William Hicks Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Passaic County in 2026

July 22, 2026 3:48 pmJuly 22, 2026 8:41 pm

Passaic County has been part of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition in the Garden State throughout most of the 21st century. The county routinely voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot starting in the 2000s. That makes 2024...

231 N.J. faith leaders stand with LaMonica McIver, call charges politically motivated

May 30, 2025 11:33 amMay 31, 2025 5:43 pm

A group of 231 faith leaders from across the state are offering their “unwavering support” of Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark), who was charged with assaulting an ICE officer at an immigration detention facility in her home city of Newark earlier...

Passaic GOP candidate picks Surrogate candidate in bid to end 29-year losing streak

March 11, 2021 7:45 pmMarch 11, 2021 10:59 pm

A longtime county employee will run as a Republican for Passaic County Surrogate, county chairman Peter Murphy announced today. Aisha Mamkej, a senior election clerk at the Passaic County Clerk’s office and a 28-year county employee, is expected to face...