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Trailblazer: Senator Ronald Rice

January 16, 2023 12:09 amJanuary 15, 2023 11:43 pm

Ronald L. Rice (D-Newark) is the longest-serving Black legislator in New Jersey history and has made his mark as an advocate for social justice and civil rights. Rice was elected to the State Senate in a 1986 special election following...

Trailblazer: U.S. Senator Cory Booker

January 16, 2023 12:07 amJanuary 15, 2023 11:42 pm

Cory Booker, is the first Black to win statewide office in New Jersey. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2013, winning a special election to replace the late Frank R. Lautenberg. Booker sought the 2020 Democratic nomination...

Burgess wins Rice’s Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington’s first-ever senator

September 9, 2022 6:13 pmSeptember 12, 2022 1:20 pm

Irvington Council President Renee Burgess has won an uncontested special election convention for the 28th district’s seat in the State Senate, making her the first senator in history to hail from Irvington. She’ll succeed former State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark), who...

Murphy backs Burgess for Rice’s Senate seat

September 9, 2022 9:56 amSeptember 9, 2022 10:07 am

Governor Phil Murphy has endorsed Renee Burgess for State Senate to succeed Ronald Rice in the 28th district. “Senator Rice is leaving the State Senate as one of its most transformational and impactful leaders, a voice of moral clarity and...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again, with a State Senate race in Essex County

September 9, 2022 6:00 amSeptember 10, 2022 11:56 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, again, this time in part of Essex County, where Democratic county committee members in the 28th district will pick a new state senator to replace Ronald Rice. Rice, 76, voluntarily walked away from...

Led by Mayor Tony Vauss, Irvington Democratic leaders back Burgess for Senate

September 7, 2022 7:35 amSeptember 6, 2022 9:11 pm

Renee Burgess has locked in endorsements from her hometown of Irvington as she heads into Friday’s special election convention to replace Ronald Rice (D-Newark) in the New Jersey State Senate. Mayor Tony Vauss, Essex County Commissioner Romaine Graham, and all...

Burgess is top candidate to replace Rice in 28th district Senate seat

September 2, 2022 10:47 amSeptember 2, 2022 12:31 pm

Irvington Council President Renee C. Burgess has emerged as the top candidate to replace Ronald Rice in the New Jersey State Senate, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Democrats in the 28th district will hold a special election next Friday...