Tanzie Youngblood Archives - New Jersey Globe

Burzichelli wins Dem nod in 3rd legislative district

June 6, 2023 8:53 pmJune 6, 2023 11:44 pm

Former Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and his running mates, Gloucester County Commissioner Heather Simmons (D-Glassboro) and nonprofit leader Dave Bailey, have won the Democratic nomination in the 3rd legislative district against a slate of anti-organization progressive candidates, the New Jersey...

Can anti-organization Democrats in South Jersey win something? Anything?

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Every year, a few underfunded progressives file to run off-the-line for office in South Jersey. Every year, they get smoked by the South Jersey Democratic machine, one of the most powerful organizations in the state. Will 2023 be any different?...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

Tanzie Youngblood, Van Drew primary opponent in 2018, will run for Assembly

March 24, 2023 12:15 pm

Tanzie Youngblood, who finished in second place behind now-Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in a 2018 Democratic congressional primary, has filed petitions to run for the State Assembly this year in the 3rd legislative district. She joins a slate led...

Ex-Van Drew primary rival endorses Kennedy

June 23, 2020 12:31 pm

Tanzie Youngblood, a retired public school teacher who challenged Jeff Van Drew in the 2018 Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 2nd district, has endorsed Amy Kennedy to run against Van Drew, now a Republican congressman. A longtime right-of-center state senator,...

How Amy Kennedy won

March 9, 2020 3:33 pmMarch 9, 2020 6:43 pm

Amy Kennedy’s victory at the Atlantic County Democratic convention was a victory for progressives at the grassroots level, although there were several factors in play that led to a rare loss by a candidate supported by powerbroker George Norcross. Kennedy...

Democratic congressional candidate Will Cunningham

Cunningham enters race to oppose Van Drew

January 8, 2020 9:18 amJanuary 8, 2020 11:57 am

Will Cunningham, a former aide to U.S. Senator Cory Booker who won 16% of the vote against Jeff Van Drew in the 2018 Democratic congressional primary in the 2nd district, says he’s running again. Cunningham is the fifth Democrat to...