Men win 98% of NJ House races
New Jersey has elected 304 men and six women to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. So you don’t have to reach for a calculator, that’s 98% men, 2% women. If you start the clock in 1922 — the...
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A great NJ labor union feud and the last Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race
The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs, labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts in...
Bernardsville GOP mayor switches parties, will run as Democrat
The Republican Mayor of Bernardsville – a longtime Republican stronghold in Leonard Lance’s congressional district has switched parties and will seek re-election as a Democrat. Mayor Kevin Sooy says that “serving and running as a Democrat is consistent with my...
The Life and Times of Jeff Bell
Jeff Bell’s upset victory over four-term U.S. Senator Clifford Case in the 1978 Republican primary was one of the great political campaigns in New Jersey history. Bell was a 35-year-old speechwriter for Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign, and Case became...
Some suggest age is a factor for Petillo
The potential candidacy of Sussex County Freeholder Sylvia Petillo for Congress in the 11th district is sparking an interesting conversation among some Republican insiders: is her age – 67 – a disqualifying factor in considering her potential candidacy. Petillo spoke...
Somerset is the new swing county
The new battleground county in New Jersey may be Somerset, where Democrats are making extraordinary gains in a county that used to be among the most solid Republican areas of New Jersey. After unseating the Republican County Clerk last November...
NJ Women in Congress: just 6 of 310
New Jersey has elected 304 men and six women to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. So you don’t have to reach for a calculator, that’s 98% men, 2% women. If you start the clock in 1922 — the...