Parker Space Archives - New Jersey Globe

Barranco says he’ll run in GOP Assembly primary next year

November 2, 2020 10:55 amNovember 2, 2020 3:32 pm

Christian Barranco, a former Pompton Lakes councilman and electrician with the politically influential IBEW Local 102, has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for State Assembly next year in whatever district his hometown of Jefferson is located. Under...

LD24 Republicans up in arms over bear hunt

October 6, 2020 2:08 pm

Republican lawmakers in the 24th district raised alarms over news that this season’s bear hunt would be the last under Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. “Throughout this pandemic, Governor Murphy has preached about following the science, yet in this instance he...

LD24 Republicans rail against school aid cuts in Warren, Sussex, Morris counties

August 28, 2020 2:18 pm

Republicans in the 24th legislative district attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over roughly $10.4 million in school aid cuts to counties in the towns they represent. “For years, we have been sounding the alarm about the dire need to fix New...

Pallotta smacks Gottheimer on gun safety endorsement, a move that could help both candidates

May 28, 2020 3:38 pmMay 28, 2020 10:21 pm

Republican Frank Pallotta slammed Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for winning the support of a prominent gun safety group, saying Congress needs real solutions like one proposed by Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Wantage). The move highlights two very different views on...

Park closures first issue to draw outcry from array of Republicans

April 8, 2020 3:31 pm

A growing number of Republicans are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to reverse course on an executive order that shuttered New Jersey’s state and county parks. “We recognize the incredibly difficult challenges you face every day as our beloved State...

Space, Wirths win re-election

November 5, 2019 8:01 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:46 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Republican incumbents Parker Space and Hal Wirths have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 24th district. They defeated Democrats Deana Lykins, a former Senate staffer, and former Municipal Court...

Environmental group sending organizers into some Assembly races

October 1, 2019 1:16 pmOctober 3, 2019 10:49 am

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters has dispatched three field organizers from their political action committee to organize ground support for their endorsed State Assembly candidates in seven legislative districts. In two of the districts – both with one...