Vince Mazzeo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democrats cling to small lead in 2nd district Assembly race

November 6, 2019 4:23 pmNovember 6, 2019 4:27 pm

Democrats maintain a narrow lead in the race for State Assembly in the 2nd district, which just 435 votes separating incumbent John Armato (D-Buena Vista) and Republicans John Risley and Phil Guenther. Incumbent Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) is in first place...

Murphy says candidates who didn’t embrace his agenda suffered for it

November 6, 2019 11:46 amNovember 6, 2019 1:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy sought to minimize Democrats losses on Tuesday, pointing to victories at a local level while saying outright that candidates who did not embrace his agenda suffered for it. “The folks who were not in that same neighborhood...

This is what happened in New Jersey on Tuesday

November 6, 2019 7:25 amNovember 6, 2019 8:26 am

Here’s what happened on Tuesday in Gov. Phil Murphy’s mid-term election. * Republicans picked up a State Senate seat in the 1st district, where Michael Testa, Jr. unseated incumbent Bob Andrzejczak in a special election for Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s...

Environment NJ backs 8 Dems, 1 Republican

October 30, 2019 12:18 pm

Environment New Jersey endorsed nine Assembly candidates Wednesday, including two running in competitive districts. The group backed Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker in the 16th and Lisa Bhimani in the 25th. “These leaders are environmental champions in the Legislature,” Doug O’Malley, the...

Atlantic County VBM ballots are safe, but flawed

October 27, 2019 4:00 pm

There doesn’t seem to be a problem with the security of vote-by-mail ballots in Atlantic County. The Board of Elections office is located at the old county jail building. Ballots are locked inside carts that are rolled into an old...

LD2 Dems hold staggering resource lead

October 25, 2019 6:14 pm

Democrats are hammering Republicans on the air and in mailboxes in an unexpectedly-sleepy second district Assembly race. The campaign of Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato have sent out 12 mailers, with another 15 or 20 coming out from the...

Atlantic GOP puts no money into LD2 in Q3

October 21, 2019 3:56 pmOctober 21, 2019 4:08 pm

The Atlantic County GOP didn’t spend any money on the second legislative district’s Assembly challengers in the third quarter of 2019, according to filings with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. The Atlantic County Republican Committee raised $8,006.00 on top of...