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Labor Leader: Roger Bodman

September 4, 2023 12:00 amSeptember 3, 2023 5:26 pm

Roger Bodman, who managed the closest gubernatorial race in modern New Jersey history, became the youngest Commissioner of Labor in state history when Gov. Tom Kean nominated him in 1982 at age 29 A fixture in New Jersey politics since...

Bender joins Public Strategies Impact

June 13, 2023 9:41 am

Samantha Bender, until recently a senior legislative aide to Gov. Phil Murphy, has joined Public Strategies Impact (PSI) as a lobbyist. “I am delighted that Samantha Bender has joined our PSI team,” PSI managing partner Roger Bodman said in a...

Labor Leader: Roger Bodman

September 5, 2022 12:01 amSeptember 5, 2022 2:58 pm

Roger Bodman, who managed the closest gubernatorial race in modern New Jersey history, became the youngest Commissioner of Labor in state history when Gov. Tom Kean nominated him in 1982 at age 29 A fixture in New Jersey politics since...

Labor Leader: Lewis Bryant was the first N.J. Commissioner of Labor

September 5, 2022 12:00 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:32 pm

Lewis T. Bryant was New Jersey’s first Commissioner of Labor. After the New Jersey Legislature created the Department of Labor in 1904 – the predecessor position was Inspector of Factories and Workshops — Gov. Franklin Murphy nominated Bryant to fill...

Happy Birthday, Roger Bodman

April 15, 2022 11:13 am

Roger Bodman, who managed the closest gubernatorial race in modern New Jersey history and then became Commissioner of Labor at age 29, is celebrating his 70th birthday today. A fixture in New Jersey politics since the 1970s, Bodman started out...

In Memoriam

September 27, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 26, 2021 11:17 pm

Joan Slomka, the mother-in-law of former New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation Roger Bodman, died on September 18. She was 90. A retired nurse, Slomka was a frequent presence on the New Jersey political scene when her daughter, Laura, was a...

Labor Leader: Lewis Bryant was the first N.J. Commissioner of Labor

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:03 pm

Lewis T. Bryant was New Jersey’s first Commissioner of Labor. After the New Jersey Legislature created the Department of Labor in 1904 – the predecessor position was Inspector of Factories and Workshops — Gov. Franklin Murphy nominated Bryant to fill...