Sam Wang Archives - New Jersey Globe

Princeton claims ‘no credible allegations of data manipulation’ after initial review of Wang, but not all employees were interviewed

May 2, 2022 9:42 amMay 2, 2022 2:31 pm

Update: Princeton University declined on Monday to identify who conducted the “initial review” of Wang’s data related to New Jersey congressional redistricting. Princeton University has a new hot take on their investigation of Sam Wang, the director of the Princeton...

Oroho asks SCI to investigate Sam Wang

April 29, 2022 3:41 pmApril 29, 2022 4:29 pm

New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho has asked the State Commission of Investigation to launch a probe into allegations that Princeton Gerrymandering Project head Sam Wang manipulated data while serving as a paid advisor to the independent tiebreaker on...

GOP asks Wallace to release Wang congressional redistricting data

April 29, 2022 12:19 pmMay 2, 2022 1:49 am

Republicans have asked the court-selected tiebreaker for New Jersey congressional redistricting to publicly release all data provided by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project following reports that Princeton University has launched an internal investigation into allegations that one of their professors, Sam...

Steinhardt wants N.J. redistricting commission to reconvene for discussion on Wang

April 28, 2022 10:47 am

The Republican chairman of the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission wants the panel to reconvene to discuss revelations that the top advisor to tiebreaker John E. Wallace, Jr. is the subject of an internal investigation at Princeton University after complaints...

Princeton University investigating Sam Wang for research misconduct, toxic workplace issues

April 28, 2022 9:01 amMay 5, 2022 6:22 pm

Princeton University has launched an internal investigation of Sam Wang, the controversial head of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, after members of his staff alleged that he was manipulating data to match his personal agenda, and for mistreating people who worked...

No legislative map yet, with both sides returning to meet with Carchman in the morning

February 15, 2022 9:43 pm

The Apportionment Commission has concluded their first day of meetings at a hotel in Central Jersey without any agreement on a new legislative map. Democrats and Republicans met with the court-appointed tiebreaker, former Judge Philip Carchman, numerous times on Tuesday. ...

GOP lawsuit to N.J. congressional map now includes questions about Princeton Gerrymandering Project

February 2, 2022 5:01 pmFebruary 2, 2022 6:50 pm

Alleging that the Princeton Gerrymandering Project’s ties to major Democratic donors and their refusal to disclose algorithms used to calculate the competitiveness of House districts, Republicans are asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to invalidate the congressional redistricting map approved...