Patrick Morrisey Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill among nation’s most popular governors as Trump sinks in New Jersey, poll says

August 18, 2026 6:03 pmAugust 18, 2026 6:12 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is among the nation’s most popular governors, while President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in New Jersey and both of the state’s Democratic U.S. senators hold solid approval ratings, according to a new Morning Consult poll. Sherrill...

2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

Former N.J. congressional candidate likely to be next governor of West Virginia

May 15, 2024 10:17 amMay 20, 2024 12:48 pm

After last night’s Republican primary election, Patrick Morrisey is very likely to be the next governor of West Virginia – but he got his start in politics a few states away. In 2000, Morrisey – an Edison native who was...

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...

Donor who shunned Frelinghuysen over guns returns to GOP fold

January 30, 2019 10:08 pmJanuary 31, 2019 12:37 pm

The co- finance chairman of Chris Christie’s 2016 presidential campaign is back in the Republican fold, one year after making a big deal out of eschewing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s re-election campaign and backing Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress. Finn Wentworth,...

Murphy pulls out of Clean Power suit

January 30, 2018 4:12 pm

New Jersey will withdraw as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to overturn President Obama’s Clean Power Plan regulations. The suit was filed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a New...