Rich Maroko Archives - New Jersey Globe

HTC endorses Bautista for Hudson commissionership

April 15, 2026 4:54 pm

The Hotel & Gaming Trades Council announced an endorsement of Ron Bautista for Hudson County Commissioner on Wednesday. Bautista is running to succeed 5th district Commissioner Anthony “Stick” Romano, who is not seeking re-election. Bautista is a member of a...

Ex-Weinberg aide tapped for N.J. union post

March 9, 2026 4:40 pm

Shane Mitchell, a former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, has been named New Jersey Political Director of the politically powerful Hotel and Gaming Trades Council. Mitchell joined the union in 2021 after Weinberg left the Senate. ...

Menendez picks up support from two unions that stayed neutral in 2024

January 7, 2026 9:00 amJanuary 7, 2026 12:23 am

When Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) was in the fight for his political life during the 2024 Democratic primary elections, two of the state’s most prominent and progressive-leaning unions, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and 32BJ SEIU, chose to...

Brendan Gill picks up endorsement from Hotel & Gaming Trades Council

November 13, 2025 9:00 amNovember 13, 2025 12:46 pm

Another influential union has weighed in on behalf of Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair)’s campaign for the 11th congressional district: the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council (HTC). “Throughout his time in public life, Brendan Gill has been a great...

Hotel and Gaming Trades Council backs Fulop for governor

November 19, 2024 8:00 amNovember 19, 2024 9:35 am

The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, representing more than 6,000 members in New Jersey, has announced its endorsement of Steven Fulop for the Democratic nomination for governor. “As Mayor, Fulop put his political capital and identity all in to fight...

Hotel Trades Council backs Sue Altman

February 29, 2024 10:46 am

The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC) announced today that it will support Democrat Sue Altman in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, putting another union in Altman’s corner for her contest against Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield). “We are proud...

Maroko, Hotel workers union, back Menendez for Congress

April 28, 2022 2:47 pmApril 29, 2022 12:25 pm

The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council has endorsed Robert J. Menendez for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, giving him the support of powerful labor leader Richard Maroko. “Rob has shown us that he understands this...