Paul Duggan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kaiser, Wilkes win Bergen GOP Assembly endorsement

March 4, 2025 10:22 pm

Republicans in the Bergen County-based 38th district backed Paramus Councilman Robert Kaiser and former Glen Rock Planning Board member Barry Wilkes for State Assembly. Kaiser (91) and Wilkes (77) defeated Trevor Ferrigno (54) and Jerry Taylor (20), who lost races...

Caliguire slate wins Bergen GOP primary for county offices

June 7, 2022 11:31 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that perennial candidate and former Freeholder Todd Caliguire has defeated Fort Lee realtor Linda Barba in the primary for Bergen County Executive. As of 11:28 p.m., Caliguire had 60% of the vote to Barba’s 40%....

Four Republicans seeking nod to challenge Tedesco in Bergen

February 4, 2022 11:43 am

Bergen County Republicans view Joe Biden’s mid-term election as an opportunity to end their nine-year losing streak and four candidates have stepped up to challenge two-term County Executive James Tedesco. One of the candidates is a familiar name: Todd Caliguire,...

McCann raises $33k in 4th quarter, has $31k cash-on-hand

January 29, 2020 3:49 pm

Republican John McCann raised $125,553 for his bid to unseat Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) in New Jersey’s 5th district and has $31,049 cash-on-hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. McCann brought in $33,296 during the 4th quarter...

Ghassali raises $862k in bid to oust Gottheimer

January 24, 2020 1:11 pmFebruary 3, 2020 8:26 am

Montvale mayor Michael Ghassali has raised $861,900 in his bid to unseat two-term Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) in New Jersey’s 5th district. Ghassali raised $560,654 in the 4th quarter of 2019 and has $728,588 cash-on-hand, according to his campaign manager,...

DiRisio ends challenge to Gottheimer

January 10, 2020 9:05 pmJanuary 11, 2020 3:13 pm

Dana DiRisio is suspending her campaign for the Republican congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 5th district. “I entered this race for one reason, and one reason only: to defeat Josh Gottheimer, expose his ineptness and duplicity as an elected official,...

In an organizational juggernaut, Gottheimer announces support from 93% of Bergen local elected officials and Democratic municipal chairs

November 20, 2019 9:43 amNovember 20, 2019 12:13 pm

In an overwhelming demonstration of political strength, 137 Democratic municipal chairs and local elected officials from Bergen County – more than 93% of them — have endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election in New Jersey’s 5th district. Gottheimer faces...