Peg Schaffer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Men hold more than 80% of mayoral posts in 15 N.J. counties, study shows

December 7, 2020 11:31 amDecember 7, 2020 3:13 pm

New Jersey set a record for the most number of women mayors and freeholders in 2020, but an annual report card from the Center for American Women and Politics, but progress of electing more women at the local level has...

Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer jockey for open 16th district Assembly seat

December 4, 2020 11:18 amDecember 4, 2020 2:28 pm

Democrats in three counties have begun eyeing a State Assembly seat in the politically competitive 16th district, where at least one Democratic assemblyman will give up his seat to run for the State Senate. The process of replacing Andrew Zwicker...

Somerset Dems celebrate Murphy aide’s win in Green Brook

November 25, 2020 12:38 pmNovember 25, 2020 6:16 pm

Matt Stanisci is a familiar face in Trenton, where he works for Gov. Phil Murphy. Now he’s an elected official in Somerset County. Stanisci finished first in a race for two township committee seats there, running three votes ahead of...

Schaffer: ‘Unfathomably selfish’ for Trump to hold fundraiser after virus exposure

October 2, 2020 10:19 am

Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer slammed President Donald Trump over the laxness of his virus precautions, charging he endangered the county’s residents when he showed up for a fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster. “This morning, we wake...

In NJ-7, candidates make the race about sex offenders, Trump

September 15, 2020 9:42 pmSeptember 16, 2020 12:02 am

There’s an expectation of accountability for the actions of others in the closely-watched race for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district, where the tussle between Toms has often moved elsewhere on the ticket or jumped off the ballot entirely. Rep....

Somerset Democrats want in-person machine voting

August 31, 2020 11:12 amAugust 31, 2020 12:40 pm

The Democratic majority on the Somerset County Board of Freeholders voiced their preference for in-person voting last week in a vote that allies them with local Republicans. Shanel Robinson, Sara Sooy and Melonie Marano joined with two GOP freeholders on...

Coleman savages Trump during second DNC delegate breakfast

August 18, 2020 12:04 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) ripped President Donald Trump in a speech delivered during a remote delegate breakfast Tuesday morning. “He wasn’t capable on the first day and he’s not capable on the last day. In addition to being intellectually...