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New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 18, 2019 5:41 amFebruary 18, 2019 6:49 am

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

The best party switching story ever

January 28, 2019 9:45 pmJanuary 29, 2019 2:47 am

It should come as no surprise to New Jerseyans that the greatest party switching story comes out of Hudson County. In 1954, ten-term Rep. Edward Hart (D-Jersey City) gave up his congressional seat so that he could get an appointment...

Trailblazer: Walter Gilbert Alexander

January 21, 2019 12:30 amJanuary 21, 2019 2:51 am

Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly. A Republican, he was elected in 1920. Alexander was born in Virginia in 1880. He went to college...