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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...

Jackie Cornell chosen as executive director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund of N.J.

August 22, 2022 11:15 amAugust 22, 2022 11:16 am

Jackie Cornell, a longtime fixture in the New Jersey health policy world, has been announced as the new executive director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey (PPAFNJ). Cornell will also serve as the chief government relations officer for...

Menendez wins 8th district Democratic primary in a landslide

June 7, 2022 8:39 pmJune 7, 2022 10:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez, the son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, has won the Democratic primary in the 8th congressional district. As of 10:54 p.m., Menendez had 84% of the vote, while his...

This year, just 50 signatures makes you a congressional candidate

May 16, 2022 4:24 pm

This year, it’s easy to run for Congress in New Jersey. Under a fairly obscure statute, independent candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives running in a redistricting year can get on the ballot with just 50 signatures. That’s half...

Trailblazer: U.S. Senator Cory Booker

January 17, 2022 12:10 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:16 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...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 17, 2022 12:06 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:15 pm

Bonnie Watson Coleman, is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman comes from a powerful political family. Her...

Pappas wins GOP Senate nod in District 16

June 9, 2021 12:03 am

Former Rep. Michael Pappas defeated challenger Jeffrey Grant to win the Republican nod for State Senate in the 16th legislative district Tuesday. Pappas, who made his bid with organizational lines in all four of the district’s counties, served a single...