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Here’s why some Republicans are starting to take Phil Rizzo seriously

April 8, 2021 2:13 amApril 12, 2021 9:33 pm

Phil Rizzo, a former real estate developer who is now the pastor of a small Baptist church in Hudson County, is mounting a come-out-of-nowhere campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Rizzo is suddenly being taken seriously, and while that certainly...

Webber, Barranco team up in 26th district Assembly race

April 7, 2021 3:47 pmApril 7, 2021 3:56 pm

Christian Barranco will give up his spot on the organization line in Passaic County in order to team up with seven-term incumbent Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) in the Republican primary for State Assembly in the 26th district. The IBEW Local...

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Today is filing day in New Jersey

April 5, 2021 12:01 amApril 5, 2021 12:07 am

The deadline for candidates to run in the June 8 Democratic and Republican primaries is 4 PM today. Gov. Phil Murphy has filed more than 12,000 signatures for his re-election bid. He faces one opponent in the Democratic primary: Roger...

Singh misses deadline for Morris GOP convention

March 12, 2021 5:09 pm

Perennial candidate Hirsh Singh will not be on the ballot at the Morris County Republican convention because he couldn’t get the ten signatures needed to qualify for a spot on the ballot at their March 26 convention. That leaves Jack...

Hudson pastor to seek GOP gubernatorial nod

February 15, 2021 10:16 am

A Hudson County pastor announced he would seek the Republican nod to take on Gov. Phil Murphy Monday. “New Jersey, it’s time to get our lives back,” Phil Rizzo. “We’re ready to put fear behind us, stand up for ourselves...