Mike Crispi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ex-Englewood Cliffs mayor will run for governor

January 29, 2025 8:11 pm

Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac is expected to enter the race for the Republican nomination for governor within the next few days, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. A former two-term mayor of Englewood Cliffs and a close friend...

Trump ally Mike Crispi launches exploratory bid for Governor

December 5, 2024 6:31 pmDecember 6, 2024 1:03 pm

Mike Crispi, a staunchly pro-Donald Trump conservative podcaster and America First Republicans of New Jersey chairman, announced tonight that he is exploring a bid for the GOP nomination for governor in 2025, a move that potentially alters the playing field...

Chris Smith beats minor primary opponent on his way to 23rd House term

June 4, 2024 8:23 pmJune 4, 2024 9:47 pm

The number of obstacles to a 23rd House term for Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) diminished by one today, with the longtime congressman easily beating back Republican primary opponent David Schmidt, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 9:47 p.m., Smith...

Chris Smith confirms he’s supporting Trump for president

May 23, 2024 4:30 pmMay 23, 2024 4:53 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), who has not always had the smoothest of relationships with former President Donald Trump, confirmed to the New Jersey Globe today that he is supporting Trump for president in this year’s election. Smith, who has represented...

N.J. members of Congress raised $6.8 million during Q3

October 16, 2023 4:46 pmMarch 5, 2024 10:32 pm

New Jersey’s 14 members of Congress raised a total of $6,782,254 during the 3rd quarter of 2023 (which covered July 1 through September 30), and ended the quarter with a collective $47.3 million cash on-hand. In some cases, representatives in...

Checking in on other notable local primaries

June 7, 2023 5:04 pmJune 8, 2023 10:22 am

In addition to the top-billed primaries for the legislature and county office, dozens of municipalities held contested primaries last night, some of which were hotly contested. Here’s a list – but not an exhaustive one – of consequential results. Atlantic...

Legislature moves full steam ahead on anti-Shaun Golden bill

May 18, 2023 2:39 pmMay 18, 2023 3:04 pm

A bill to prohibit county constitutional officers from also serving as county party chairs – a distinction that, at least right now, falls exclusively to Monmouth County Sheriff and GOP chairman Shaun Golden – passed two legislative committees today on...