Raymond Donovan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 1, 2025 12:05 amAugust 31, 2025 4:32 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 2, 2024 12:01 amAugust 31, 2025 4:29 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 5, 2022 12:06 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:06 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 5, 2021 3:18 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Raymond Donovan, New Jerseyan who served as Reagan Labor Secretary, dies at 90

June 4, 2021 5:47 pmDecember 31, 2021 5:46 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive who served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan, died on Wednesday of congestive heart failure at his home in New Vernon. He was 90. Donovan was the co-chairman...

Labor Leader: James Mitchell and Raymond Donovan

September 7, 2020 12:07 amSeptember 6, 2020 7:18 pm

Two New Jerseyans have served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, both construction company executives named by Republican presidents for their close ties to organized labor. James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration of President...

Al Angrisani, former Reagan administration official, dies at 70

May 2, 2020 4:45 pmFebruary 20, 2023 3:23 pm

Albert Angrisani, who played a key role in Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign in New Jersey and then served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, died on April 23. He was 70. Angrisani began his political career in 1976 as...