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Sherrill signs John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act into law, creating New Jersey’s own voting rights statute

July 2, 2026 5:17 pmJuly 4, 2026 12:31 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Thursday signed the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey into law, making New Jersey the tenth state to enact its own voting rights law. The new law, named for the late Georgia congressman...

Murphy launches 21-county town hall tour in Senate bid against Booker

July 2, 2026 12:05 pmJuly 2, 2026 5:17 pm

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Justin Murphy will take his campaign directly to voters this summer and fall, announcing plans to hold 21 town hall meetings — one in every New Jersey county– in an effort to build support for his...

Passaic Dems will meet in August to select commissioner candidate

July 2, 2026 10:30 amJuly 3, 2026 11:15 am

Passaic County Democrats will hold a special convention on August 5 to select a candidate to run in November for the unexpired term of County Commissioner John Bartlett, who resigned last month to become the general counsel of the Gateway...

Dyese Davis re-elected Monmouth Dem chair

July 1, 2026 8:26 pm

Monmouth County Democrats unanimously re-elected Dyese Davis as county chair and gave the entire executive leadership team another two-year term. Davis said the party will continue to focus on grassroots organizing, volunteer engagement, support for Democratic candidates, and strengthening local...

Democratic primaries in 7th and 12th districts fuel surge in new N.J. party registrations

July 1, 2026 7:39 pm

New Jersey added 9,598 new registered voters in June, with Democratic registrations exceeding Republican registrations by a 3-1 margin, following the New Jersey Division of Elections’ first official snapshot of the electorate, which showed thousands of previously unaffiliated voters registering...

McKeon plans re-election bid, endorses Bagolie and Collazos-Gill for Assembly

July 1, 2026 6:06 pm

State Sen. John McKeon (D-West Orange) confirmed Tuesday that he will seek re-election next year, setting the stage for what could become one of New Jersey’s most closely watched Democratic legislative primaries as factional divisions within the 27th Legislative District...

Testa’s 2027 race is about more than re-election

July 1, 2026 4:19 pm

Republicans will field the same ticket in the 1st Legislative District in 2027, but the campaign carries higher stakes for Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) than simply winning re-election. The race will offer one of the clearest early measures of his...