Phil Swibinski Archives - New Jersey Globe

DCCC leaves Van Drew, Smith off of 2022 target list

April 6, 2021 11:56 amApril 6, 2021 12:52 pm

New Jersey’s two Republican congressman were absent from a list of top targets released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Tuesday, and while that’s unsurprising for Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), state Democrats want Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (R-Dennis) seat back...

GOP bemoans Supreme Court ruling, blames one-party control of state government

August 12, 2020 4:06 pm

GOP leaders aren’t happy with the New Jersey Supreme Court, but refused to blame Republican governors for appointing justices who sided with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on a plan to borrow up to $10 billion to plug coronavirus-related holes in...

In display of Hudson Democratic peace, Fulop signs Swibinski for ’21 re-election bid

August 11, 2020 2:26 pmAugust 11, 2020 5:33 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has hired North Jersey political consultant Phil Swibinski to work on his re-election campaign, a clear indication that the Hudson County Warette of 2018 has come to an end. Fulop is seeking re-election to a...

Biden gets 117 N.J. convention delegates; Sanders at 4

July 16, 2020 10:55 pmJuly 30, 2020 3:09 pm

Joe Biden won at least 117 delegates in last week’s New Jersey Democratic primary, with Bernie Sanders in line to win four district delegates and six more contests too close to call. Biden currently leads Sanders statewide by an 85.86%...

State parties fight proxy war over Murphy’s COVID response

July 13, 2020 2:16 pm

New Jersey’s state committees are waging a proxy war over Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus response. On Monday, The Democratic State Committee launched a defense of an order Murphy issued last week that required residents to wear masks outdoors. “Governor Murphy’s...

NJ DSC claims GOP suit treats COVID-19 as political football

May 21, 2020 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee claimed a suit launched by their Republican counterparts that seeks to invalidate executive actions ordering many of the state’s businesses closed was an attempt to win political points and nothing else. “For years, Trenton...

Ciattarelli opposition to cigarette tax puts lobbyist in hot seat

February 27, 2020 6:10 pmFebruary 28, 2020 10:45 am

After Gov. Phil Murphy proposed raising the taxes on cigarettes by 61% on Tuesday, it took less than an hour for one of his potential opponents, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Hillsborough), to announce his opposition. The reason, Democrats say, is...