Samuel Frisby Archives - New Jersey Globe

Should the Mercer County Board of Commissioners switch to a district-based system?

March 18, 2022 4:41 pmMarch 21, 2022 8:53 am

Had Elvin Montero won the Mercer County Democratic Party’s endorsement two nights ago for one of two seats on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, he would have been the first Latino ever elected countywide. Had Yan Mei Wang won,...

Koontz not seeking re-election as Mercer commissioner

November 15, 2021 4:37 pmNovember 15, 2021 4:55 pm

Mercer County Democrats will have about four months to figure out who will replace County Commissioner Andrew Koontz, who announced last week that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2022. “It has been the greatest honor...

Cannon forced into runoff in bid for 10th term as Mercer Commissioner

March 18, 2021 8:54 pmMarch 18, 2021 9:03 pm

Ann Cannon, a Mercer County Commissioner for the last 27 years, has been forced into a runoff in her bid for re-election to 10th term. Commissioner Samuel Frisby won a first-ballot victory with 292 votes, followed by Hopewell Township Committeewoman...

Report: Trenton councilwoman accuses colleague of ‘sucking mayor’s dick’

May 2, 2020 10:46 pmMay 2, 2020 11:25 pm

A Trenton city councilwoman accused a colleague of sucking openly-gay mayor Reed Gusciora’s dick during a homophobic tirade, according to a report from the theTrentionian. The Trentonian story says that Councilwoman Robin Vaughn became agitated after another councilman, Joseph Harrison,...

Frisby says public office might not be a good fit for Vaughn

September 18, 2019 5:40 pm

Mercer County Freeholder Samuel T. Frisby wants Trenton Councilwoman Robin Vaughn to apologize to her city and the entire state for insensitive comments that “Jew down” was a verb and not a discriminatory term. Frisby, a Trenton Democrat, said he...

Murphy missed opportunity in 15th

July 30, 2018 11:17 amAugust 2, 2018 12:16 pm

The unexpectedly close race for Reed Gusciora’s open 15th district Assembly seat represents a missed opportunity for Gov. Phil Murphy, since the losing candidate campaigned as an openly pro-Murphy candidate. Anthony Verrelli won by a margin that was reportedly between...

Frisby endorses Laurenti

July 25, 2018 2:52 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:20 am

Mercer County Freeholder Sam Frisby endorsed Jeff Laurenti over fellow freeholder MercerAnthony Verrelli on Wednesday. “Jeff is scary smart and one of the few people that I know who has as an equally measured grasp of international, federal, state and...