Rob Clifton Archives - New Jersey Globe

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Environment NJ backs 8 Dems, 1 Republican

October 30, 2019 12:18 pm

Environment New Jersey endorsed nine Assembly candidates Wednesday, including two running in competitive districts. The group backed Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker in the 16th and Lisa Bhimani in the 25th. “These leaders are environmental champions in the Legislature,” Doug O’Malley, the...

Asbury Park Press covers 12th district once, then endorses

October 30, 2019 9:23 amOctober 30, 2019 9:23 am

Endorsements for the 12th district State Assembly seats by the Asbury Park Press went to incumbents Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted) and Rob Clifton (R-Matawan). Dancer and Clifton face Democrats David Lande and Malini Guha. “The Democratic Senate president, Steve Sweeney, has been...

Gene Davis switches to Ocean sheriff race

March 26, 2019 2:51 pm

Gene Davis is expected to become the Democratic candidate for Ocean County Sheriff after his campaign for State Assembly turned out to be unsuccessful. He would face Republican Michael Mastronardy, who is seeking re-election to a third term. Davis, 67,...

Democrat with 86% NRA rating easily wins Monmouth line for Assembly

March 16, 2019 12:50 pm

Monmouth County Democrats voted overwhelmingly to endorse Malini Guha and David Lande for State Assembly in the 12th district. Guha received 25 votes and Lande got 24. Gene Davis, a former Linden councilman who was the Democratic Assembly candidate in...

Democrat with 86% NRA rating seeks party support for Assembly seat

March 14, 2019 3:13 pmMarch 14, 2019 11:03 pm

Democratic assembly candidate David Lande doesn’t toe the party line when it comes to gun control. When he was running for State Senate in 2017, Lande’s campaign sent a mailer touting his high rating from the National Rifle Association alongside...

Monmouth Dems face convention contests for freeholder, Assembly

March 13, 2019 5:10 pm

Monmouth County Democrats are gearing up for a hotly contested convention on Saturday, with races for freeholder and State Assembly in three legislative districts. Four candidates are seeking party support for two seats on the freeholder board: Liz Lawrence, an...