Thomas Giblin Archives

Eight-time Assembly candidate reprimanded for not filing ELEC report

February 3, 2021 2:03 pm

Rev. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. a Montclair clergyman who has lost eight bids for the New Jersey State Assembly, has been reprimanded by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission for late filings related to his 2015 bid in the...

Patrick Giblin mulls bid for 21st district Assembly seat

January 21, 2021 6:56 pmJanuary 21, 2021 6:57 pm

Former Cranford Mayor Patrick Giblin is considering a bid for State Assembly in the 21st district, where a possible retirement could create a rare open seat in a politically competitive legislative district. “I’m still having productive conversations with people in...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 7, 2020 12:05 amSeptember 6, 2020 12:23 am

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Operating Engineers back Thomas-Fields for Atlantic City mayor

June 11, 2020 2:25 pm

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 has endorsed Pamela Thomas-Fields for mayor of Atlantic City. “This election is all about Atlantic City having the very best in the mayor’s seat. Pamela Thomas-Fields is that answer,” said Thomas P....

Joe Kennedy raising money in N.J. this week

March 3, 2020 9:45 amMay 19, 2020 11:09 am

A group of powerful New Jersey Democrats are hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III to boost his campaign a United States Senate seat in Massachusetts. State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) is heading the event this Friday...

C. Robert Sarcone, former senator and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 94

January 13, 2020 6:30 pmJune 2, 2020 12:21 pm

Former State Sen. C. Robert Sarcone (R-Newark), the former Minority Leader of the New Jersey State Assembly and a candidate for the GOP nomination for Governor in 1977, died on January 12. He was 94. A talented trial lawyer and...

Giblin wants ‘bloodless fight’ in race between Currie, Jones

November 11, 2019 6:50 pmNovember 11, 2019 6:51 pm

A former Democratic State Chairman wants the fight for his old job between John Currie and LeRoy Jones, Jr. to end quickly and quietly — maybe without forcing Democrats to hold a vote. “It would be in the party’s best...