Nellie Pou Archives - Page 8 of 9

Senators want answers from Secretary of State on Bergen Sheriff race

September 28, 2018 10:04 amSeptember 28, 2018 10:41 am

All six Senators who represent part of Bergen County — four Democrats and two Republicans — have sent a strong letter to Secretary of State Tahesha Way in an effort to ensure that the circumstances of the special election she...

Menendez doubles down on opposition to Kavanaugh

September 3, 2018 4:48 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was joined by gun control groups and top North Jersey political leaders in Paterson today to oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Menendez’s remarks came...

Pou could face 2021 challenge

August 20, 2018 12:19 amAugust 20, 2018 12:20 am

One of the most vulnerable members of the New Jersey State Senate is Democrat Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon), a three-term incumbent who has spent more than twenty years in the New Jersey Legislature. Pou’s problem is local politics: she was...

Surrogates for U.S. Senate candidates duke it out

August 2, 2018 6:37 pm

Surrogates for two candidates for U.S. Senate today exchanged barbs regarding the treatment of women by Democrat Bob Menendez and his Republican opponent, Bob Hugin, Last week, five Democratic Senators held a press conference to criticize Hugin for fighting the...

Gill: Hugin actions at Celgene require more scrutiny

July 27, 2018 12:04 amJuly 26, 2018 10:55 pm

TRENTON – State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) says a more thorough review of Bob Hugin’s tenure as CEO of pharmaceutical giant Celgene is warranted following news that the Republican U.S. Senate candidate fought the admission of women and gays into...

Webber, NRCC play good cop, bad cop on Sherrill pharma investments

June 15, 2018 12:55 pmJune 19, 2018 2:41 pm

Assemblyman Jay Webber and the National Republican Congressional (NRCC) committee aren’t following the same line on Mikie Sherrill’s investments in pharmaceutical companies. The NRCC responded aggressively when asked about Sherrill’s investments in the companies, while Webber, Sherrill’s rival in the...

Pou not sure she’ll keep Paterson job under Sayegh

May 10, 2018 12:19 pmMay 11, 2018 2:07 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou (D-Paterson) isn’t yet sure whether Paterson’s incoming mayor will keep her on as the city’s business administrator. “I think my position as business administrator, with any administration, is really up to the mayor. I certainly know...