Paula Sollami Covello Archives

Gil Lugossy, former Mercer sheriff and freeholder, dies at 90

March 15, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:23 pm

Gilbert W. Lugossy, a pillar of Mercer County who served nearly fifteen years as sheriff, as well as stints as a freeholder, Hamilton school board member, state parole board member, and fire commissioner, died during the night. He had recently...

Reynolds-Jackson puts out dominant show of support from Mercer County Democrats

February 2, 2026 10:08 amFebruary 2, 2026 1:05 pm

Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton)’s quest to be the next congresswoman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district revolves around dominating her home of Mercer County, and she got a huge new wave of endorsements today that should help her reach that...

Mercer County Clerk won’t run to succeed Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 14, 2026 9:55 am

Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello won’t run to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in Congress, removing one potentially formidable name from the still-shifting Democratic primary for the 12th congressional district. Sollami Covello had expressed interest in the safely...

Democrats hold Mercer clerkship, commission seats

November 5, 2025 1:12 am

Democrat Paula Sollami Covello easily captured her fifth five-year term as Mercer County Clerk, while two incumbent County Commissioners, Cathleen Lewis and Nina Melker sailed to comfortable re-election tonight in a solidly Democratic county. Sollami Covello defeated Republican Shaolin Brown...

N.J. county clerks were on the front lines of this year’s ballot drama. How did they fare?

June 26, 2024 12:30 pmJuly 13, 2024 10:01 am

When Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) filed his lawsuit earlier this year asking a judge to strike down the county line, the unique New Jersey primary ballot design system that favors party-endorsed candidates, it was the state’s county clerks who were...

None of N.J.’s county clerks are continuing their appeal of Quraishi’s county line decision

April 4, 2024 12:57 pmApril 4, 2024 5:31 pm

This story was updated at 4:33 p.m. to reflect the fact that the Passaic County Clerk is also dropping her appeal. After the Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to stay U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi’s decision mandating office-block Democratic...

Civil rights attorney Joe Cohn enters race for Andy Kim’s House seat

January 17, 2024 10:54 amJanuary 17, 2024 5:44 pm

The race for Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s open House seat got a new Democratic contender today: Joe Cohn, a civil rights attorney and first-time political candidate from Burlington County. “Washington is broken,” Cohn said in a statement. “Extremist politicians are...