast in Atlantic City last month because they lacked a completed duplicative certification form. The board’s Republican commissioners wanted the ballots tossed out because...

Cape May Democratic chairman wants Murphy to boost summer economy

May 27, 2020 1:22 pm

If Gov. Phil Murphy doesn’t reopen Cape May County businesses soon, the effect on the economy could be devastating, the Democratic county chairman says. “The calendar is not our friend. Cape May County’s economy is largely seasonal, countless people depend...

Atlantic Democrats want casinos open by July 4

May 27, 2020 8:51 am

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman is asking Gov. Phil Murphy to come up with a plan to safely reopen Atlantic City casinos by the July 4th weekend. Murphy closed casinos on March 16 to slow the spread of the...

Suleiman urges USPS to deliver ballots on time

May 19, 2020 2:42 pm

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service to make sure the county’s primary voters get their mail-in ballots delivered on time. “As someone who has voted by mail for the past ten years, it...