Tayfun Selen Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bucco, Dunn, Barranco get key Republican endorsements in LD25

January 17, 2023 3:19 pmJanuary 18, 2023 12:05 pm

The new 25th legislative district team of State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton), Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham), and Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) unveiled a huge slate of Republican endorsers today, in a show of force likely intended to deter any...

DeGroot making moves towards county commissioner campaign

January 9, 2023 1:19 pmJanuary 9, 2023 4:07 pm

Fresh off his unsuccessful bid for Congress last year, former Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Paul DeGroot appears to be gearing up for a county commissioner primary campaign against Republican incumbent Tayfun Selen – the very man DeGroot beat in last...

Sherrill defeats DeGroot in 11th congressional district

November 8, 2022 11:18 pmNovember 8, 2022 11:25 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has won re-election, defeating Republican Paul DeGroot in the 11th congressional district. As of 11:18 p.m. and with an estimated 61% of votes reported, Sherrill leads DeGroot by a 59%-41%...

Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts NJ-11 to Safe Democratic

September 29, 2022 9:29 amSeptember 29, 2022 11:12 am

Sabato’s Crystal Ball, one of the country’s most prominent election forecasters, upgraded Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s re-election chances today, shifting her 11th congressional district from Likely Democratic to Safe Democratic. “We also are pushing a few heavily Democratic seats —...

Sherrill re-election bid endorsed by nurses union

July 19, 2022 10:23 am

The Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), a 14,000-member New Jersey union representing registered nurses and other health care workers, endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s re-election campaign this morning. “Mikie has consistently displayed the leadership and vision that makes us...

Dunn, Barranco: Morris primary results are the will of the people

June 9, 2022 2:52 pm

With two candidates endorsed by the Morris County Republican Party seemingly losing their primaries on Tuesday, Morris County Assemblymembers Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) and Christian Barranco (R-Jefferson) said today that the results represent the choices of an engaged and informed electorate....

Geography and ballot design shaped New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 8, 2022 5:36 pmJune 9, 2022 12:06 pm

For those outside of New Jersey, the county line, in which party-endorsed candidates get a preferential spot on the primary ballot, can seem like an intimidating, almost mythical thing. County parties endorse whichever candidates they want – and then those...