Sam Fiocchi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Andrzejczak hasn’t asked Murphy to campaign for him

May 9, 2019 4:36 pmMay 9, 2019 8:17 pm

State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) hasn’t asked Gov. Phil Murphy to come and campaign for his bid to win the remainder of Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s term. “I’m not even at that point yet,” Andrzejczak said. “We’re just establishing our...

GOP maintains registration edge in LD-1

April 4, 2019 5:16 pm

In the 1st legislative district, where Republicans hope to pick up a State Senate seat now that Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) has departed for Washington, the GOP has maintained their edge in voter registration. The district has 3,444 more Republicans...

Testa wins Cape May; Fiocchi drops out

March 13, 2019 7:10 pmMarch 13, 2019 7:22 pm

Sam Fiocchi has dropped his bid for State Senate in the 1st district following Michael Testa’s victory at the Cape May GOP convention tonight, clearing the field for the Cumberland County Republican chairman to take on Democrat Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) in...

Michael Testa easily beats Sam Fiocchi in Cumberland

March 5, 2019 7:03 pmMarch 5, 2019 8:56 pm

Cumberland County Republican Chairman Michael Testa won the county line over former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R-Vineland) Tuesday night by a massive 45-7 margin. The loss is Fiocchi’s third before the Cumberland County Committee in a single year. He lost the...

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan likely GOP Assembly candidates in 1st district

March 4, 2019 12:01 pmMarch 4, 2019 2:40 pm

Lower Township mayor Erik Simonsen and Ocean City councilman Antwan McClellan have emerged as the leading candidates for the Republican State Assembly nomination in the 1st district. The two Cape May officials are expected to win the endorsement of the...

Avalon mayor endorses Testa for Senate

February 27, 2019 9:40 am

Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi has endorsed Michael Testa, Jr. for the Republican State Senate nomination in the 1st legislative district. Testa, the Cumberland County GOP chairman, faces former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R-Vineland) in the June primary. The winner will take...

Three former senators back Michael Testa for Senate

February 26, 2019 2:20 pmFebruary 26, 2019 4:32 pm

Three former state senators have endorsed Republican Michael Testa for their old 1st district seat. James Cafiero (R-Wildwood), James Hurley (R-Millville) and Nicholas Asselta (R-Vineland) – whose tenure lasted a combined 36 years — said today that they prefer Testa,...