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There’s no such thing as a perfect legislative map

January 14, 2022 2:26 pm

Last Saturday, Legislative Apportionment Commission tiebreaker Philip Carchman released an eight-page document outlining his requirements for the state’s next legislative map and laying out a series of standards he hopes the redrawn districts will fulfill. Among those standards are compactness,...

Legislature swears in 21 new members as 220th session begins

January 11, 2022 4:09 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:08 pm

The New Jersey State Legislature swore in 21 new members today to mark the beginning of the 220th legislative session, following last year’s election that saw Republicans make significant gains across the state. Among the new members are three Asian...

New legislators take office at noon in historic shift of N.J. Legislature

January 11, 2022 12:00 amJanuary 11, 2022 10:38 am

Democrat Sadaf Jaffer will become the first Asian American woman and the first Muslim to serve in the New Jersey Legislature when she takes office this afternoon. While seniority has little importance in Trenton, Jaffer will take office just before...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...

Just 218 votes separate Jaffer, Panico in Assembly race

November 4, 2021 9:35 amDecember 17, 2021 3:09 pm

The race for State Assembly in the 16th district remains too close to call, although Democratic incumbent Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) has amassed a clear lead for one of the seats. Freiman’s running mate, former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer, now has...

Zwicker claims victory in Senate race

November 3, 2021 5:48 pmDecember 17, 2021 3:10 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) has claimed victory in the 16th district State Senate race where an indeterminate number of votes remain uncounted. Zwicker currently leads Republican Michael Pappas, a former congressman, by 2,360 votes. Pappas had a 2,260-vote lead...

Johnson, Haider, Park win in the 37th district

November 2, 2021 8:03 pmDecember 21, 2021 10:17 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) has been elected to the 37th legislative district’s Senate seat, and that Shama Haider and Ellen Park have won their first terms in the Assembly. They defeated Republicans Michael...