Zina Spezakis Archives - New Jersey Globe

Spezakis intends to run for Congress in 2022, court filings say

May 25, 2021 2:32 pmMay 25, 2021 5:40 pm

Green energy investor Zina Spezakis intends to run for Congress again in 2022, she said in court documents filed as part of a suit to reform New Jersey’s ballot system. Spezakis sought the Democratic nomination in the ninth congressional district...

Progressives fight to keep county lines suit in federal court

May 25, 2021 1:46 pmMay 25, 2021 7:03 pm

A swath of progressive candidates and the New Jersey Working Families Alliance are fighting to keep a suit to eliminate the use of organizational lines in ballot design in federal court. Opponents of the line on Monday filed a brief...

Pascrell warchest at $1.4 million

January 31, 2021 2:56 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-Paterson) has $1,404,384 cash-on-hand, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission. The 13-term congressman reported raising $11,951 between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. Pascrell raised $1,595,446 in 2020. Pascrell was re-elected by a...

Spezakis launches group to eliminate party lines

November 11, 2020 1:56 pm

A former congressional candidate launched an organization that aims to do away with New Jersey’s party-line system Wednesday. “In New Jersey, unelected and unaccountable party bosses and political machines have for years relied on arcane state laws related to the...

Pascrell has $1.6 million banked

July 15, 2020 9:15 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell raised $169,096 in the second quarter of 2020. The congressman, who is seeking his fifth term in the House, had $1.6 million on hand. One of his primary challengers, Zina Spezakis, raised $92,271 in the same period...

Passaic won’t count votes until Wednesday

July 13, 2020 9:51 pm

The Passaic County Board of Elections is not expected to resume counting votes until Wednesday, the New Jersey Globe has learned. No county in the state has moved slower than Passaic in counting votes for the July 7 primary election,...

Pascrell defeats primary challengers

July 8, 2020 2:58 amJuly 8, 2020 5:22 am

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) will defeat two progressive primary challengers to win the nomination for a 13th term in Congress Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe projects. Pascrell, one of New Jersey’s most progressive congressional incumbents, faced challenges from Democratic Socialist...