William Sampson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Cunningham, McKnight, Sampson win in the 31st district

November 2, 2021 8:02 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) have won re-election to the 31st legislative district, and that Democrat William Sampson IV has won his first term in the...

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...

Murphy laments Chiaravalloti retirement, with praise for Davis

April 19, 2021 2:37 pmApril 19, 2021 4:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy lamented the coming loss of a close legislative ally in Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne), who on Monday announced he would suspend an off-the-line re-election bid launched after Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis pulled party support for the three-term...

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...