Sadaf Jaffer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jaffer endorses Hamawy in NJ-12

February 19, 2026 5:28 pm

Former Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer (D-Montgomery), who served one term in the legislature before retiring in 2023, will support Adam Hamawy in the Democratic primary for the 12th congressional district. Hamawy, a surgeon and U.S. Army veteran who was among the...

Larry Hamm will vote ‘uncommitted’ in presidential primary

April 8, 2024 12:38 pm

Larry Hamm, a progressive activist and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, said this morning that he intends to vote “uncommitted” in this year’s New Jersey presidential primary in protest of President Joe Biden’s actions in the Israel-Gaza conflict. “I...

Big group of women elected officials calls for abolishing county lines

March 14, 2024 3:19 pmMarch 15, 2024 4:41 pm

A large group of female elected officials and former candidates for elected office released a joint statement this morning calling for the end of the county line, joining a growing chorus of New Jersey politicians who say the line –...

Tammy Murphy wins Somerset Democratic convention by 2-1 margin in public vote

March 7, 2024 7:42 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:15 pm

First Lady Tammy Murphy has won the Somerset County Democratic convention, defeating Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) by a two-to-one margin in a public vote. According to the tally announced at the convention, Murphy received 207 votes, while Kim received 106;...

Four more counties will soon make the choice between Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy

March 7, 2024 12:02 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:04 am

Editor’s note: this story was updated at 4:30 p.m. to reflect the fact that Cumberland Democrats have moved their Senate endorsement vote to March 21. On Monday, after Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) had won five successive Democratic county conventions for...

Some Somerset Dems want to hold Senate endorsement vote by secret ballot

March 1, 2024 2:25 pmMarch 1, 2024 7:25 pm

As Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) sweeps up county party endorsements in his campaign for U.S. Senate, one key to his success has been secret-ballot votes. His race against First Lady Tammy Murphy has emotions running high, but secret ballots allow...

Jaffer backs Campos-Medina’s Senate campaign

January 29, 2024 1:48 pmJanuary 29, 2024 4:50 pm

Patricia Campos-Medina’s campaign for the United States Senate received its first major endorsement today from former Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer (D-Montgomery), a fellow progressive Democrat who lauded Campos-Medina’s anti-establishment campaign. “We are at a pivotal moment in New Jersey and around...