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Congressional Dems won most districts on 2023 legislative playing field

December 2, 2022 6:35 pm

After a stellar 2021 that saw the party net seven seats in the state legislature, New Jersey Republicans have spent the last year hyping up their chances in 2023, when they hope to further erode the Democratic majority on the...

Chavez-Fernandez is Gallego’s new chief of staff

November 30, 2022 10:10 amNovember 30, 2022 10:31 am

A New Jerseyan who served as a top aide to U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been named chief of staff to Rep. Ruben Gallego, a four-term congressman from Arizona and a rising star in national Democratic politics. Raphael Chavez-Fernandez served...

For extreme political junkies: the Parker vs. Minahan wars

November 30, 2022 9:12 am

Newark Republican Richard Wayne Parker ran for Congress seventeen times between 1892 and 1922, going 12-5 during three non-consecutive stints in the U.S. House of Representatives that included defeating two different incumbents. Parker began his political career in 1884, at...

Huge turnout disparities helped cause Pascrell’s smaller-than-expected win

November 29, 2022 4:59 pmNovember 30, 2022 12:36 pm

As results came in on election night three weeks ago, New Jersey Democrats breathed one sigh of relief after another, easily holding most competitive congressional districts and staving off Republican advances in county and local offices. But there was one...

Soon to leave Congress, Malinowski will hold farewell town hall

November 28, 2022 1:00 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes), fresh off a close re-election loss in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, will hold a final “farewell and thank you” town hall on Saturday, December 10 in Springfield. Malinowski first got to Congress in 2018 by...

Verona man in runoff for Georgia U.S. Senate seat; poll shows him trailing

November 28, 2022 7:41 amNovember 27, 2022 11:42 pm

Early voting in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff began on Friday, where a Verona man, Republican Herschel Walker, faces Rev. Raphael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent. More than 90,000 Georgia voters cast early votes on Saturday, about 1.3% of the total...

Rizzo threatens to disparage Morris GOP unless they drop small claims court lawsuit

November 25, 2022 3:49 pmNovember 30, 2022 9:49 am

Grifter Phil Rizzo is threatening a counterclaim against the Morris County Republican Committee unless they resolve a lawsuit seeking to recover a $1,500 unpaid bill for a table at their county convention earlier this year, threatening to expose cracks in...