Mitchelle Drulis Archives - New Jersey Globe

Rebecca Bennett nets big group of Hunterdon endorsements, including county’s lone Dem legislator

February 2, 2026 11:40 amFebruary 2, 2026 2:40 pm

Note: This story was updated at 2:39 p.m. to reflect the fact that Flemington Councilwoman Susan Englehardt is not switching her endorsement from Brian Varela to Rebecca Bennett; she says she is instead supporting both candidates. A huge group of...

Murphy signs bill reforming House special elections procedure

January 15, 2026 1:10 pmJanuary 15, 2026 3:55 pm

Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill tightening and standardizing how the state fills vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, legislation spurred by a recent spate of vacancies. The bill, which cleared the Legislature on Monday, requires...

Freiman, Drulis easily win re-election in LD16, Ciattarelli’s old district

November 4, 2025 9:57 pm

Assemblymembers Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and Mitchelle Drulis (D-Raritan Township) have won re-election, the New Jersey Globe projects, earning them another term in the Central Jersey legislative district once held by GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli. The result wasn’t particularly close;...

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;...

National Dem committee names 12 Spotlight Assembly candidates

August 7, 2025 10:22 am

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee designated a dozen “Spotlight” candidates in this year’s Assembly campaigns, consolidating support for Democratic nominees vital to preserving the party’s majority. The list includes 11 incumbents and one challenger, Hammonton teachers union leader Anthony Angelozzi,...