Patricia Campos-Medina Archives

Progressives launch campaign to eliminate organizational lines

December 7, 2020 5:24 pmDecember 8, 2020 1:26 pm

A swath of progressive and good government groups launched another campaign seeking to do away with organizational lines Saturday. In New Jersey, county political parties have the power to award candidates with a favored ballot position — the party line...

Murphy sidesteps on redistricting commission’s lack of Latina members

November 20, 2020 2:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sidestepped activists’ calls for a Latina to be appointed to the Democratic half of the legislative redistricting commission Friday. “I’m a big believer in diversity,” Murphy said. “I acknowledge and take the question and the point. I...

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...

Biden gets 117 N.J. convention delegates; Sanders at 4

July 16, 2020 10:55 pmJuly 30, 2020 3:09 pm

Joe Biden won at least 117 delegates in last week’s New Jersey Democratic primary, with Bernie Sanders in line to win four district delegates and six more contests too close to call. Biden currently leads Sanders statewide by an 85.86%...

Sanders camp wants messenger ballot limit raised from 3 to 10

May 18, 2020 11:37 am

Bernie Sanders’ New Jersey campaign wants Gov. Phil Murphy to raise the limit on authorized messenger ballots from three to ten for the July 7 primary election, which will be conducted almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. “We are supposed to...

Bernie Sanders team asks Murphy for all-VBM primary

May 4, 2020 11:06 amMay 4, 2020 3:02 pm

The chairs of Bernie Sanders’ New Jersey campaign want Gov. Phil Murphy to conduct the July 7 primary election entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. “In the midst of the largest public health crisis in our country’s history, it is only prudent...