Sean Spiller Archives - New Jersey Globe

Oliver Tribute: Sean Spiller

August 1, 2023 1:48 pm

Montclair Mayor and New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “I am so deeply saddened by the loss of our Lt. Governor, Sheila Oliver. Lt. Governor Oliver was...

Fight brewing over Board of Ed nominee’s Senate hearing

January 31, 2023 1:39 pm

Mary Bennett, one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominees for the New Jersey State Board of Education, was scheduled to appear yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first step towards her eventual confirmation to the 13-member statewide board. But at...

Spiller group launches new book ban-focused digital ad

January 20, 2023 10:07 am

Protecting Our Democracy, an issue advocacy organization affiliated with New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, launched a new digital ad this morning decrying educational censorship and calling on viewers to “stand up against book bans.” The ad, entitled “What...

Spiller, NJEA form new ‘Protecting Our Democracy’ organization

October 19, 2022 10:00 amOctober 19, 2022 1:11 pm

Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and the New Jersey Education Association today launched Protecting Our Democracy, an 501 (c)(4) issue advocacy organization that Spiller says will fight to “restore confidence in government and unity in our country.” The organization’s founding donor...

Florio Tribute: Sean Spiller

September 26, 2022 10:10 am

New Jersey Education Association President and Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller made the following statement on the death of former Governor Jim Florio: “Governor Florio personified a life of public service. We mourn his passing with a deep sense of gratitude...

Statements on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

September 8, 2022 1:50 pmSeptember 8, 2022 8:07 pm

U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAIR BOB MENENDEZ “I send my deepest condolences to the people of the United Kingdom on the occasion of the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s longest ruling monarch, the Queen embodied the essence...

Statements on the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022 10:29 amJune 25, 2022 2:34 pm

As has been anticipated for nearly two months, the U.S. Supreme Court released its 6-3 opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this morning, striking down the constitutional right to abortion that was first established in Roe v. Wade....