Tom Kean Archives - Page 2 of 106

Trailblazer: Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Wolcott

January 19, 2026 12:28 amJanuary 18, 2026 9:38 pm

Arnold Cream, known as famed heavyweight boxing champion Jersey Joe Wolcott, was the first Black to win election as a county Sheriff in New Jersey. Cream first ran for sheriff in 1968, but lost the Democratic primary to Spencer H....

New Jersey GOP could have had a Black senator in 1988, but they went in a different direction

January 19, 2026 12:24 amJanuary 19, 2026 12:52 pm

Republicans thought they could beat freshman U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg in 1988. New Jersey had gone Republican in five consecutive presidential elections and Tom Kean was re-elected governor in 1985 with 70% of the vote. The early favorite to run...

Trailblazer: Senator Hutchins Inge

January 19, 2026 12:06 amJanuary 18, 2026 9:41 pm

Hutchins Inge (1900-2002) was the first Black 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 for...

Trailblazer: Assemblyman George Richardson

January 19, 2026 12:04 amJanuary 18, 2026 8:57 pm

George C. Richardson (1931-2021) was a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s. Richardson had sought to become the first Black to serve in the New Jersey Senate...

Trailblazer: N.J. VFW Commander Luddie Austin

January 19, 2026 12:02 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:41 pm

Luddie H. Austin, a former Trenton police sergeant and decorated New Jersey Army National Guard veteran has become the first Black to serve as State Commander of the New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, in 2021. Austin served in the...

As the curtain falls, Murphy stakes his legacy on results

January 8, 2026 2:29 pmJanuary 11, 2026 10:15 am

As Phil Murphy prepares to exit after eight years as governor, an air of satisfaction emanates in his office: “We did what we said we’d do,” goes the refrain from the governor and his allies. NJ Transit? “We batted a...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...