Zoila Cassanova 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...

Passaic GOP completes countywide slate with Leonard, Kopec selections

July 16, 2026 9:18 pmJuly 17, 2026 3:43 pm

The Passaic County Republican Organization has completed its countywide ticket for the November general election, selecting Wanaque Councilman Ed Leonard and Passaic City businessman Marko Kopec as its nominees for county commissioner. Leonard will replace Daniel Sagan, who withdrew from...

Booker backs Cruz, Veliky in Passaic

May 19, 2026 10:39 amMay 19, 2026 10:31 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker is taking sides in a contested primary for Passaic County Commissioner, backing incumbent Orlando Cruz and his running mate, Nick Veliky, in the June 2 Democratic primary. “Nick Veliky and Orlando Cruz have shown a strong...

Tahesha Way backs Cruz, Veliky in contested Passaic county commissioner election

May 18, 2026 1:00 pmMay 18, 2026 12:50 pm

Former Lt. Governor and Secretary of State Tahesha Way has endorsed of Nick Veliky and Orlando Cruz for Passaic County Commissioner and Surrogate Zoila Cassanova for re-election in the upcoming Democratic primary. “Nick Veliky, Orlando Cruz, and Zoila Cassanova understand the importance...

Passaic Dems endorse Mejia for full term; Way doesn’t screen for endorsement

February 15, 2026 11:02 am

Passaic County Democrats will support Analilia Mejia for a full term in Congress, the party announced yesterday following a screening committee meeting – and former Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way, a Passaic Democrat considering running against Mejia in the June primary,...

Toledo, former Passaic County surrogate, censured by judicial conduct committee

November 30, 2022 7:01 pmNovember 30, 2022 7:03 pm

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) released its decision on the matter of former Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo today, publicly censuring the former Democratic officeholder and barring her from holding future judicial office. The ACJC first made allegations...

Toledo gets PTI for misconduct charges

June 21, 2022 2:08 pmJune 22, 2022 11:21 am

Former Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo, who was criminally charged with misconduct last year, was accepted into the state’s Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program today. Superior Court Judge Carol Novey Catuogno admitted Toledo into the twelve-month program; if the former surrogate remains...