Mohamed Khairullah Archives - New Jersey Globe

Nellie Pou’s tricky balance on Israel and Palestine

September 9, 2025 3:25 pmSeptember 30, 2025 10:04 am

Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon)’s America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)-affiliated trip to Israel last month was always going to cause some controversy – and it did. The trip, which fellow New Jersey Rep. Herb Conaway (D-Delran) also joined, came...

Intraparty fight brewing between Pou, Sayegh over Paterson water crisis

August 14, 2025 4:49 pm

Passaic County’s ongoing water emergency has taken on a political dimension, with 9th district Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) facing criticism from several local mayors from her own party – one of whom has publicly floated challenging her in a...

Calls for resignation of councilman connected to Lucchese Crime Family

April 14, 2025 7:01 pmApril 14, 2025 8:04 pm

A group of elected officials in Prospect Park want Ananad Shah to resign his council seat and drop out of his race for re-election following his arrest last week on racketeering, gambling, and money laundering. Attorney General Matt Platkin charged...

Overcoming past rivalries, Sayegh, Khairullah endorse Wimberly slate for LD35

April 3, 2025 11:51 am

The Passaic County Democratic organization’s chosen slate for the 35th legislative district received endorsements today from Paterson Mayor André Sayegh, whose city is home to a majority of 35th district voters, and two other Passaic County mayors in a show...

Democrats will elect new senator, assemblymember on Thursday

January 14, 2025 9:49 pmJanuary 15, 2025 12:47 am

Democrats in Passaic and Bergen counties plan to fill a State Assembly vacancy in the 35th district on Thursday evening, a largely unprecedented maneuver that could result in a court challenge. The election of Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) to Congress...

Screening committee makes no pick in race for Pou Senate seat

January 4, 2025 5:23 pmJanuary 4, 2025 5:24 pm

Passaic County Democrats made no recommendation in the race for Nellie Pou’s 35th district State Senate seat after Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson) and Assemblyman Benji Wimberly (D-Paterson) appeared before a screening committee today. County committee members in the Passaic and...

AIPAC endorses Nellie Pou in Paterson-based 9th district

October 7, 2024 11:01 amOctober 7, 2024 11:12 am

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most powerful and prominent pro-Israel group in the United States, has endorsed State Sen. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) for New Jersey’s 9th congressional district – a district that is home to much...