Steve Caltabiano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tammy Murphy wins Democratic convention in tiny Salem County

March 23, 2024 5:28 pmMarch 23, 2024 8:01 pm

Democrats in Salem County, a South Jersey county that’s by far the smallest in the state, voted to endorse First Lady Tammy Murphy for U.S. Senate at their convention today in Woodstown. With 21 total convention delegates in attendance, Murphy...

Salem Democrats push county committee to 2022

March 27, 2020 12:55 pmMarch 27, 2020 6:32 pm

Salem County Democrats are postponing county committee elections for two years, with all district leaders remaining in office until that time. That means county committee elected in 2018 will retroactively get four-year terms, and then resume two-year terms in 2022....

Salem Dems cancels convention, with slogan going to Biden, Harrison

March 12, 2020 3:54 pmMarch 12, 2020 9:03 pm

Salem County Democrats have cancelled their convention, county chairman Steve Caltabiano told the New Jersey Globe. Caltabiano said the decision was made yesterday afternoon in response coronavirus concerns. Salem has no organization line or bracketing and candidates are placed on...

Dem county chairs demand Van Drew return donations

December 17, 2019 12:23 pm

Eight South Jersey Democratic County chairs demanded Rep. Jeff Van Drew return donations made by Democrats “Let’s not mince words. Congressman Jeff Van Drew must return contributions he received since his ‘NO’ vote on President Trump’s impeachment inquiry since he...

Longtime Salem clerk to retire

January 24, 2019 3:54 pmMarch 15, 2019 3:23 pm

Salem County Clerk Gilda Gill will not seek re-election to a fifth term and will retire at the end of the year. “I will not be running again,” Gill told the New Jersey Globe on Thursday. Gill, 81, is one...

South Jersey backs Jones for state chairman

December 20, 2018 4:21 pmDecember 20, 2018 3:58 pm

The movement to draft LeRoy Jones for Democratic State Chairman continues to grow, with all seven South Jersey Democratic county chairmen endorsing him if he challenges incumbent John Currie in 2020. The seven chairs — Michael Suleiman (Atlantic), Joseph Andl...