Richard Hughes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: James Mitchell, U.S. Secretary of Labor and N.J. gubernatorial candidate

September 5, 2022 12:16 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:35 pm

James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) was a New Jersey construction company executive who served as Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor and then nearly won a race for Governor of New Jersey. Mitchell grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 5, 2022 12:10 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:08 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after two terms as the Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 5, 2022 12:10 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:25 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Hughes among 2022 inductees to N.J. Hall of Fame

August 2, 2022 2:23 pmAugust 2, 2022 3:34 pm

Former Gov. Richard J. Hughes, a Democrat who led the state from 1962 to 1970, was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame today, one of a list of 11 inductees who purportedly represent the state’s “best and brightest.”...

Benson won’t respond to speculation on Mercer County Exec run

June 2, 2022 4:01 pm

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton), who is rumored to be considering a bid for Mercer County Executive in 2023, today declined to answer a question on his future political plans. Benson, a former county freeholder, has served in the Assembly since...

Hughes leaning towards running for re-election as Mercer County Exec

May 23, 2022 4:52 pmMay 24, 2022 12:56 am

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, who has led his Central Jersey county since 2004, indicated today that he intends to run for re-election in 2023 but said he hasn’t firmly made up his mind. “I haven’t decided right now, but...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 21, 2022 12:20 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...