Roger Stone Archives - New Jersey Globe

Al Angrisani, former Reagan administration official, dies at 70

May 2, 2020 4:45 pm

Albert Angrisani, who played a key role in Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign in New Jersey and then served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, died on April 23. He was 70. Angrisani began his political career in 1976 as...

New Jersey could have its first non-white statewide race

January 31, 2020 11:19 am

If this week’s Union County Republican convention was an accurate indicator of the rest of the state, New Jersey could be headed to a historical first: a statewide election where none of the major party candidates are white. The Union...

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...

Pete Dawkins, once GOP dream candidate, gets married

July 14, 2019 8:17 pmOctober 24, 2019 3:09 pm

Gen. Pete Dawkins, the 1988 Republican candidate for United States Senate against Frank Lautenberg, was married on Tuesday to Mary Martin Ourisman, the U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean under President George W. Bush. This is the second...

aardvarking

April 16, 2019 10:46 am

aardvarking Recruiting candidates for public office with the main objective of having their names begin with the letter A. GOP consultant Roger Stone: “In the late 1970’s a Republican consultant and I examined a series of races on Long Island when...

Bush Texas rival was three-time NJ U.S. Senate candidate

December 1, 2018 3:40 pmDecember 1, 2018 3:41 pm

A New Jersey man was one of George Bush’s first opponents. Robert Morris sough the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate five times, three times in New Jersey and twice in Texas – both times against Bush. In the 1950’s, the...

Kyrillos leaving after 30 years

January 8, 2018 1:08 am

Joe Kyrillos will begin the next chapter of his life tomorrow after thirty years in the New Jersey Legislature — and as one of the top vote-getters in Monmouth County history. In early 1987, I was serving as Executive Director...