Sadaf Jaffer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Fistonich drops out of 16th district Assembly race

April 5, 2021 8:48 am

The campaign of the genuine renaissance man has ended. Dr. Chris Fistonich, a Yale-educated PhD immunologist, cybersecurity analyst and opera singer, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Democratic State Assembly nomination in the 16th legislative district. The...

Andy Kim launches new PAC to help Asian Americans, other candidates of color, win public office

March 24, 2021 12:31 pmMarch 24, 2021 3:32 pm

Spurred by recent acts of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) has started a new political action committee to help AAPI and other candidates of color to run for public office. When I first ran...

Freiman, Jaffer win Mercer Democratic endorsement for Assembly

March 18, 2021 8:49 pmMarch 18, 2021 9:07 pm

Mercer County Democrats voted to award their organization line for State Assembly in the 16th district to Roy Freiman and Sadaf Jaffer. Freiman, a Hillsborough Democrat, is seeking re-election to a third term in the legislature. Jaffer, the former mayor...

Murphy, Weinberg endorse Johnson for State Senate

March 17, 2021 3:08 pmMarch 17, 2021 4:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg are taking sides in the contentious Democratic primary for State Senate in the 37th district, endorsing Gordon Johnson over Valerie Huttle. The decision to endorse Johnson puts Murphy on a different...

Murphy endorses Freiman, Jaffer for Assembly in 16th district

March 16, 2021 4:45 pmMarch 16, 2021 4:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today endorsed Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) for re-election to a third term in the State Assembly and is backing former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer for an open seat in the 16th district. “Roy Frieman and Sadaf Jaffer’s...

Hunterdon Democrats backs Jaffer for open Assembly seat

March 14, 2021 4:42 pmMarch 14, 2021 4:44 pm

Former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer picked up her third organization line as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 16th district, winning the Hunterdon County Democratic convention on Sunday. Hunterdon Democrats also endorsed the re-election of...