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After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Testa breaks record for 1st district Senate candidates

November 17, 2021 8:38 pm

Republican Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) has set records for the biggest plurality ever recorded for a State Senate candidate in the 1st legislative district, and for the most total votes received. Testa defeated Democrat Yolanda Garcia Balicki by 16,975 votes,...

Democrats to switch Assembly candidates in 1st district

August 26, 2021 9:56 amAugust 26, 2021 11:24 am

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 1st district has dropped out of the race and will be replaced on the ticket on September 2 by Dr. Julia Hankerson, a former state Department of Human Services official. Christopher Wilson...

Musso, Castellini and Pearson win Cumberland Dem freeholder primary

July 16, 2020 9:23 pmJuly 17, 2020 9:11 am

This story was updated on July 17, 2020 at 9:04 AM. Donna Pearson staged a rare off-the-line victory in the Democratic primary for Cumberland County Freeholder. A former freeholder who has been out of office for nearly seventeen years, Pearson...

Cumberland freeholders face challenge from incumbent they dropped from line

July 4, 2020 3:22 pmJuly 4, 2020 3:31 pm

One of most competitive freeholder primaries in New Jersey next week is in Cumberland County, where incumbent Jack Surrency is running off-the-line after the county Democratic organization declined to support him for re-election. The winners of the primary could face...

Van Drew would have a tough time winning GOP primary, ex-rivals say

December 11, 2019 3:00 pmDecember 11, 2019 5:14 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) has been told by leaders of his own party that he will almost certainly face a serious primary opponent if he fails to support his fellow House Democrats and vote to impeach Trump. The prospect...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...