Staci Berger Archives - New Jersey Globe

Piscataway progressive group backs Baraka

February 6, 2025 8:28 am

The grassroots Piscataway Progressive Democratic Organization has endorsed Ras Baraka for governor after he received over 80% in a vote of its membership. With the endorsement comes the support of two Piscataway councilwomen, Laura Leibowitz and Sarah Rashid, the upset...

Piscataway mayor wins big victory in bid for seventh term

June 5, 2024 7:21 am

Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler won a decisive victory in his bid for a seventh term, defeating progressive Staci Berger by nearly fifteen percentage points. Wahler won by 829 votes, 3,274-2,445, against Berger, the president of the Housing and Community Development...

Despite ballot design drama, no real increase in contested primaries this year

April 18, 2024 4:01 pmApril 19, 2024 8:52 am

See here for a full list of every contested primary in 2024. When U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued an order last month outlawing the county organizational line in this year’s Democratic primary election, he breathed new life into the...

Bhalla, Huttle, Solomon file amicus brief in support of Kim’s anti-line lawsuit

March 13, 2024 12:40 pmMarch 13, 2024 8:13 pm

A quintet of Democratic politicians, each of whom have experienced the effects of the county organizational line in different ways, filed an amicus brief yesterday in support of Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s lawsuit to eliminate the county line. The five...

Oliver Tribute: Staci Berger

August 1, 2023 2:11 pm

Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey President and CEO Staci Berger released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of the most remarkable human beings...

Smith says Piscataway voters ‘chose wisely’ in council races

June 9, 2022 3:29 pmJune 9, 2022 3:30 pm

State Sen. Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) said today that he was pleased with the results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Piscataway, in which three party-backed candidates won their council races easily and a fourth holds a narrow lead over her off-the-line...

Pinkin on Ireland junket as Piscataway Democrats challenge ballot draw issue

April 12, 2022 2:57 pmApril 12, 2022 3:09 pm

A slate of Piscataway Democratic council candidates running off-the-line in the June 7 primary are challenging a decision by Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pinkin to not give them a chance to compete with the organization for a preferred ballot position...