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Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Hughes releases initial endorsement list, including support from Watson Coleman, three state legislators

December 12, 2022 4:04 pm

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, seeking re-election to a sixth term, rolled out his initial list of endorsements today, among them Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) and three state legislators: State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence), Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), and...

Benson’s county executive campaign kicks into gear with endorsement from Palmer

December 12, 2022 3:07 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:17 am

Former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer endorsed Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton) for Mercer County Executive today, in an event that doubled as the kickoff of Benson’s primary campaign against five-term incumbent County Executive Brian Hughes. “We don’t have to accept the...

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

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...