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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...