Shanel Robinson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Resignation, termination, or impeachment: what happens now?

September 24, 2026 7:31 pm

Here are some questions – and answers – about what happens next as New Jersey mulls the political future of Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell, and what options are available to Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Can Sherrill fire Caldwell? It’s complicated: the...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Somerset County in 2026

July 8, 2026 4:23 pmJuly 9, 2026 3:57 pm

For more than a century, Somerset County stood among New Jersey’s premier Republican strongholds. It backed Herbert Hoover over Franklin D. Roosevelt at the height of the Great Depression, remained reliably Republican through the New Deal and postwar eras, and...

A tale of two Democratic primaries

June 4, 2026 5:03 pmJune 5, 2026 4:51 pm

A few ballots from 2026’s primary elections still remain to be counted, but the two biggest contests of the night have been firmly decided: Rebecca Bennett and Adam Hamawy are the Democratic nominees in the 7th and 12th congressional districts....

Adam Hamawy wins wide-open NJ-12 race in major victory for the left

June 2, 2026 10:00 pmJune 3, 2026 1:59 am

Adam Hamawy is set to become the next congressman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, after winning a 12-candidate Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). Hamawy, a plastic surgeon and U.S....

Outside groups have spent more than $12 million on this year’s Democratic primaries

June 1, 2026 4:45 pm

For decades, the most important question one could ask of a New Jersey candidate was: do you have the county line? Now, a new question has dethroned it: do you have a super PAC? While super PACs have been a...

As 12th district race enters final days, can anyone stop Adam Hamawy?

May 29, 2026 5:53 pmMay 30, 2026 10:34 am

When a new super PAC called American Priorities announced that it would spend $2 million supporting a first-time candidate named Adam Hamawy in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, it was seen as the opening salvo in what promised to be...

Shanel Robinson launches first TV ad in bid for NJ-12 seat

May 25, 2026 8:35 pmMay 26, 2026 10:10 am

With a Bonnie Watson Coleman for Congress poster behind her, Shanel Robinson touts her military experience and pledge to fight gridlock in Washington in her first TV ad in her bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s...