RIchard Bagger Archives - New Jersey Globe

New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

New Jersey goes big for Mowers’ New Hampshire campaign

April 17, 2020 12:15 pmApril 17, 2020 5:57 pm

Former New Jersey political operative Matt Mowers has raised more than $100,000 from New Jersey donors—about one-third of his total fundraising haul — in his bid for a congressional seat in New Hampshire. Among Mowers’ largest donors is his former...

Bagger joined Christie firm in January

February 16, 2020 8:29 pm

Overlooked in January: former State Sen. Richard Bagger (R-Westfield) has joined a consulting firm headed by former Gov. Chris Christie. Bagger served as Christie’s chief of staff from 2010 to 2012. Christie 55 Solutions represents corporate, government and association clients,...

Farrell headed to Port Authority as part of package, sources say

July 26, 2019 4:55 pmJuly 26, 2019 5:34 pm

This story was updated at 5:30 PM. Gov. Phil Murphy is set to nominate former Jersey City Corporation Counsel Jeremy Farrell to serve as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, setting in motion a...

How Jon Bramnick got to the Assembly

June 16, 2019 6:20 pmJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The unexpected resignation of a freshman state senator cleared a path for Jon Bramnick to win a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. A switch of two votes in Union County would have sent Bramnick, now an eight-term incumbent...

Tom Kean exploring run for Congress against Tom Malinowski

March 7, 2019 1:07 am

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) moved closer to a run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, saying he is exploring a challenge to freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in New Jersey’s 7th district. “I have...

Judge questions law on filling local government vacancies

February 16, 2019 12:09 pmFebruary 16, 2019 8:18 pm

New Jersey judges continue to be reliably unreliable when it comes to interpreting simple, frequently-used, state election laws. A Superior Court judge in Union County this week refused to order the immediate installation of Paul Coates as a Linden city...