Raymond Zane Archives - New Jersey Globe

Steve Sweeney set to become Gloucester County administrator

December 7, 2025 5:05 pmDecember 8, 2025 12:00 pm

Former Senate President Steve Sweeney is expected to become the new Gloucester County Administrator, a job that pays $274,121, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. The post was vacated on November 30 when his staunch ally, Gloucester County Democratic Chairman...

A brief electoral history of Steve Sweeney

January 25, 2024 6:32 pmJanuary 27, 2024 12:54 pm

Last month, former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) did something he’s been wanting to do for a decade: launch a campaign for governor of New Jersey. Sweeney, a union ironworker from South Jersey, is one of several Democrats who...

Raymond Zane, represented South Jersey in N.J. Senate for 28 years, dies at 84

January 10, 2024 10:51 amJanuary 10, 2024 3:44 pm

Raymond J. Zane, who served in the New Jersey State Senate for 28 years as a maverick before switching parties and losing to Democrat Steve Sweeney, died Monday. He was 84. Zane was a 34-year-old Democratic freeholder from Gloucester County...

A primer on how Steve Sweeney first got to Trenton

December 11, 2023 8:00 amDecember 11, 2023 8:09 am

Steve Sweeney, who will launch his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination this morning, spent twenty years in the New Jersey State Senate and became the longest-serving Senate President in state history. A 64-year-old labor leader, Sweeney became involved in...

Newly elected Republican sheriff removed from Gloucester County administrative office

December 10, 2021 2:36 pm

Following the election of Republican Jonathan Sammons as Gloucester County Sheriff last month, the Democratic-controlled county government is planning on moving the sheriff’s office out of the county administrative office, prompting outcry from Republicans. “Last month we were proud to...

Sweeney not ready to concede to Durr

November 4, 2021 2:12 pmApril 3, 2022 11:11 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney still trails possible Republican giant slayer Edward R. Durr by 2,095, but the powerful Democratic leader says he’s going to wait until all votes are counted before he concedes defeat in New Jersey’ 3rd legislative district....

N.J. Supreme Court: The Kean Court

June 7, 2020 10:05 pmJune 7, 2020 11:02 pm

Brendan Byrne’s Supreme Court makeover — a Chief Justice and three younger than usual Associate Justices — plus William Cahill’s pick of 49-year-old Robert Clifford — meant that Gov. Thomas Kean would get to name only two Supreme Court Justices...