Raymond Lesniak Archives - New Jersey Globe

Lesniak proposes new disclosure rules for Super PAC ads

July 10, 2026 10:03 amJuly 10, 2026 4:58 pm

Raymond Lesniak left the New Jersey Legislature nine years ago after a three-decade career in the State Senate and Assembly, but the Elizabeth Democrat is still drafting legislation and urging lawmakers to take it up. Lesniak, 80, has sent proposed...

Linden mayor backs Spiller for governor

June 8, 2025 1:42 pm

With two days left before Election Day, Linden Mayor Derek Armstead has endorsed Sean Spiller for the Democratic nomination for governor. “New Jersey needs bold leaders like Sean Spiller who aren’t afraid to stand up to the big special interests...

Lesniak pushes for resuming Ukraine adoptions

November 25, 2024 6:26 pm

Adoptions involving about 300 orphans from Ukraine and roughly 200 American families were suspended in 2022 after the Russian invasion and former State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) has been working to reunite them. “Support for continuing supplying Ukraine with expensive...

Lesniak endorses Spiller; PAC launches ad run for NJEA leader

August 26, 2024 4:02 pmAugust 26, 2024 11:35 pm

Former State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, a onetime Democratic state chairman and a fixture in the New Jersey legislature for 40 years, is backing Sean Spiller for governor, the state teachers union’s first individual endorsement. Lesniak, a longtime powerbroker who unsuccessfully...

Bear hunt allowed to move forward, Superior Court Judge rules

October 5, 2023 12:21 pmOctober 5, 2023 3:20 pm

After a legal effort to stop this year’s bear hunt, a Superior Court Judge ruled on Tuesday that the hunt will proceed. The lawsuit was brought by the Lesniak Institute for American Leadership, which focuses on human and animal rights. Former state...

In the race for the 7th congressional district, Democrats have a big decision ahead of them

September 12, 2023 12:29 pmNovember 15, 2023 4:09 pm

At this time next year, all eyes will be on New Jersey’s 7th congressional district. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) will be running for a second term in the state’s only truly competitive seat, and Democrats will be dead-set on...

Sue Altman raises over $200k in first month as NJ-7 candidate

July 3, 2023 11:10 amJuly 3, 2023 2:20 pm

Democrat Sue Altman raised over $200,000 during her first month as a candidate for Congress in hugely competitive New Jersey’s 7th district, a fundraising haul that exceeds the amount national Democratic groups and funders wanted to see as they look...