Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hudson Democrats extend state’s longest countywide winning strea

October 31, 2026 8:01 pmNovember 3, 2026 7:14 pm

Hudson County Democrats swept every county election on Tuesday, extending the longest consecutive countywide winning streak in New Jersey history in a county where Republican candidates have become so scarce that seven of the nine Democratic county commissioner candidates ran...

Bhalla backs Brennan’s survivor-protection legislation

September 17, 2026 5:06 pmSeptember 17, 2026 5:06 pm

Assemblyman Ravi Bhalla (D-Hoboken) is coming out in support of legislation that his Assembly running mate, Assemblywoman Katie Brennan (D-Jersey City), plans to introduce following allegations involving Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell. Brennan has called for a thorough and independent investigation...

Lawmakers: New Jersey Shouldn’t Fight the Creative Economy It Worked So Hard to Attract

August 31, 2026 10:36 amAugust 31, 2026 6:01 pm

OPINION We write – as elected representatives of Hudson County at the state, county, and municipal levels – to express our serious concerns regarding New Jersey’s continued participation in the multistate litigation seeking to prevent the proposed combination of Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner...

How three Democratic incumbents fared in 2026’s primary races

June 9, 2026 2:11 pmJune 9, 2026 5:31 pm

No New Jersey House member has lost renomination to a non-incumbent challenger since 1958, and the 2026 primary elections didn’t change that. Four Democratic incumbents faced at least one intraparty challenger last Tuesday, though, and while they all won, the...

Menendez beats Ali in NJ-8, boosting his political standing

June 2, 2026 8:55 pmJune 3, 2026 12:46 am

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) has defeated progressive primary challenger Mussab Ali in the 8th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, solidifying the congressman’s hold on his heavily Democratic Hudson County district. Ali had attempted to argue that the...

Crypto-backed pro-Menendez mailers feature an old foe – without his consent

May 18, 2026 12:44 pm

A round of mailers sent by a cryptocurrency-backed super PAC in support of Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) feature an old Menendez opponent, Assemblyman Ravi Bhalla (D-Hoboken), who says his photo is being used without his consent. The mailers from...

The not-so-secret way New Jersey candidates are sending messages to super PACs

May 6, 2026 1:59 pmJune 1, 2026 9:07 pm

The four Democrats running for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district will all spend plenty of their own campaigns’ money and time reaching out to voters ahead of the June 2 primary. But just in case anyone else wants to give...