Michael Venezia Archives - New Jersey Globe

Mejia’s win shows Bloomfield is moving left

February 23, 2026 4:02 pmFebruary 24, 2026 12:16 am

Bloomfield was once a middle-class, factory town, Republican stronghold that delivered huge margins to candidates of the Grand Old Party: President Ronald Reagan won it by over 6,000 votes and 64% in 1984, and Gov. Thomas Kean carried it by...

Venezia, Morales secure second terms in LD34

November 4, 2025 9:41 pm

Assemblyman Michael Venezia (D-Bloomfield) and Assemblywoman Carmen Morales (D-Belleville) won a second term representing Essex County’s 34th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects. The incumbents easily defeated the Republicans, BLEXIT leader Demetrius Eley and chiropractor Lorenzo Marchese. As of...

CAIR Action NJ endorses Ali in Jersey City, sixteen candidates for Assembly

October 24, 2025 2:20 pmOctober 24, 2025 4:09 pm

With less than two weeks until Election Day, CAIR Action NJ, the state’s largest Muslim political advocacy group, today rolled out endorsements for 35 candidates across New Jersey, including sixteen running for the State Assembly and Mussab Ali in the...

National organization of state troopers backs all incumbent legislators, will stay out of N.J. governor’s race

October 9, 2025 12:56 amOctober 9, 2025 12:57 pm

The National Troopers Coalition will remain neutral in the New Jersey governor’s race and has endorsed every incumbent in contests for the State Assembly. In the two split districts, the organization representing over 43,000 state troopers from 47 groups nationwide...

Leading gun control group endorses slate of Assembly Dem incumbents

August 27, 2025 11:51 am

The Brady PAC, a leading gun control advocacy group, endorsed 19 Democratic Assembly incumbents for re-election on Wednesday. In its announcement, the PAC said it endorsed candidates dedicated to maintaining New Jersey as “one of the leading gun violence prevention...

PBA endorses incumbents, no challengers, in Assembly races

August 26, 2025 12:31 pmAugust 26, 2025 1:06 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s largest law enforcement union going to Democrats in the 3rd and 11th districts and Republicans in the 21st district;...

N.J. building trades endorse mostly incumbents, back just one challenger

July 16, 2025 11:43 amJuly 17, 2025 12:26 pm

The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed every incumbent legislator seeking re-election this year, except for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Republican lawmakers in the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 39th districts. Instead of Schnall, the...