Ronald Dancer Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Middlesex Dems pick challengers to Clifton, Dancer

March 11, 2019 10:21 pmMarch 13, 2019 4:47 pm

Middlesex County Democrats have picked David Lande and Malini Guha as their candidates for State Assembly in the 12th district against incumbents Rob Clifton (R-Matawan) and Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted). Lande, a retired Army JAG officer and workers compensation attorney, is...

Ocean GOP backs incumbents

February 17, 2019 9:52 am

The Ocean County Republican Organization screening committee voted unanimously on Saturday to renominate incumbents for state and county offices. For the eight State Assembly seats that include part of Ocean County, the GOP screening committee is backing DiAnne Gove (R-Long...

Dancer mum on Gilmore

January 28, 2019 2:54 pmJanuary 28, 2019 4:09 pm

Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted) declined to comment on whether Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore should resign. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted Gilmore on tax evasion charges. The indictment alleges Gilmore evaded payments of more than $1...