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Ciattarelli looks to renew a New Jersey tradition: lose once, then win

January 21, 2020 4:14 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will formally enter the race for the 2021 Republican nomination for governor at an announcement at his old elementary school in Branchburg this afternoon. This is Ciattarelli’s second gubernatorial bid as the ex-Somerset Count legislator hopes...

Kean endorses Becchi for Congress

January 21, 2020 12:35 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:18 pm

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. has endorsed Rosemary Becchi for Congress against Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Kean’s endorsement comes two days after Becchi decided to drop her primary bid against him in the 7th district and run against Sherrill instead....

McCarthy signals GOP support of Becchi

January 21, 2020 12:30 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:43 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised Rosemary Becchi’s decision to switch races and challenge freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). “The future is bright for Republicans in the state of New Jersey. I applaud Rosemary Becchi and her family for embracing...

Pennacchio prepared to back Becchi for Congress

January 21, 2020 11:35 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:43 pm

The co-chairman of Donald Trump’s New Jersey campaign says that Rosemary Becchi’s decision to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) puts the 7th and the 11th congressional districts in play and that he will endorse her if she asks. “Instead of...

Casha drops congressional bid

January 21, 2020 10:43 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:37 pm

Larry Casha has dropped out of the race for the GOP congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 11th district, the New Jersey Globe has learned, clearing the field for Rosemary Becchi to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Just 90 minutes ago, Casha...

Casha still in 11th district House race

January 20, 2020 3:06 pmJanuary 20, 2020 4:07 pm

Former Kinnelon councilman Larry Casha remains in the race for the Republican congressional nomination in the 11th district after a face-to-face meeting with Rosemary Becchi this morning. “We’re resurrecting the conversation tomorrow,” Casha told the New Jersey Globe. “We’re putting...

Trailblazer: Senator Hutchins Inge

January 20, 2020 12:57 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:49 am

Hutchins Inge (1900-2002) was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Senate. A Newark physician, Inge was elected to the Senate in 1965, unseated Republican Senate Minority Leader C. Robert Sarcone by 7,144 votes. The opportunity...