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Trump wants N.J. to turn over full voter registration data. One of the people fighting him in court is Jeopardy champion Jamie Ding

April 22, 2026 3:12 pmJuly 28, 2026 3:45 pm

Jamie Ding, the reigning champion on Jeopardy!, is now at the center of a federal court fight on voter privacy, joining a group of intervenors seeking to block the U.S. Department of Justice from obtaining the state’s complete voter registration...

Sherrill grows closer to Attorney General pick

December 4, 2025 3:12 pmDecember 4, 2025 3:27 pm

Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill is getting closer to naming her attorney general, with former First Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and former Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna emerging as strong contenders for the state’s top law enforcement post, the New Jersey...

McGreevey lawyer wants state election monitors in Jersey City

October 28, 2025 2:02 pmOctober 28, 2025 10:47 pm

A lawyer representing James E. McGreevey’s campaign for mayor of Jersey City has asked the attorney general’s office to assign election monitors in the state’s second-largest city after two candidates allegedly held campaign rallies too close to early voting centers....

Shapiro, Buttigieg coming to N.J. to help Sherrill

October 21, 2025 5:04 amOctober 20, 2025 9:55 pm

Big name Democrats are continuing to flock to New Jersey to boost Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s bid for governor, with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg headed to the state this month. Both will headline...

Sales tax fight escalates: Sherrill counters Ciattarelli’s claims with his own record

September 8, 2025 5:07 pm

In a blistering response, Democrat Mikie Sherrill’s campaign is rejecting Jack Ciattarelli’s accusation that she is misleading voters over his tax positions, pointing to a long trail of Ciattarelli’s own statements about considering a 10% sales tax modeled after Tennessee....

Ciattarelli calls Sherrill a liar, demands she pull ‘false statements’ about sales tax

September 6, 2025 10:11 pmSeptember 8, 2025 5:01 pm

In the most explosive exchange yet of the New Jersey governor’s race, Republican Jack Ciattarelli today accused Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill of deliberately misleading voters by claiming he supports a sales tax — and his campaign attorney issued a formal...

Green Party candidates ends bid for governor after petitions fall short

August 28, 2025 6:24 pmAugust 29, 2025 2:59 pm

Green Party candidate Lily Benavides has dropped her bid for governor of New Jersey after Democrats successfully challenged enough nominating petition signatures to bring her below the required 2,000. Benavides, a late replacement candidate after Steven Zielinski, Sr. withdrew earlier...