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DePhillips, Barlas hold seats for GOP in LD40

November 5, 2025 1:05 am

Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) and freshman Assemblyman Al Barlas (R-Cedar Grove) won re-election in the 40th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 1 a.m., DePhillips and Barlas led their Democratic challengers, former Caldwell council President Jeffrey Gates...

Assembly nominee accused of abuse faces criminal summons after sharing nude photos

July 21, 2025 3:59 pmJuly 22, 2025 12:25 am

A New Jersey physician filed a criminal complaint against Democratic Assembly nominee Ron Arnau on Monday, saying the candidate illegally shared nude photographs of him with the New Jersey Globe earlier this month. Physician Cristian Serna-Tamayo alleged Arnau, who is...

LaRue tells embattled Arnau to prove innocence or quit

July 12, 2025 11:59 amJuly 12, 2025 12:13 pm

The chair of New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization wants Democratic Assembly candidate Ron Arnau to either refute allegations that he physically and emotionally abused his partner of nearly two years or get out of the race. “If Mr. Arnau...

Physician accuses North Jersey Assembly candidate of domestic abuse

July 9, 2025 1:08 pmJuly 10, 2025 2:14 am

A New Jersey physician has alleged that Ron Arnau, a Democratic nominee for a state Assembly district in North Jersey, physically and emotionally abused him throughout a tumultuous, nearly two-year relationship from 2014 to 2016. Arnau, a former Woodland Park...

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...

Fulop adds six more Assembly candidates

November 15, 2024 8:00 amNovember 15, 2024 3:57 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop has accelerated his 21-county strategy to recruit State Assembly candidates who support his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor next year, adding six new candidates today and bringing his total so far to twenty....