Vincent Mazzeo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Close Assembly races, like Dunn vs. Draeger, are not unusual

November 10, 2020 11:59 amNovember 10, 2020 12:22 pm

New Jersey is accustomed to razor-thin pluralities in State Assembly races, like the special election in the 25th district where Democrat Darcy Draeger currently lead Republican Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) by 865 votes in slow-counting Morris County. Three contests over...

Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...

AFL-CIO, building trades go in different directions on some Assembly endorsements

June 13, 2019 2:23 pmJune 14, 2019 9:45 am

Two major labor groups offered endorsements to Assembly incumbents even though they voted against them on core issues like the $15-per-hour minimum wage and the gas tax. The New Jersey AFL-CIO is backing three Democrats — Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), Bruce...

Back in local office, Amodeo seeks second term in Margate

May 8, 2019 5:03 pmMay 9, 2019 11:28 am

Just one challenger is contesting three incumbents who make up the entire Margate City Commission in next week’s non-partisan elections. One of the incumbents is John Amodeo, a Republican who served three terms in the New Jersey State Assembly before...

Murphy must decide if he wants to keep Flora Castillo on NJ Transit board

February 19, 2019 9:53 amFebruary 19, 2019 1:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has until March 20 to decide if he wants to keep Phone It In Flora on the New Jersey Transit board. Flora Castillo is currently on holdover status and is the only public voting member left on...

Holtzman drops Assembly bid

December 9, 2018 10:32 pmDecember 10, 2018 2:41 pm

Ventnor Mayor Beth Holtzman has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 2nd district, according to a report on downbeach.com. Holtzman is withdrawing for health reasons. She had announced last month that she...

Battleground 2019

July 9, 2018 12:31 amJuly 9, 2018 4:08 pm

The likely best-case scenario for Republicans in 2019 is a pickup of ten Assembly seats, which would bring them to respectable and relevant 36 seats hearing into the second half of Gov. Phil Murphy’s term – and into legislative redistricting. ...