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Florio, Whitman get Stockton lifetime achievement award

November 15, 2019 11:29 amNovember 15, 2019 11:29 am

Former Govs. Jim Florio and Christie Whitman were presented with a distinguished lifetime achievement award. Florio’s award, administered by Stockton University’s Hughes Center for Public Policy, was presented by Senate President Steve Sweeney. “Jim Florio is one of New Jersey’s...

Kean hasn’t decided if he’ll keep leadership role next year

October 14, 2019 1:12 pmOctober 14, 2019 1:54 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t decided whether he’ll step down from his leadership position in the legislature while seeking a House seat next year. “I think we’re focusing right now on getting Mike Testa across the finish line,”...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

Christopher Dietz, onetime Democratic powerbroker, dies at 83

September 16, 2019 7:19 pmSeptember 16, 2019 8:33 pm

Christopher V. Dietz, a former Union County Democratic Chairman who headed the State Parole Board under Gov. Brendan Byrne, and then spent seven years as a Superior Court Judge died on September 14. He was 83. One a rising star...

Gov. Kean will campaign, fundraise for son’s House bid

April 16, 2019 8:03 pmApril 16, 2019 10:44 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s congressional bid will get a boost from New Jersey’s most popular former governor. Kean’s father, former Gov. Thomas Kean, on Monday told the New Jersey Globe he intends to stump for his son. “I’ll do...

Kean kickoff draws prominent Republicans

April 16, 2019 7:51 pmApril 16, 2019 7:57 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s congressional campaign kickoff drew many of the seventh district’s top Republicans Monday. In addition to five of the district’s six county chairs — Warren County Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt, who is also Republican state chairman,...

Gov. Kean ‘fully supportive’ if Tom Kean, Jr. runs for Congress

March 21, 2019 4:36 pm

Former Gov. Thomas Kean wouldn’t say Thursday whether his son, Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) should run for Congress, but he will support him if he does. “That’s up to him, whatever he runs for. People talk about...