Rider University’s Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics Archives

Hunterdon Dems will hold New Jersey’s first presidential convention

January 22, 2020 10:45 amJanuary 22, 2020 4:24 pm

Hunterdon County will be New Jersey’s Iowa in 2020. Hunterdon County Democrats will hold the first-in-the-state open convention to award the organization line for president on Sunday, February 9, according to Democratic county chair Arlene Quiñones Perez. All 187 members...

Menendez says Trump foreign policy ‘calamities’ will energize NJ Dems

October 21, 2019 7:33 pm

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. Troops from Syria in advance of Turkish military action into Kurdish territory could impact key races for the New Jersey Legislature next month, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

Democrats want Bucco to identify his Assembly successor

October 16, 2019 5:21 pmOctober 16, 2019 6:45 pm

Now that Anthony M. Bucco has won his father’s State Senate seat – he’s due to be sworn in on Tuesday – Democrats want to know what happens next. Bucco will need to resign from the Assembly by 11 AM...

Clinton mayor moonlighting as trash collector

October 14, 2019 1:45 pmOctober 14, 2019 6:28 pm

On weekends, Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach moonlights as a waste collector. “When there’s a whole bunch of events going on, we don’t bring guys in to do garbage on the weekends — obviously there’s a cost to it” Kovach said....

Van Drew impeachment stance unlikely to draw primary challenge, Rasmussen says

September 30, 2019 1:04 pmSeptember 30, 2019 2:58 pm

It’s possible that Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s taking the Republican line on impeachment will draw a primary challenge, but it’s likely not to result in a primary challenge from the left. “It’s certainly a possibility,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of...