Tama Hughes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Green Party candidates ends bid for governor after petitions fall short

August 28, 2025 6:24 pmAugust 29, 2025 2:59 pm

Green Party candidate Lily Benavides has dropped her bid for governor of New Jersey after Democrats successfully challenged enough nominating petition signatures to bring her below the required 2,000. Benavides, a late replacement candidate after Steven Zielinski, Sr. withdrew earlier...

Petition challenge knocks GOP Senate candidate off fifth district ballot

April 13, 2021 5:48 pm

Administrative Law Judge Tama Hughes sustained a challenge to nominating petitions filed by a Republican State Senate candidate, knocking Clyde Cook off the ballot in the heavily Democratic fifth legislative district. Camden County Democrats challenged 11 of the 105 signatures...