Ray Lesniak Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy says he may have briefly interacted with Caddle during 2017 campaign

February 2, 2022 3:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said today that while he does not personally know Sean Caddle, the former political aide who admitted to hiring two men to kill an associate, he was likely in the same room as Caddle during the 2017...

N.J. Political consultant pleads guilty in murder-for-hire case

January 25, 2022 5:42 pmJanuary 26, 2022 3:09 pm

Sean Caddle, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) and a Democratic political consultant, has admitted to his role in a 2014 murder-for-hire case, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. The victim was Michael Galdieri, whose name...

Lesniak to serve as Senate Democrats’ special counsel

October 26, 2020 2:16 pmOctober 27, 2020 1:46 pm

Former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) will serve as special counsel to the upper chamber’s majority caucus, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) announced Monday. “Raymond Lesniak has a wealth of experience with some of the most significant issues of...

Lesniak Institute forms social justice task force

June 2, 2020 5:21 pm

The Lesniak Institute for American Leadership is forming a social justice task force to combat systemic inequalities in the state. The organization will hold its first event — a virtual roundtable on how to combat systemic social inequalities — next...

Some movement on tax incentive compromise after Murphy staff dinner with former senators

September 12, 2019 6:48 pm

There is some progress on a compromise to extend New Jersey’s controversial tax-incentive program into next year following a private dinner between Gov. Phil Murphy’s top staffers and two former state senators who are acting as emissaries of Senate President...

Heartbroken, Lesniak returns to Trenton

July 29, 2019 3:39 pmJuly 30, 2019 12:10 pm

The death of Salena Carroll Lesniak hasn’t been easy on her husband, former State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth). “Even talking about it, I’m breaking out in tears,” Lesniak told the New Jersey Globe Monday. “I mean, it’s a real struggle....

Lesniak won’t seek public office again

July 29, 2019 3:14 pmJuly 29, 2019 3:39 pm

Former State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) won’t challenge Gov. Phil Murphy — or anyone else — in 2021 or any year thereafter. “I’m not running for political office ever again,” Lesniak said. Lesniak spent four decades in the legislature, starting...