Shavonda Sumter Archives - New Jersey Globe

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Last-minute cancellation of anti-Semitism definition vote sparks anger

June 23, 2025 5:21 pmJune 23, 2025 5:22 pm

Democratic Assembly leaders quietly decided last week that there would be no committee vote on a divisive bill to define anti-Semitism, angering the advocates and legislators who weren’t informed before Monday morning and potentially pushing off an already-tense political issue...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Overcoming past rivalries, Sayegh, Khairullah endorse Wimberly slate for LD35

April 3, 2025 11:51 am

The Passaic County Democratic organization’s chosen slate for the 35th legislative district received endorsements today from Paterson Mayor André Sayegh, whose city is home to a majority of 35th district voters, and two other Passaic County mayors in a show...

Garfield Dems back Abdelaziz, Cruz for Assembly

February 24, 2025 2:16 pm

Garfield Democrats have endorsed three organization-backed candidates for the legislature, eschewing a favorite son candidate running on a slate with gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop. The endorsement of State Sen. Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson), Assemblyman Al Abdelaziz (D-Paterson), and Orlando Cruz, a...

Assembly candidate slams Dems who ‘follow the lead of old white Italian men’

February 19, 2025 11:32 pmFebruary 20, 2025 7:42 pm

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 35th district is slamming party leaders for moving too quickly to pick a replacement for Shavonda Sumter (D-Paterson), a seven-term lawmaker who announced yesterday that she won’t seek re-election. Romi Herrera, a...