Sean Kean Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kean, Thompson re-elected to 30th district Assembly seats

November 5, 2019 8:01 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:44 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Republican incumbents Sean Kean and Ned Thompson have been re-elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in the 30th district. They defeated Democrats Jason Celik and Steven Farkas. Kean was elected to the...

Nurses union backs Democrats in key legislative races

October 3, 2019 11:56 am

The Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) union has all Democrats for the 2019 mid-term legislative races, except for Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall) in the 30th district. Clinton Calabrese (D-Cliffside Park) is the lone incumbent Democratic legislator in the state...

Bucco would be the 5th sitting Senator to run for Assembly

September 25, 2019 1:29 amSeptember 25, 2019 1:50 am

Anthony Bucco would not be the first sitting State Senator to seek a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly, but he is the first to run with no intention of keeping the job. Some Senators have gone to the...

Senator Joe Lagana to join Cleary Giacobbe law firm

September 11, 2019 10:55 amSeptember 11, 2019 2:39 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) and two other partners are leaving Chasen Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo to join another law firm, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs. Lagana, a Bergen County senator widely viewed as a rising star in state politics, will...

Ex-State Department official will announce challenge to Chris Smith next month

August 28, 2019 9:07 pm

Stephanie Schmid, a former U.S. State Department official, will announce her bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district on September 7. Schmid wants to take on 20-term Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton), the lone Republican in...

AFL-CIO, building trades go in different directions on some Assembly endorsements

June 13, 2019 2:23 pmJune 14, 2019 9:45 am

Two major labor groups offered endorsements to Assembly incumbents even though they voted against them on core issues like the $15-per-hour minimum wage and the gas tax. The New Jersey AFL-CIO is backing three Democrats — Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), Bruce...

NJ AFL-CIO backs Democrats in all but one district

June 12, 2019 11:12 amJune 12, 2019 5:24 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed only one Republican in the races for State Assembly this year and is backing challengers in four districts where Democrats hope to unseat GOP incumbents. The union is supported Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Wall) for...