Ronald Dancer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Thompson, Clifton, Dancer win in the 12th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Samuel Thompson (R-Old Bridge), Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-Matawan), and Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted) have won re-election to the 12th legislative district. Thompson beat out Democratic Matawan mayor Joseph Altomonte, and the...

Republican constitutional amendment would block automatic VBMs for all voters

November 11, 2020 12:32 pm

Six Republican lawmakers are backing a constitutional amendment that would block future governors from requiring mail-in ballots to be sent to every active registered voter in the state. The measure, sponsored by State Sen. Bob Singer (R-Lakewood) and Assemblyman Sean...

Charges were filed against a small-town N.J. mayor, but sewage scandal probably won’t hurt his re-election bid

September 5, 2020 6:20 pmSeptember 7, 2020 12:03 am

Criminal charges filed against a small-town mayor in a sewage scandal is a very New Jersey kind of story, but in a sort of “heads I win, tails I win” deal, it’s unlikely to affect the outcome of the general...

Gibbs endorsed by Connors, Rump and Gove

February 27, 2020 11:32 am

Three more Republican legislators from Ocean County have endorsed Kate Gibbs for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district, bringing her total to six less than a week before the county GOP convention meets to endorse a candidate to challenge freshman...

New VBM reform bill headed to Murphy’s desk

January 13, 2020 9:21 pm

Both chambers of the legislature passed a measure restoring — and funding — the state’s perpetual vote by mail law Monday. In the Assembly, the bill sailed through 55-19 in a vote that fell mostly along party lines. A single...

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...

Steinhardt calls special session on VBM reform an abuse of power

August 28, 2019 12:45 pm

Assembly Republicans didn’t put up any fight yesterday on VBM reform during Tuesday’s session – no legislators spoke up until the bill had already been voted on and passed – but some GOP leaders today smacked Democrats for calling a...