Phil Swibinski Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Vision Media wins Reed Award for Sacco campaign

February 22, 2020 5:55 pm

Vision Media Marketing, the political consulting firm run by Phil and Paul Swibinski, won a Reed Award this week for Best Spanish Language Direct Mail for their work on North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco’s landslide re-election campaign. The Reed Awards...

Shavar Jeffries groups gave $250k to Booker super PAC

February 10, 2020 9:24 pmFebruary 10, 2020 10:36 pm

A super PAC formed to help Cory Booker win the Democratic presidential nomination received a $250,000 contribution run by a Newark Democrat considering a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 primary. Education Reform Now Advocacy is run by...

Murphy won’t endorse another presidential candidate

January 15, 2020 8:17 amJanuary 15, 2020 8:25 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has no plans to make a quick endorsement of another presidential candidate, clearing the way for Democratic county chairs to make their own decisions about awarding organization lines for the New Jersey Democratic primary in June. “The...

Booker super PAC launches $500k media blitz

December 5, 2019 5:53 pmDecember 5, 2019 5:54 pm

A pro-Cory Booker super PAC is spending $500,000 on a campaign to help the New Jersey senator qualify for the December Democratic presidential debate. United We Win says it will air television ads and digital ads and phone programs in...

Jersey-tied super PAC backing Booker launching Iowa ads

November 29, 2019 6:41 pm

A new super PAC backing Cory Booker for the Democratic presidential nomination will spend about $200,000 in Iowa starting on Monday. The independent expenditure will include a TV ad broadcast in multiple Iowa media markets, targeted digital ads and a...

Huge overhead dominated Democratic state party spending

November 27, 2019 4:07 pmNovember 27, 2019 5:40 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee spent more than $1.2 million on overhead in the first 10 months of 2019, at least four times as much as it spent on races in the state, a New Jersey Globe examination of...