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Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Quijano, Rodriguez win in LD20

November 4, 2025 9:25 pmNovember 5, 2025 12:02 pm

Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth) has won re-election in the 20th legislative district alongside fellow Democrat Ed Rodriguez, the New Jersey Globe projects; Rodriguez, who beat a party-backed candidate in the June primary, will be one of a new crop of...

By 97 votes, Rodriguez wins 20th district Assembly primary

June 18, 2025 12:27 pmJune 19, 2025 4:02 am

Eduardo Rodríguez, who mounted an insurgency campaign boosted by the state’s new office block ballot design, won the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the Union County-based 20th district by 97 votes. Rodriguez, the former director of planning and community...

Granados trails Rodriguez by 188 votes in LD-20, spelling potential upset

June 11, 2025 12:41 amJune 11, 2025 12:42 am

An upset could be brewing in New Jersey’s 20th legislative district, where party-backed Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados (D-Elizabeth) trails Ed Rodriguez, a former municipal official in Elizabeth who ran on an independent ticket, by 188 votes in the race...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...