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Republican Assembly slate in LD14 gets off-the-line challenger

March 27, 2023 1:56 pmMarch 28, 2023 10:43 am

Bina Shah, a Republican who ran for the 14th legislative district in 2019 and 2021, will run again for the Assembly this year despite not getting party support. “I ran in 2019, when nobody wanted to run,” Shah told the...

Former Hightstown councilwoman joins Republican ticket in LD14

February 24, 2023 3:03 pmFebruary 25, 2023 1:29 pm

Skye Gilmartin, a former GOP Hightstown councilwoman and cardiovascular technologist, will run for State Assembly this year in the 14th legislative district, giving Republicans their final candidate in an uphill battle to flip the Democratic-leaning Central Jersey seat. “The Republican...

Adam Elias launches campaign to flip 14th district Assembly seat

February 15, 2023 1:46 pm

Attorney Adam Elias will run this year for the Assembly in the 14th district, giving Republicans a candidate in a tough Mercer and Middlesex County-based district that they’d likely have to flip if they want a shot at a majority...

An early look at the 2023 legislative playing field

February 7, 2023 12:01 pmFebruary 7, 2023 5:45 pm

Incumbents are retiring. Challengers are emerging. County conventions are approaching. The 2023 legislative elections are upon us. Of course, voters won’t go to the general election polls for another nine months, but that doesn’t mean parties and candidates aren’t fully...

Democrats in two borderline competitive legislative districts have gobs of cash saved up

January 25, 2023 2:51 pm

After a hugely successful 2021 cycle, New Jersey Republicans have some lofty hopes for 2023’s legislative elections. With all 120 legislative seats up, the party intends to make a push into Democratic-leaning districts that haven’t recently hosted highly competitive races,...

Republicans settle on likely Senate candidate in LD14

January 18, 2023 12:05 pmJanuary 18, 2023 12:55 pm

As Republicans work to expand their minority in the New Jersey Legislature and possibly even turn it into a majority, one place where they’ll need to run a strong campaign this year is the 14th legislative district, a Democratic-leaning district...

Turner, Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli win in the 15th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:47 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence), Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) have won re-election to the 15th legislative district. Turner defeated nurse Susan Gaul for the Senate; Reynolds-Jackson and Verrelli...