Terri Reese Archives - New Jersey Globe

Mullock has $120,000 cash-on-hand for challenge to Van Drew

July 15, 2026 10:54 pmJuly 16, 2026 12:49 am

Cape May Mayor Zachary Mullock, the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district, has $120,210 cash-on-hand as he prepares to face four-term Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the general election. Van Drew has $1.54 million in his...

How party slogans and ballot draws defined many of New Jersey’s primary contests

June 13, 2026 9:00 amJune 15, 2026 1:47 pm

In New Jersey’s most closely watched primaries, like the expensive Democratic contests for the 7th and 12th congressional districts, voters had lots of ways to learn about the candidates running: through mailers, TV ads, campaign events, and fairly thorough media...

Zack Mullock gets Dem nod to challenge Jeff Van Drew in NJ-2

June 2, 2026 9:43 pmJune 3, 2026 1:59 am

Zack Mullock, the mayor of the city of Cape May, has won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 2nd district, the New Jersey Globe projects, and will challenge Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in a race that could represent...

Bennett, Hamawy pull further away in fundraising, per pre-primary reports

May 22, 2026 4:48 pm

The last FEC reports before New Jersey’s June 2 primary election were due last night, and among other things, they show two leading Democratic candidates in competitive House primaries pulling further away from the pack. In the 7th district, Rebecca...

Can a Democrat beat Jeff Van Drew? Four want to try.

May 21, 2026 3:38 pmMay 21, 2026 5:27 pm

It’s been a while since South Jersey Democrats have allowed themselves to dream of flipping the 2nd congressional district, which Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) – a former Democrat himself – has held since 2019. The district is simply too...

Less than two months from primary day, here’s where New Jersey’s congressional fundraising stands

April 17, 2026 10:25 amApril 18, 2026 9:55 am

The candidate list is set and the primary is less than two months away: any New Jersey congressional candidate who wants a spot on November’s general election ballot had better be fundraising for it. Some races, like the Democratic primaries...

Winder, Mullock are neck-and-neck in NJ-2 Dem fundraising

April 16, 2026 4:25 pm

From a financial standpoint, the race for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s Republican-leaning 2nd district is a neck-and-neck contest between former USAID official Bayly Winder and Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock. Winder, who’s been running since last summer, has...