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NRCC smacks Malinowski for opposing Trump

June 19, 2019 9:00 amJune 19, 2019 1:52 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has launched a new digital ad campaign accusing freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) of putting his dislike of President Donald Trump ahead of the needs of his constituents. “Tom Malinowski has allowed his...

Murphy job approvals about where Christie was at same point

June 17, 2019 9:13 amJune 17, 2019 9:22 am

As Gov. Phil Murphy approaches his mid-term election, his job approvals — 42%-32% in a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll — are similar to those of his predecessor, Chris Christie, in June. Christie was at 44%-37% in a June 21,...

If Kean beats Malinowski, Bramnick likely headed to Senate

June 16, 2019 8:00 pmJune 16, 2019 8:25 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) is one of the biggest stakeholders in the campaign of Tom Kean, Jr. for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. If Kean beats freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in 2020, Bramnick would become...

How Jon Bramnick got to the Assembly

June 16, 2019 6:20 pmJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The unexpected resignation of a freshman state senator cleared a path for Jon Bramnick to win a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. A switch of two votes in Union County would have sent Bramnick, now an eight-term incumbent...

Once a GOP stronghold, Westfield now leans Democratic

June 16, 2019 12:13 pmJune 17, 2019 9:14 am

Westfield was a solidly Republican town for more than a century, but it’s become a Democratic-leaning swing town in recent years. Bramnick finished second in Westfield when he ran for re-election in 2017, finishing 222 votes behind Democrat Lacey Cotter...

Doug Steinhardt re-elected GOP State Chairman

June 11, 2019 9:24 pm

Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt was re-elected to a second term Tuesday evening without opposition for a term that extends through the 2021 gubernatorial primary. Steinhardt’s unanimous re-election is in contrast to a toxic Democratic war between factions of the...

Renny Travisano, former Middlesex county clerk, dies at 82

June 9, 2019 1:53 pmJune 9, 2019 9:07 pm

Raniero Travisano, a popular Sayreville Democrat who served one term as Middlesex County Clerk before losing in the 1990 anti-Florio protest election, died on June 8. He was 82. Travisano was a junior high school teacher and guidance counselor when...