Sadaf Jaffer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Andy Kim’s new PAC endorses six candidates for ’21 election

September 29, 2021 12:59 pmSeptember 29, 2021 1:02 pm

A political action committee launched by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) earlier this year to help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders running for public office has announced their first wave of endorsements: Edison mayoral candidate Sam Joshi and five Democratic candidates...

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...

GOP brandishes poll showing tie in 16th district Senate race

July 2, 2021 6:56 pmJuly 6, 2021 8:03 am

A Republican internal poll in the 16th district is showing a tie between the two candidates for the open seat of retiring GOP State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg). The poll, conducted by 3D Strategic Research and reviewed by the New...

Bateman will campaign for district 16 Republicans

June 15, 2021 1:35 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Neshanic Station) plans to campaign for Republican legislative candidates in his district. “I’ve met with all three of them, and they asked me if I would help them out and I said yes,” he told the...

Freiman, Jaffer win nods in District 16

June 8, 2021 8:47 pmJune 8, 2021 11:02 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer defeated Princeton University lecturer Faris Zwirahn to win the Democratic nod for Assembly in the 16th district Tuesday. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) was unopposed in his bid for the...

Zwicker laps Pappas on fundraising 11 times over

May 20, 2021 3:24 pmMay 20, 2021 3:40 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) raised more than 11 times as much money as his Republican opponent, former Rep. Michael Pappas, 29-day pre-election reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission show. The Democrat brought in $149,060.60 through...

Pappas slate attacks Zwicker, Freiman over Murphy appearance

May 7, 2021 12:34 pm

Republican challengers in the 16th legislative district attacked Assembly incumbents Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) over an appearance with Gov. Phil Murphy at a Flemington vaccination clinic, charging the event was political stunt. “Governor Murphy is making...