Peg Schaffer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Somerset Democrats let slogan lapse, and GOP now owns it

April 5, 2021 3:51 pm

It’s a page out of Kevin O’Toole’s playbook. Somerset County Democrats allowed legal control of their own organization line slogan to lapse, with Republican County Chairman Tim Howes emerging as the new owner. Howes registered “Somerset County Regular Democratic Organization”...

Murphy endorses Freiman, Jaffer for Assembly in 16th district

March 16, 2021 4:45 pmMarch 16, 2021 4:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today endorsed Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) for re-election to a third term in the State Assembly and is backing former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer for an open seat in the 16th district. “Roy Frieman and Sadaf Jaffer’s...

Opinion: Learning about party bosses, the hard way

March 7, 2021 2:46 pmMarch 7, 2021 3:38 pm

OPINION I was eager to face the challenges of being a new political candidate head-on. The more I knock on doors to listen to voters and share my vision with them, the more I learn that people want change and...

South Brunswick Dem leaders back Jaffer for Assembly seat

March 1, 2021 12:04 pmMarch 1, 2021 12:06 pm

South Brunswick Democratic leaders today endorsed former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer for an open State Assembly seat, assuring her the Middlesex County Democratic organization line in the June primary election. Mayor Charlie Carley and Democratic Municipal Chairman Khalid Anjum also...

Zwicker will get Somerset backing for Senate, Jaffer will be Assembly candidate

February 26, 2021 11:51 amFebruary 27, 2021 11:45 pm

Andrew Zwicker has secured the organization line for State Senate in Somerset County, ending a stalemate with Democratic County Chair Peg Schaffer over residency issues and making him the front runner to become the first Democrat since 1902 to win...

Murphy won’t take sides in Zwicker, Schaffer conflict

February 12, 2021 2:51 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today side-stepped a question about a Democratic county chair telling Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) that he needs to move to her county to get the organization line for Senate. POLITICO reported that Peg Schaffer offered Zwicker...

Murphy praises Zwicker but demurs on county residency politics

February 5, 2021 3:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy praised Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) Friday but declined to say whether the State Senate candidate’s residence in Middlesex County should determine whether or not he wins organizational support in Somerset County. “I’m a huge Andrew Zwicker...