William Sampson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Chiaravalloti will run off the line in primary to keep Assembly seat

March 30, 2021 1:59 pmMarch 30, 2021 2:03 pm

Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) will mount an off the line primary bid after Hudson County Democrats denied him part support for re-election to a fourth term. “I am in public service because I love my community, and I...

In a very public way, Chiaravalloti seeks petition signatures for Democratic primary

March 24, 2021 7:37 pm

After losing Democratic party support for re-election to a fourth term, Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) is going through the motions of running an off the line primary – or positioning himself in case Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis changes...

Sampson says missing elections could help him motivate other young people who don’t vote

March 19, 2021 9:56 amMarch 19, 2021 12:24 pm

The candidate who is poised to replace Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) is pushing back on a New Jersey Globe report that he has never voted in a Democratic primary and has a shoddy record in general elections. “I...

Bayonne mayor’s candidate to replace Chiaravalloti has never voted in a Democratic primary

March 17, 2021 3:23 pmMarch 17, 2021 10:34 pm

The choice of Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis to replace Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) in the 31st district has never voted in a Democratic primary. William B. Sampson IV, a 32-year-old crane operator and Longshoremen’s union official, didn’t register...

Murphy steers clear of Chiaravalloti-Davis feud

March 8, 2021 4:41 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is steering well clear of an intra-party fight between a mayor he supported and a legislator who’s been a political ally. He declined to comment when asked if he agreed with Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) being pulled...