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Scutari wins senate presidency, set to replace Sweeney in January

November 12, 2021 11:23 amNovember 12, 2021 2:27 pm

As expected, Senate Democrats today selected Nicholas Scutari, the longtime chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the next Senate President. Scutari, who must still go through the formality of a Senate reorganization vote on January 11, will become the...

Gill won’t challenge Scutari in today’s vote

November 12, 2021 10:38 amNovember 12, 2021 12:34 pm

Nicholas Scutari will run unopposed for Senate President in a Democratic caucus meeting set for 11 AM on Friday, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Nia Gill, who had announced a challenge to Scutari last week, has decided not to...

Top Black Democrats back Scutari for Senate President

November 6, 2021 1:42 pmNovember 6, 2021 1:43 pm

Three prominent Black Democratic Party leaders – Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr., former Democratic State Chairman John Currie and Monmouth County Democratic Chairman David Brown — have endorsed Nicholas Scutari’s bid to become the next Senate President. The move...

Cunningham, McKnight, Sampson win in the 31st district

November 2, 2021 8:02 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:37 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) have won re-election to the 31st legislative district, and that Democrat William Sampson IV has won his first term in the...

Ruiz will be Senate Majority Leader

October 28, 2021 2:41 pmOctober 28, 2021 3:41 pm

Teresa Ruiz, who is finishing her fourteenth year in the legislature, will become the next Senate Majority Leader, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Ruiz’s ascent to the post was first reported by POLITICO and is now positioned to become...

Fulop endorsed by GOP legislative nominee

October 1, 2021 4:37 pm

Neil Schulman, the Republican running against State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City), today endorsed Democratic Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop in his bid for a third term. Fulop faces progressive opponent Lewis Spears in the officially nonpartisan November election. “Despite...

Senate majority leader race still nascent

June 30, 2021 4:36 pmJune 30, 2021 6:13 pm

Legislators haven’t begun to lobby for Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s (D-Teaneck) leadership position, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) said Wednesday, and lawmakers considered as top-tier candidates for the role are staying mum about whatever ambitions they may hold....