Yolanda Garcia Balicki Archives

Sherrill names 35 local and county elected officials to transition panel

December 2, 2025 9:02 amDecember 9, 2025 10:12 am

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today unveiled a 35-member Local Government Advisory Group of elected officials from across New Jersey, assembled to provide expertise and on-the-ground insight to her transition’s Action Teams. Phil Alagia, the chief of staff to Essex County Executive...

Cumberland Dems pick up a county commissioner seat, another too close to call

November 6, 2025 10:12 amNovember 6, 2025 1:00 pm

Democrats appear to have flipped one seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, while the race for the second seat remains too close to call. John Capizola, Jr., a former interim county commissioner seeking a comeback after losing in...

Race for Cumberland County Commission seats too close to call

November 5, 2025 3:11 am

A Democrat and a Republican narrowly lead a race for two Cumberland County Commissioner seats, a race that is too close to call. Republican County Commissioners Douglas Albrecht (18,606) and Victoria Lods (18,215) faced a challenge from Democrats John Capizola...

Party-backed commissioner slate wins in Cumberland as local Dem civil war continues

June 11, 2025 1:17 am

A three-way Democratic primary for two seats on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has resulted in a close victory for the party-backed ticket, the New Jersey Globe projects, although what “party-backed” means in the far South Jersey county is...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Testa breaks record for 1st district Senate candidates

November 17, 2021 8:38 pm

Republican Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) has set records for the biggest plurality ever recorded for a State Senate candidate in the 1st legislative district, and for the most total votes received. Testa defeated Democrat Yolanda Garcia Balicki by 16,975 votes,...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...