Steve Sweeney Archives - Page 2 of 148

Mapping the 2025 Hudson County war

June 20, 2025 1:29 pmJune 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Democrats in Hudson County are, to put it mildly, a fractious bunch. Not an election goes by where the local county Democratic organization isn’t consumed by infighting over a congressional seat, or a mayoralty, or a county government job, although...

Gottheimer backs Sherrill for governor

June 20, 2025 6:00 amJune 20, 2025 5:34 pm

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill has picked up the endorsement of a congressional colleague and onetime rival, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly), as she seeks to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. While all six candidates in the June 10 Democratic primary...

Eighteen takeaways on the 2025 primary and where New Jersey goes from here

June 13, 2025 5:42 pmJune 14, 2025 10:59 pm

The votes are in, the primaries are decided: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and former Assemblyman Jack Ciatatrelli (R-Somerville) will be headed to this November’s general election for governor. Their victories followed a primary unlike any other in state history –...

It’s Jack versus Mikie, as voters deliver resounding victories for N.J. gov frontrunners

June 11, 2025 3:28 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) entered tonight’s primaries for New Jersey governor as frontrunners. They left them as winners. Both Sherrill, a congresswoman since 2019, and Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman and the GOP’s nominee for...

Good morning, New Jersey: It’s Primary Day!

June 10, 2025 6:00 amJune 9, 2025 11:51 pm

If you need any help figuring out where and how to vote, CLICK HERE. Good morning, New Jersey. The most exciting and unpredictable Primary Day in quite some time is finally here. Polls are open today from 6 a.m. to...

ELEC disburses $350k in public matching funds

June 4, 2025 4:26 pmJune 4, 2025 4:27 pm

The Election Law Enforcement Commission disbursed nearly $350,000 to a trio of gubernatorial candidates on Wednesday, as candidates try to scrounge up any cash they can before Election Day next week. Most of Wednesday’s money went to a pair of...

SurveyUSA poll of N.J. gov field provides little clarity on next week’s primaries

June 4, 2025 4:20 pmJune 4, 2025 7:00 pm

As New Jersey’s raucous gubernatorial primaries enter their final week, there’s a new poll in town – but it doesn’t tell us much about who might win each party’s nomination. The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf of the advocacy...