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Former DNC chairman endorses Varela for NJ-7

February 27, 2026 10:43 am

Tom Perez, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2021 and the U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama, is getting involved in the race to flip New Jersey’s most competitive congressional seat. Perez announced this...

In DNC’s final day, NJ Democrats urge unity against Trump

August 20, 2020 11:54 amAugust 21, 2020 7:05 pm

In their final convention delegate breakfast, New Jersey Democrats focused on two things: unity and defeating President Donald Trump. Some of the country’s top Democrats, including Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), joined to...

Biden won’t go to Milwaukee

August 5, 2020 11:56 am

Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination this month and will instead address delegates remotely from his home state of Delaware, the Democratic National Committee announced today. Biden’s decision came after public health experts...

Murphy named Democratic National Convention co-chair

July 29, 2020 8:39 pmJuly 29, 2020 8:42 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will serve as permanent co-chair of the Democratic National Convention. Murphy will serve with: U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) and Tom Carper (D-Illinois); Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-Georgia); Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-California); and Tom Barrett, the...

George Norcross, others will keep Democratic National Committee posts for another four years

July 23, 2020 5:30 pmJuly 24, 2020 1:16 pm

Update (6:19 PM): The New Jersey Democratic State Committee re-elected George E. Norcross III, Marcia Marley, Tonio Burgos, John F.X. Graham and Bernadette McPherson to four-year terms on the Democratic National Committee. The five incumbent Democratic National Committee members from...

Murphy: DNC should make convention contingency plans

April 1, 2020 3:11 pmApril 1, 2020 3:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he would be making contingency plans for the Democratic National Committee’s July convention if he chaired the organization. “It’s going to be hard to not have to consider doing something with the convention in Milwaukee,” Murphy...

Democrats honor Babs Siperstein

March 20, 2019 9:59 amMarch 20, 2019 11:36 am

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee passed a resolution on Tuesday night honoring the life of Babs Siperstein, a civil rights and Democratic Party leader who was a forceful advocate for the LGBTQ community. Siperstein, who died last month at...