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Top Atlantic Democrat urges Van Drew to vote for Trump impeachment or face loss of party support

December 6, 2019 1:53 amDecember 6, 2019 3:36 pm

The Atlantic County Democratic Chairman has told Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) that he might have a problem winning a primary next year if he doesn’t vote to impeach President Donald Trump. In a letter obtained by the New Jersey...

Montclair State University professor Brigid Callahan Harrison is considering running against Jeff Van Drew.

Van Drew will face primary challenge if he votes against Trump impeachment; Brigid Harrison mulls House bid

November 25, 2019 9:22 pmNovember 27, 2019 12:04 pm

Freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) will almost certainly face a Democratic primary challenge if he votes against impeaching President Donald Trump and could lose contests for organization lines at county conventions early next year, six Democratic leaders told the...

Warren Wolf, former assemblyman and famed football coach, dies at 92

November 23, 2019 1:08 amNovember 23, 2019 1:47 am

Former Assemblyman Warren H. Wolf, who served enjoyed a successful career Ocean County politics and a legendary high school football coach for more than 50 years, died on Friday. He was 92. Wolf was a Republican assemblyman from 1982 to...

The time the media took down a congressman from Boonton

November 1, 2019 12:28 pmNovember 1, 2019 12:38 pm

If the Daily Record hadn’t died before Tony Bucco did, the race for State Assembly in the 25th district could be entirely different. In the old days, when daily newspapers provided intensive local news coverage, politicians like Anthony M. Bucco...

Labor: James Mitchell and Raymond Donovan

September 2, 2019 1:12 amSeptember 2, 2019 2:04 am

Two New Jerseyans have served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, both construction company executives named by Republican presidents for their close ties to organized labor. James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration of President...

Another Frelinghuysen story

August 27, 2019 4:29 pm

A contested race for House Minority Leader placed Gerald Ford on a path that landed him in the White House, but largely forgotten in that story was that Ford’s running mate, Peter Frelinghuysen (R-Harding), lost his bid for Minority Whip....

Joe Tighue, former Mercer Surrogate, Freeholder, dies at 87

August 27, 2019 12:35 pmAugust 27, 2019 2:45 pm

Joseph Tighue, a popular Mercer County vote-getter during more than twenty years as a countywide elected official, died on August 24. He was 87. Tighue first ran for office in 1969 as the county organization candidate for Mercer County Freeholder. ...