Raj Mukherji Archives - New Jersey Globe

Mukherji says he’ll ‘wholeheartedly’ support old friend Menendez for House

December 20, 2021 4:56 pmDecember 20, 2021 11:48 pm

Assembly Judiciary Chairman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City), a rising star in Hudson County politics, said today that he won’t run the congressional seat of retiring Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York), and that he’ll instead support the campaign of Port...

Liberty Park protection bill limps through Senate committee

December 9, 2021 3:00 pmDecember 9, 2021 4:58 pm

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced the Liberty State Park Protection Act without recommendation today, using a rarely-seen maneuver to note their discomfort with the bill while nevertheless forwarding it to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill, sponsored...

Stack, Chaparro, Mukherji win in the 33rd district

November 2, 2021 8:03 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:44 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken), and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) have won re-election to the 33rd legislative district. They defeated Agha Khan, Jacob Curtis, and Marcos Marte,...

NFIB unveils bipartisan list of legislative endorsements

September 15, 2021 12:22 pm

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a nationwide advocacy group for small businesses, released a list of legislative endorsements today for candidates the group considers “pro-small business.” The list of 46 candidates includes 10 Democrats and 36 Republicans, most...

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...

Braz leaving governor’s office to join Murphy re-election campaign

July 2, 2021 1:00 pmJuly 2, 2021 5:23 pm

Justin Braz will depart his post as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs to Gov. Phil Murphy today and will join the governor’s re-election campaign as a senior advisor. In that post, Braz is expected to play a leading...

Bill expanding poll worker hours for minors clears Assembly

June 25, 2021 1:48 pm

The Assembly advanced a bill expanding the hours during which New Jersey’s minors can serve as poll workers Thursday. The measure, which was sponsored by Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and cleared the chamber in an overwhelming 73-1 vote. Assemblyman...