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Tonio Burgos ends 30-year tenure as New Jersey’s Democratic National Committeeman

February 2, 2024 10:49 amFebruary 2, 2024 10:49 am

Citing personal reasons, Tonio Burgos has resigned his seat as a Democratic National Committeeman from New Jersey, a post he’s held for more than 30 years. That leaves two vacancies among the five New Jersey seats to be filled before...

For the Kennedy’s, today is Election Day

September 1, 2020 8:53 am

Many New Jerseyans will be watching the results of today’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Massachusetts, where 74-year-old incumbent Edward Markey faces Joe Kennedy III, 39, a four-term congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy. Former New Jersey political...

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...

Biden picks his New Jersey delegates

March 20, 2020 3:37 amMarch 26, 2020 4:55 pm

Joe Biden is close to finalizing his slate of delegates to the Democratic National Convention for the June 2 New Jersey primary, according to a list obtained by the New Jersey Globe. Former Gov. Richard J. Codey will run for...

A guide to how N.J. Democrats pick their national convention delegates

February 24, 2020 3:04 amFebruary 24, 2020 5:27 pm

Since the possibility exists that no candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination will be the presumptive nominee before the June 2 New Jersey primary, here’s a Q&A to help you understand how Democrats will pick their delegates to the national...

Murphy has time to kill Transit deal

January 13, 2018 5:05 pm

The New Jersey Transit board meeting set for Monday to vote on a contentious property acquisition in Hoboken pits outgoing Gov. Chris Christie in a fight with his successor, Phil Murphy. It also sets up a potential conflict for a...