Nancy Munoz Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Somerset County in 2026

July 8, 2026 4:23 pmJuly 9, 2026 3:57 pm

For more than a century, Somerset County stood among New Jersey’s premier Republican strongholds. It backed Herbert Hoover over Franklin D. Roosevelt at the height of the Great Depression, remained reliably Republican through the New Deal and postwar eras, and...

Freshman assemblyman says he’ll likely pass on Bramnick challenge

June 16, 2026 3:18 pmJune 16, 2026 3:19 pm

Freshman Assemblyman Vinnie Kearney (D-Garwood) appears increasingly unlikely to challenge State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) next year, despite widespread expectations that Democrats will target the veteran Republican in one of New Jersey’s few split legislative districts. Democrats flipped two Assembly...

Coughlin shuffles committees as Legislature gears up

January 30, 2026 3:36 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has shifted the Democratic majority on the powerful Assembly Budget Committee from 10-5 to 11-4 after Republicans lost five seats in last year’s election. Coughlin added Democrats Al Abdelaziz (D-Paterson) and Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) to the...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Mapping Assembly Democrats’ dominant night

November 14, 2025 4:59 pmNovember 17, 2025 8:38 am

Assembly Democrats went into Election Day just hoping to play solid defense. On a solid night, they would’ve held all their Assembly seats. On a great night, Democrats would’ve picked up two or three. They ended up nabbing five. Now,...

Democrats flip GOP-held Assembly seats in LD21

November 4, 2025 10:16 pm

Democrats flipped a pair of Republican-held Assembly seats in the 21st legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects, continuing a strong night for Democrats up and down the ballot. Andrew Macurdy, a former state and federal prosecutor, and Garwood Councilman...