Samuel Thompson Archives - New Jersey Globe

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,...

Thompson, Clifton, Dancer win in the 12th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:33 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Samuel Thompson (R-Old Bridge), Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-Matawan), and Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted) have won re-election to the 12th legislative district. Thompson beat out Democratic Matawan mayor Joseph Altomonte, and the...

Senate Panel advances Beach bill allowing early ballot processing

August 20, 2020 12:43 pmAugust 20, 2020 12:48 pm

A Senate Panel advanced a bill that would allow election officials to begin opening vote-by-mail ballots in the five days preceding an election Thursday. The measure, advanced by the State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee in a vote...

State budget extension could affect legislator attendance at national conventions

April 1, 2020 10:44 am

Moving expiration of the state budget from June 30 to September 30 could affect some political plans for several New Jersey legislators. Two Republican senators who serve on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee —Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) and Samuel...

New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

November 11, 2019 12:01 amNovember 11, 2019 9:39 am

Fourteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

Democrat with 86% NRA rating easily wins Monmouth line for Assembly

March 16, 2019 12:50 pm

Monmouth County Democrats voted overwhelmingly to endorse Malini Guha and David Lande for State Assembly in the 12th district. Guha received 25 votes and Lande got 24. Gene Davis, a former Linden councilman who was the Democratic Assembly candidate in...

Middlesex Dems pick challengers to Clifton, Dancer

March 11, 2019 10:21 pmMarch 13, 2019 4:47 pm

Middlesex County Democrats have picked David Lande and Malini Guha as their candidates for State Assembly in the 12th district against incumbents Rob Clifton (R-Matawan) and Ronald Dancer (R-Plumsted). Lande, a retired Army JAG officer and workers compensation attorney, is...