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James Dugan, former senator and Dem state chairman, dies at 92

December 12, 2021 3:28 pmDecember 12, 2021 7:16 pm

James P. Dugan, a former New Jersey Democratic State Chairman and state senator from Bayonne who was once among New Jersey’s most powerful political insiders, died on Sunday. He was 92 and had been in failing health. Dugan, who represented...

The time five Democratic incumbents lost State Senate primaries

June 7, 2021 1:02 pmJune 8, 2021 12:34 pm

The last time a Demcoratic governor was re-elected to a second term, five Democratic state senators were ousted in primaries. That was in 1977, when the five defeats – added to two Democratic senators losing party support for re-election and...

Sandy Jones, Irvington councilwoman, dies at 76

March 22, 2019 10:58 amMarch 22, 2019 2:33 pm

Sandra R. Jones, an Irvington councilwoman for nearly seventeen years, passed away on March 21. She was 76. Jones began her political career in 1969 as a volunteer on Julian Robinson’s campaign for mayor of Jersey City against incumbent Thomas...

The legend of Patrick Pasculli

January 13, 2018 3:47 pmMarch 5, 2018 1:47 am

The photo Ravi Bhalla tweeted today of four Hoboken mayors having lunch at Del Frisco’s Grille reminded me of a classic freshman legislator story. Since this was swearing in week in Trenton, it’s an appropriate time to retell it. This...