Rebecca Williams Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy will swear in officials in 12 towns in January

December 28, 2019 2:32 pmDecember 31, 2019 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will swear in the girlfriend of one of his 2017 Democratic primary rivals as a councilwoman in Wayne on January 1. Fran Ritter ousted incumbent Republican councilwoman Aileen Rivera with 57% of the vote and will become...

Guide to Union County Elections

November 2, 2019 10:56 pmNovember 3, 2019 5:29 pm

Republicans have not won a countywide election in Union County since 1995 and have not won a race for Surrogate since 1978. With 113,470 more Democrats than Republicans, there is no indication that Union County will change its political direction...

LaCorte blows past McCormick in Union Surrogate primary

June 5, 2019 2:17 am

Union County Surrogate James S. LaCorte won a landslide victory for renomination to a fifth term in the Democratic primary, defeating perennial candidate Lisa McCormick by a 65%-35% margin. LaCorte won by 4,302 votes and was the top vote-getter in...

Armstead fields Assembly candidates

April 1, 2019 5:24 pmApril 1, 2019 5:48 pm

The feud between Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and State Sen. Nicholas Scutari is working its way into the 22nd legislative district’s Assembly race. Armstead filed petitions Monday for Carlos Rivas and Mark Lighten. The two will face Assemblyman James Kennedy...

Three Union Dem freeholder slates file to anchor local fights

April 1, 2019 5:00 pmApril 1, 2019 5:47 pm

Three full slates of freeholder candidates filed for the Democratic primary in Union County, anchoring several challenges for county committee seats. Incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams will run on the Union County Democratic organization slate backed...

Peter Kane, Glenn Gelband will be GOP freeholder candidates in Union

March 22, 2019 5:07 pmMarch 22, 2019 5:09 pm

Union County Republicans will run Peter Kane and Glenn Gelband for freeholder against Democratic incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams. “We’re going with a two-candidate strategy,” said Glenn Mortimer, the GOP county chairman. Kane is the president...

Operating engineers back Dems for Union freeholder, Bergen sheriff

October 19, 2018 11:45 amOctober 19, 2018 1:22 pm

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 has endorsed four Democrats — Alexander Mirabella, Andrea Staten, Kimberly Moudad and Rebecca Williams – for Union County freeholder. “In the current political environment, having elected officials that understand the issues facing...