Rob Clifton Archives - New Jersey Globe

PBA endorses incumbents, no challengers, in Assembly races

August 26, 2025 12:31 pmAugust 26, 2025 1:06 pm

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed incumbents in the most competitive legislative races, with support of the state’s largest law enforcement union going to Democrats in the 3rd and 11th districts and Republicans in the 21st district;...

Green Party gets new gubernatorial candidate

August 21, 2025 6:30 pmAugust 22, 2025 2:50 am

Lily Benavides, a former New Hampshire state legislator and an immigrant from Colombia, has filed 2,434 signatures to become the Green Party candidate for governor of New Jersey on the general election ballot, replacing Stephen N. Zielinski, Sr.. Citing a...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Henry flips 12th legislative district back to GOP after Thompson’s party switch

November 7, 2023 9:00 pm

Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry, a Republican, has won his first term in the New Jersey State Senate, the New Jersey Globe projects. His victory flips the 12th legislative district’s Senate seat back to Republicans following State Sen. Sam Thompson...

Clifton, Sauickie beat challenger in 12th district GOP primary

June 6, 2023 11:16 pm

Assemblymen Rob Clifton (R-Matawan) and Alex Sauickie (R-Jackson) have won renomination in the 12th legislative district, turning back a challenge from Old Bridge Board of Education President Salvatore Giordano, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:15 p.m., Giordano has...

After endorsing Pennacchio, NRA says Mastrangelo is distributing knockoff postcards

May 19, 2023 4:19 pmMay 19, 2023 4:20 pm

The political arm of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for re-election this year, making him one of several legislative candidates the group is backing. But it appears that Pennacchio’s opponent, Morris County Commissioner...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...