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Currie will name Jones as Democratic redistricting chairman, with Avelenda as executive director

November 15, 2020 4:30 pmNovember 16, 2020 3:31 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie will announce later today that LeRoy Jones, Jr. will serve as his party’s chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission, with Saily Avelenda as the executive director. Currie will name Jones, Senate President Steve...

Democrats close to naming legislative redistricting commission members

November 13, 2020 4:55 pmNovember 13, 2020 9:10 pm

New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission will follow the guidelines set in a deal over the Democratic state party chairmanship last year, with seats going to Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and South Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The five...

The O’Toole Chronicles: My Experiences from Legislative Redistricting

October 13, 2020 12:01 amOctober 12, 2020 9:16 pm

As I filled out my vote-by-mail ballot this year and got to Ballot Question #3, it brought back a flood of memories related to Legislative Redistricting – both as a member of the Legislature deeply affected in 2001 and as...

In display of Hudson Democratic peace, Fulop signs Swibinski for ’21 re-election bid

August 11, 2020 2:26 pmAugust 11, 2020 5:33 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has hired North Jersey political consultant Phil Swibinski to work on his re-election campaign, a clear indication that the Hudson County Warette of 2018 has come to an end. Fulop is seeking re-election to a...

Progressives came reasonably close in one Hudson freeholder race

July 23, 2020 1:16 pm

A closer-than-expected Democratic primary for Hudson County freeholder has left some local political observers wondering if a progressive strategy to challenge four other incumbents was an overreach that limited their chances to win one seat and break through a county...

Hudson organization Democrats lead in all freeholder races

July 8, 2020 8:26 pm

All nine freeholders backed by the Hudson County Democratic Organization are maintaining leads over a slate of progressive challengers after more than 5,000 additional vote-by-mail ballots were counted today. The closest race is in the 4th district, where Yraida Aponte-Lipski...

Pou lauds Juliano nomination to Horizon board

June 14, 2020 6:06 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) is supporting Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Paul Juliano for a seat on the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors. “Paul has always shown sound judgement, strong leadership, and a desire for...