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Labor Leader: James Mitchell, U.S. Secretary of Labor and N.J. gubernatorial candidate

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:02 pm

James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) was a New Jersey construction company executive who served as Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor and then nearly won a race for Governor of New Jersey. Mitchell grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 4, 2021 3:46 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after two terms as the Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Ciattarelli looks to be 6th person to win NJ gubernatorial primary on second try

December 24, 2020 4:13 pmDecember 24, 2020 4:19 pm

If Jack Ciattarelli wins the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey next year, he will become the sixth person to win the nomination on their second try. Eight others have lost consecutive gubernatorial runs. Of the five, only one...

Warren County has produced five nominees for statewide office

December 21, 2020 12:01 amDecember 21, 2020 1:32 pm

Warren may be the third-smallest county in New Jersey, but it has generated an outsized number of statewide candidates. The latest in Doug Steinhardt, a former mayor of Lopatcong who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. The last governor...

Labor Leader: James Mitchell and Raymond Donovan

September 7, 2020 12:07 amSeptember 6, 2020 7:18 pm

Two New Jerseyans have served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, both construction company executives named by Republican presidents for their close ties to organized labor. James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration of President...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 7, 2020 12:02 amSeptember 4, 2021 3:46 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after two terms as the Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Kean Court

June 7, 2020 10:05 pmJune 7, 2020 11:02 pm

Brendan Byrne’s Supreme Court makeover — a Chief Justice and three younger than usual Associate Justices — plus William Cahill’s pick of 49-year-old Robert Clifford — meant that Gov. Thomas Kean would get to name only two Supreme Court Justices...