Shavonda Sumter Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...

Can Currie and Schaffer deliver votes against dark-money override?

June 9, 2019 12:01 amJune 9, 2019 11:34 pm

Two Democratic county chairs closely allied with Gov. Phil Murphy are facing tests of strength of Monday when legislators are expected to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would force dark-money groups to disclose their donors. John Currie...

Murphy won’t name Senators he can get to back millionaire’s tax

June 3, 2019 11:33 amJune 3, 2019 2:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wouldn’t name any senators past the four already supporting his proposal for a millionaire’s tax that he thinks he can get to back the plan. “I won’t get into the names. You and I have talked about...

Wimberly endorses millionaire’s tax

May 7, 2019 3:06 pmMay 7, 2019 4:42 pm

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) told the New Jersey Globe that he will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to increase the income tax on households with annual incomes of more than $1 million. Wimberly’s running mate, Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda...

Top Assembly Dem backs millionaire’s tax

April 12, 2019 6:00 pmApril 13, 2019 9:44 am

Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson) has endorsed Gov. Murphy’s proposed millionaire’s tax, becoming the first member of the Assembly Democratic leadership to publicly support the plan. “The hard part for me is the disparity in the wealth gap...

Pla withdraws from Assembly race in 35th district

April 9, 2019 6:37 pmApril 10, 2019 1:47 pm

Elizabeth Pla dropped her bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 35th district after the number of valid signatures on her nominating petitions fell below 100. This leaves Republicans Robert Cartalemi and Tamer Mamkej unopposed in the...

NJ legislative black caucus tells Northam to resign

February 5, 2019 4:13 pm

Members of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus are calling for the resignation of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. “There are no justifications to rationalize this lapse in judgement of an elected leader and the public trust has been broken,” members...