Steven Rothman Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Bergen County in 2026

August 5, 2026 6:52 amAugust 4, 2026 8:40 pm

For generations, Bergen County was the place where Republican statewide campaigns lived or died. Before Chris Christie rewrote New Jersey’s electoral map in 2009 by running up enormous margins in the fast-growing Republican counties of Ocean, Monmouth and Morris –...

Opinion: A Dangerous, Odd and Unconstitutional Texas Law

September 7, 2021 7:00 amSeptember 5, 2021 9:53 pm

OPINON “It is legal because I wish it.” Louis XIV. The new Texas anti-abortion law is unconstitutional as its purpose and effect is to hinder, if not to entirely prevent, the free exercise of a Texas woman’s right to an...

Opinion: The Taliban don’t completely control Afghanistan and may never

August 18, 2021 10:47 pm

OPINION People who think they know what will happen in Afghanistan need to hold off on their predictions. The Taliban don’t have complete control over Afghanistan yet. And that country’s future is far from clear. No Unified Command of Afghanistan;...

Muriel Rothman, mother of former congressman, dies at 95

August 10, 2021 6:16 pm

Muriel Rothman, a community leader, philanthropist, and mother of former Rep. Steven Rothman, died on August 9. She was 95. Rothman served as the first chapter president of Women’s America ORT of Bergen County. She was involved with the United...

Dressler will seek 6th term as Bergen Surrogate

January 29, 2021 12:22 pmNovember 1, 2021 10:04 am

One of Bergen County’s most popular public officials will seek re-election in 2021, seeking to continue a political career that began when he was a student running for local office during the Watergate era. Michael Dressler, 69, said today that...

Nicholas Corbiscello, former Bergen freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, dies at 100

July 11, 2020 10:27 pmJuly 11, 2020 10:28 pm

Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as...

Steve Rothman says ethics committee should investigate whether Ilhan Omar accused colleagues of bribery

February 11, 2019 6:21 pm

Former Rep. Steven Rothman (D-Englewood) has a fascinating take on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s accusation that Members of Congress support a pro-Israel agenda because the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) funds their campaigns. “She should be referred to the House...