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Saily Avelena, Executive Director of NJ 11th for Change, will be campaign manager for John Currie's re-election bid/

Avelenda to manage Currie re-election bid

November 26, 2019 9:22 amNovember 26, 2019 1:04 pm

Saily Avelenda, a progressive leader who played a key role in forcing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen into retirement, will serve as campaign manager for Democratic State Chairman John Currie’s re-election campaign. The executive director of NJ 11th for Change, the grassroots...

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Gannon still has no interest in challenging Sherrill

November 10, 2019 3:46 pmNovember 11, 2019 10:27 am

Morris County Sheriff James Gannon is still not running for Congress next year, even though Republican leaders continue to tout him as a challenger to freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in New Jersey’s 11th district. Gannon told the New Jersey...

Ex-Rudy Giuliani press secretary might run for Congress against Mikie Sherrill

September 27, 2019 10:07 amOctober 3, 2019 11:44 am

Former Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter is mulling a challenge to freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in New Jersey’s 11th district next year, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources have confirmed that Ritter, a former press secretary to...

Sherrill scaring off potential challengers, Jones says

August 7, 2019 10:06 pmAugust 8, 2019 10:52 am

Essex County Chairman LeRoy Jones thinks Republicans are scared to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill. “Mikie is a golden find of the 11th congressional district, our congressional delegation and a rising star in Congress, and I think that scares away any...

Dinsmore announces series of endorsements

January 11, 2019 1:03 pmJanuary 11, 2019 7:15 pm

Don Dinsmore, a primary challenger to Morris County’s Republican freeholder incumbents, on Friday announced a series of endorsements headlined by Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo, who was the Republican candidate for Lt. Gov. in 2017. “I met Don during a...

The time Althea Gibson ran for Senate

February 28, 2018 8:53 amFebruary 28, 2018 9:56 pm

The United States Tennis Organization has announced that Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win the Grand Slam title will finally be honored with a statue at the National Tennis Center in New York. Yesterday’s announcement comes six years after...

Baraka locks up Essex endorsements

February 26, 2018 8:09 pmMarch 7, 2018 2:55 pm

Essex County Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones and the entire Essex legislative delegation today endorsed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for re-election to a second term. It’s a strong demonstration of support for Baraka by the Essex Democratic organization — and a...