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Pallone faces two Democrats in primary

March 30, 2020 7:08 pmMarch 31, 2020 2:55 am

Rep. Frank Pallone filed for re-election with 589 signatures Monday. He faces progressive primary challenger Russ Cirincione, who is running under the slogan “Not Me, Us,” and Amani Al-Khatatbeh. Al-Khatatbeh’s filing had been unexpected. Sammy Gindi faces Christian Onuoha for...

Cirincione files petitions for primary challenge to Pallone

March 30, 2020 11:01 amMarch 30, 2020 11:02 am

Russ Cirincione says he has filed nominating petitions with more than 400 signatures to get him on the Democratic primary ballot for Congress in New Jersey’s 6th district. The progressive attorney is challenging Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch), the...

Monmouth Dems will elect county committee in 2020

March 26, 2020 4:10 pm

Monmouth County Democrats have decided to hold county committee election in the June Democratic primary, bucking a statewide trend of postponing those contests until 2021. Democrats cited issues with their by-laws, which would have required a vote of the county...

Middlesex Democrats go for Biden

March 18, 2020 7:32 pmMarch 19, 2020 12:05 am

Middlesex County Democrats have endorsed Joe Biden for president. That gives Biden the organization line in the county with the third-largest number of Democrats in the state. The former vice president is now 7-0 in Democratic conventions. Middlesex delivered a...

Monmouth Democrats preparing to cancel convention

March 12, 2020 11:32 amMarch 12, 2020 1:16 pm

Update: Monmouth Democrats announced the cancellation of their convention today. “In an effort to follow best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be changing the in-person convention to an alternative option. While we are saddened we will not be...

Firefighters endorse Pallone

March 3, 2020 12:38 pm

The Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey has endorsed Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) for re-election to an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I’m proud to receive the endorsement of the thousands of firefighters and first...

Monmouth Democrats will hold open convention for organization line

February 1, 2020 4:22 pmFebruary 3, 2020 12:34 pm

Presidential, U.S. Senate and House candidates will need to win an open convention to run on the Monmouth County Democratic organization line. The March 28 convention will also pick Democratic candidates for county clerk and two seats on the Monmouth...