Nina Melker Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democrats hold Mercer clerkship, commission seats

November 5, 2025 1:12 am

Democrat Paula Sollami Covello easily captured her fifth five-year term as Mercer County Clerk, while two incumbent County Commissioners, Cathleen Lewis and Nina Melker sailed to comfortable re-election tonight in a solidly Democratic county. Sollami Covello defeated Republican Shaolin Brown...

Retirements are imperiling the legislature’s march towards gender parity

February 8, 2023 1:07 pmFebruary 8, 2023 11:10 pm

With the election of State Sen. Renee Burgess (D-Irvington) last year, the number of women in the New Jersey Legislature reached an all-time high-water mark, with 42 women – more than one-third of the legislature’s 120 members – serving concurrently....

Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Mercer Democrats hold two commissioner seats

November 9, 2022 12:38 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Democrats have easily maintained their 7-0 majority on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, with incumbent Nina Melker and Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis winning both seats. They defeated Republicans Michael Chianese and Andrew Kotola...

Mercer Executive expresses interest in looking at changes to county government

March 21, 2022 10:41 amMarch 21, 2022 4:11 pm

In the wake of a New Jersey Globe article published last week investigating the possibility of the Mercer County Board of Commissioners switching to a district-based system, Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes sent an email to the county Democratic committee saying that...

Should the Mercer County Board of Commissioners switch to a district-based system?

March 18, 2022 4:41 pmMarch 21, 2022 8:53 am

Had Elvin Montero won the Mercer County Democratic Party’s endorsement two nights ago for one of two seats on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, he would have been the first Latino ever elected countywide. Had Yan Mei Wang won,...

Lewis, Montero head to 3rd ballot in race for Mercer County Commissioner

March 16, 2022 7:48 pmMarch 16, 2022 9:06 pm

Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis and Elvin Montero, a top advisor to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, have advanced to a 3rd ballot at the Mercer County Democratic Convention tonight for an open county commissioner seat. Lewis, a former mayor, led the...